TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grant,R.G.
AU  - Whiteman,Philip
ED  - Smithsonian Institution,
TI  - Flight: the complete history of aviation 
SN  - 9780744048452 (hardcover)
AV  - TL 515 G762f 2022
U1  - 629.13009 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - DK Publishing
KW  - Aeronautics
KW  - History
KW  - Aeronáutica
KW  - Historia
N1  - "Revised & updated"--Front cover; Includes index; Age of the pioneers -- Aircraft go to war -- The golden age -- Battle for the skies -- Cold war, hot war -- Space travel -- Shrinking world
N2  - From the early pioneers to the latest spaceflight technology, this groundbreaking book charts the inspirational story behind humankind's conquest of the skies. In the 100 years since the Wright brothers' first powered flight, aviation has witnessed many memorable events;  From record-breaking flights and aerial warfare, to advances in aircraft design and the race for space, Flight covers the most memorable moments in the history of aviation. 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
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