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Flight: The Complete History of Aviation

Flight: The Complete History of Aviation

Grant, R. G.

Hardcover

Series: DK Definitive Visual Histories

AviationAviation InstructionAir Combat

Publisher Price: $50.00

ISBN10: 0744048451
ISBN13: 9780744048452
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: Jun 21 2022
Pages: 456
Weight: 4.48
Height: 1.23 Width: 9.49 Depth: 11.24
Language: English
Discover the enthralling story of how we took to the skies in this journey through over 100 years of airborne innovation and adventure.

From the Wright brothers' first powered flight to Concorde's final voyage, Flight takes you sky-high, swooping you through world aviation history. Featuring spectacular photography of iconic aircraft, this book also recounts the feats of pioneers, trailblazers, and jet test pilots, and traces the technological developments so important to aviation's progress.

Memorable moments of aerial warfare and record-breaking flights are recalled alongside more than 250 profiles of innovative aircraft in this book packed with flight facts for the aviation enthusiast. The human experience of flying is documented, too, and historical quotes give a glimpse into the thoughts and ambitions of key figures in flight history.

Describing the feats of the brave men and women who piloted the early flying machines, to the pioneers of long-distance flight and the test pilots who ushered in the jet age, Flight is a gripping narrative of humankind's quest to conquer the skies and explore space. Loaded with spectacular full-color photographs, dramatic first-hand accounts, and fact-filled profiles on a huge range of aircraft, this is an enthralling account of a century of innovation and adventure.

So board now and follow a journey full of achievement, adventure, and tragedy in Flight and see how our dream to fly became a reality.

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