The Airplane: How Ideas Gave Us Wings
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Book Overview The Airplane by aerospace industry writer Jay Spencer, former assistant curator of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and th...
The Airplane by aerospace industry writer Jay Spencer, former assistant curator of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and the Museum of Flight in Seattle, is the definitive history of how we invented and refined the amazing flying machines that enabled humankind to defy gravity. A fascinating true account certain to enthrall and delight aviation and technology buffs, The Airplane is lavishly illustrated with more than 100 photographs and is the first book ever to explore the development of the jetliner through a fascinating piece-by-piece analysis of the machinery of flight.
This comprehensive book explores one of humanity's greatest adventures, from the earliest concepts to modern air travel:
- Pioneers of Aviation: Trace the story from Sir George Cayley's first scientific imaginings of an airplane to the groundbreaking experiments of Otto Lilienthal and beyond.
- The Wright Brothers: Go behind the scenes at Kitty Hawk to discover how two bicycle-shop owners solved the complex problems of lift, propulsion, and control to invent the world's first practical airplane.
- Aeronautical Engineering: Discover how flying machines evolved with a piece-by-piece analysis of fuselages, wings, and engines, lavishly illustrated with over 100 photographs from museum archives.
- The Jet Age: Follow the development of the modern jetliner from early concepts through the game-changing Boeing 707 all the way to the state-of-the-art systems of today's Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 352 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS | ISBN: 0061259209
FormatPaperback
Pages352
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0061259209
EAN9780061259203
PublisherHARPERCOLLINS
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.58 Pounds
Length7.98 Inches
Width5.4 Inches
Height0.84 Inches
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