A hundred years ago, on a windswept beach, Wilbur and Orville Wright took to the air - and, all too quickly, came down. Very soon, though, better concepts spread their wings. Aircraft transformed warfare. They offered safe and speedy travel to the most distant cities. Flying on rocket power, the most advanced versions touched the edge of space. The story of aviation provides tales of dreamers and visionaries: Juan Trippe conquered the world's oceans with Pan American World Airways; Hermann Goering built his Luftwaffe; US ...
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A hundred years ago, on a windswept beach, Wilbur and Orville Wright took to the air - and, all too quickly, came down. Very soon, though, better concepts spread their wings. Aircraft transformed warfare. They offered safe and speedy travel to the most distant cities. Flying on rocket power, the most advanced versions touched the edge of space. The story of aviation provides tales of dreamers and visionaries: Juan Trippe conquered the world's oceans with Pan American World Airways; Hermann Goering built his Luftwaffe; US General Curtis leMay turned air power into a war-winning weapon and William Allen of Boeing defeated his rival Donald Douglas as they vied for leadership in the postwar skies. Vivid moments have marked a century of aviation: Charles Lindbergh, alone in his cockpit, slapping his face to stay awake. Edward Musick of Pan Am, flying with a heavy load of fuel, barely clearing a major bridge near San Francisco. Test pilot Chuck Yeager falling ten miles in his out-of-control rocket plane - and then recovering for a safe landing. Space Museum, the US National Archives and major manufacturers like Boeing Airbus and NASA, this book will capture the drama, vividness and achievement of a century of flight.
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Add this copy of Flight: 100 Years of Aviation in Photographs to cart. $118.64, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Carlton Books Ltd.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
