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Auteur: Norman Currey
Taal: Engels
Pagina's: 180
Publicatiedatum: 15 maart 2017

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Airplane Stories and Histories chronicles two hundred years of aviation highlights including the exploits of pioneers such as Sir George Cayley, the Wright brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post, Amelia Earheart, R. J. Mitchell, Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, Allan Loughead, Frank Whittle, and Kelly Johnson. Notable events and developments are discussed, such as the first flight, first transatlantic flight, first around-the-world flight, the jet engine, Spitfire, Mustang, Mosquito, Comet, Concorde, Boeing 747, C-5 Galaxy, Avro Arrow, C-130 Hercules, and the advent of unmanned vehicles (drones). An extensive bibliography is provided for those who wish to explore subjects at greater depth.

In het kort

Airplane Stories and Histories chronicles two hundred years of aviation highlights including the exploits of pioneers such as Sir George Cayley, the Wright brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post, Ame...

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Auteur
Norman Currey
Uitgever
Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V.
Taal
Engels
Aantal pagina's
180
Formaat
Paperback
Publicatiedatum
15 maart 2017
ISBN
9781524588281

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