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The Story of Aircraft Seven Decades of Powered Flight

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Author(s)	David Charles
Editor	Octopus Book	Place	London
Year	1974	Pages	130
Measure	21x29 (cm)	Illustration	ill. a colori e b/n n.t. - colors and b/w ills
Binding	cart. edit. con sovracc. ill. colori - Hardcover with dustjacket	Conservazione	Usato ottime condizioni - used very good
Language	Inglese - English text	Weight	1200 (gr)
ISBN	0706403649	EAN-13	9780706403640
price	22.00 €	discount	50%
discount price	11.00 €

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The fascinating story of the development of powered air machinery which has made it possible for man, in less than a century, to not only conquer the airlanes of the world, but to travel weightlessly and even Ay to the moon.
The author gives a vivid account of the pioneers and their exciting attempts at powered fight and charts the development of aircraft from the days of simple contraptions to the sophisticated machinery of today.

Contents

Before the First Decade
Fledglings(1904-13)
War and Peace (1914-23)
The Aeroplane Comes of Age (1924-33)
Wings Over the Oceans (1934-43)
Through the Barrier (1944-53)
New Look for Air Transport (1954-63)
Incredible Decade (1964-73)
The Next Decades
Index
Acknowledgments