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A century of triumph : the history of aviation

Title
A century of triumph : the history of aviation / Christopher Chant ; illustrations by John Batchelor.
Author
Chant, Christopher.
Publication
New York : Free Press, ©2002.

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Description
viii, 388 pages : illustrations; 26 x 27 cm
Summary
A lavishly illustrated history of aviation retraces humankind's fascination with flight, from the Wright Brother's famous 1903 flight through the triumphs of technology manifest in the Stealth Bomber and beyond.
Subject
  • Geschichte
  • Aeronautics > History
  • Aeronautics
  • Luftfahrt
  • Luftfahrttechnik
  • Luftkrieg
  • Raumfahrt
  • Raumfahrtprogramm
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Bildband.
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Foreword -- Prologue. The Wright brothers conquer the air -- 1. Practical aviation takes off -- 2. The race for speed and distance -- 3. From biplane to monoplane -- 4. The jet age -- 5. Rotary-wing flight from Leonardo to Sikorsky -- 6. The modern age -- Index.
ISBN
  • 0743234790
  • 9780743234795
LCCN
2002073944
OCLC
  • ocm50192447
  • 50192447
  • SCSB-9331856
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library