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Flight: The Evolution of Aviation
On the 100th anniversary of the very first nonstop transatlantic flight, and the 50th anniversary of the debut flights of the Boeing 747 and Concorde, this lavishly illustrated volume celebrates the wonders of aviation.
Witness the daring exploits and dangerous challenges that form the story of flight in this beautifully illustrated book, filled with rare photographs and historical documents that include groundbreaking designs, patents, and logbooks. Published in the year that marks 50 years since the first flight of the Boeing 747 and of Concorde, it describes the early pioneers, such as the Wright brothers and Alcock & Brown, as well as the highly skilled engineers developing aircraft today. From the early hot-air balloons of the Montgolfiers to the complex technology behind military jets and space rockets, Flight reveals how air power emerged as a new means of military combat and how it became the leading mode of international travel, all in the space of less than a century.
Witness the daring exploits and dangerous challenges that form the story of flight in this beautifully illustrated book, filled with rare photographs and historical documents that include groundbreaking designs, patents, and logbooks. Published in the year that marks 50 years since the first flight of the Boeing 747 and of Concorde, it describes the early pioneers, such as the Wright brothers and Alcock & Brown, as well as the highly skilled engineers developing aircraft today. From the early hot-air balloons of the Montgolfiers to the complex technology behind military jets and space rockets, Flight reveals how air power emerged as a new means of military combat and how it became the leading mode of international travel, all in the space of less than a century.
160 pages, Hardcover
First published August 4, 2015
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July 29, 2018
Such a cool book with rare photographs and documents that showcases the historic evolution of aircrafts. Since I am an aerospace engineering student, I was hoping to read more technical information about how flight enthusiasts were able to overcome flight problems, but it seems that this book is intended for the general public.
April 22, 2022
some gorgeous photography and facsimile historical documents but ultimately a bit unsatisfying...
October 24, 2021
I have different versions of the book one was The 747 hardcover(doesn't come with dustjacket) I got at B&N I love that cover, the other is a nice slipcase with The concorde on it, an older edition it has some materials in there replicated from that period, text and pictures are the same. Pretty short histories, good pictures, love the covers the way they are put together but do not care for the Authors/publishers putting in a picture and caption about the then 80s antinuke crowd(which were proven wrong anyways). It has no place in a book that is about aviation and praising aviation.
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