ID | 008590 |
Call Number | 629.1309/NIC |
Title Proper | History of Flight |
Language | ENG |
Author | Niccoli, Riccardo |
Publication | USA, White Star Publishers, 2002. |
Description | 320p White Spine |
Note | Describes the history of flight from the flying machine of Leonardo da Vinci to the conquest of space. This book recounts the steps along the path to the conquest of the sky , from convertiplanes to the sophisticated warplanes. Also covers the Cold War. |
Note | The earliest endeavours The dirigibles Heavier-than-air machines The first World War The birth of commercial aviation Seaplanes and marathon flights The second World War : the Allies The second World War : the Axis The first jets and the Korean War The era of the great transport aircraft The great fighters of the fifties The Cold War Helicopters Trainers General aviation European fighters Vietnam The Arab-Israeli wars Great airliners Fighters of the seventies The third level The Gulf and Kosovo : The last wars Airbus and Boeing Today and tomorrow The space shuttle Bibliography and index |
Standard Number | 8854402117 |
Price. Qualification | Rs.1322(Hb) |
Classification Number | 629.1309 |
Key Words | IGCSE ; Aeronautics - History ; Cold War - Aircraft |