Aviators A Photographic History of Flight

Category: History: 20th Century

Publishing Information: 2005 by Collins/Smithsonian

ISBN: 0060819065

Binding: large har

Description: To mark the centenary of the momentous event of the Wright ì brothers' first fligt, Aviators presents a photographic ì history of aviation, from the failed attempts of flying machines ì at the end of the 19th century, such as Lilienthal's glider, ì through the Wright brothers and on to the pioneers who spread ì aviation throughout the world: Louis Blériot's first flight ì across the Channel in 1909, the first transatlantic crossing in ì 1919 by John Alcock and Whitten Brown and Amy Johnson's first ì flight to Australia in 1930. The book examines the rise of the ì first passenger airlines in the 1920s, too, and chronicles the ì beginnings of the jet era in the 1940s. The rise of great ì commercial airliners such as the Jumbo Jet, Concorde and the ì Airbus are also highlighted to give a comprehensive and absorbing ì account of the century of powered flight.

Condition Information: This is a used book in Very good condition.

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