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The Men Who Changed the World The Aviation Pioneers 1903-1914

Door Peter G. Cooksley

Categorie
Vliegtuigen & Luchtvaart
Boeknummer
#325560-AC9
Titel
The Men Who Changed the World The Aviation Pioneers 1903-1914
Auteur
Cooksley, Peter G.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Stroud : Sutton Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2003
ISBN10
0750928417
ISBN13
9780750928410
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w photographs, small 4to.
Samenvatting

When the Wright brothers made their momentous first ever manned powered flight at Kittyhawk in North Carolina on 17 December 1903, the event heralded the birth of one of the most far-reaching inventions in the history of mankind. Peter Cooksley opens his narrative account with an overview of mankind's fascination with flight, in fact and in legend, before examining in the first half of the book the early lives and background of the Wright brothers. He proceeds to review their early trials with gliders and the steps that led them to building and flying the world's first powered aircraft. The success of the Wright Flyer is described and the granting of manufacturing licences for the aircraft around the world. The second half of the book explores the development of flight by other aviation ... (Lees verder)pioneers, presented in chronological order of their greatest achievements. The reader can compare men like Cayley, Lilienthal, Maxim, Pilcher Santos Dumont, Cody and Bleriot with the Wrights and with one another. A comprehensive selection of archive photographs, illustrations, line drawings and maps complements the author's informative narrative.
Pagina's
179
Conditie
Goed — Very fine copy.
Prijs
€ 10,00

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