Flight 100 years of aviation
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
DK Publishing
c2007.
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| Edition: | Updated ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Age of the pioneers : The prehistory of flight ; Fight to be first ; Flying takes off
- Aircraft go to war : Working for the generals ; Knights of the air ; Zeppelins and bombers
- The golden age : Blazing the trail ; Passengers now boarding ; Flying boats and airships ; The shadow of war
- Battle for the skies : Command of the air ; Battle for Britain ; Air war at sea ; Death from the air
- Cold war, hot war : Beyond the sound barrier ; Cold war warriors ; Air power in action ; Hi-tech warfare
- Space travel : Journey to the moon ; Shuttle to space
- Shrinking world : Jet passenger travel ; Fear of flying ; Small is beautiful ; The future of flight.
