| Publication |
USA, Firefly Books Ltd., 2001.
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| Description |
128pDark Blue Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
The major milestones in flight history illustrated from the collections of the National Air and Space Museum. Includes the development of flight and diagrams explaining flight science and technology.
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| Contents |
Introduction
The beginnings of flight
Powered flights : first attempts
The Wright brothers
Wright brothers in France
Aviation takes off
World War I : fighters
Flying a fighter
World War I : Bombers
Barnstorming
Racing for the skies
Douglas world cruisers
Going the distance
Charles Lindbergh
Ameila Earhart
Airmail to airlines
Air transport
Airships
Flying boats
World War II : fighters
World War II : Battle of Britain
World War II : War at sea
Enola Gay
The sound barrier
Korea and Vietnam
Modern military aircraft
Modern fighters
Spy in the sky
Jet mission
Helicopters
Working planes
Modern record breakers
Rockets and the space age
To the edge of space
Mercury and Gemini
Comparative rockets
Apollo to the moon
One small step
Exploring the moon
A different world
Homeward bound
Skylab
Apollo-Soyuz
Space suits
The space shuttle
Keeping cool
The glass cockpit
Shuttle orbiter
Space telescope
Meeting Mir
Living in space
Gliding home
Space station
Building the ISS
Research and design
Mission to Mars
Milestones of flight
Glossary
Index
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| Standard Number |
1552095991 Pb.
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