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Aviation Records in the Jet Age: The Planes and Technologies Behind the Breakthroughs

Door William Flanagan

Categorie
Vliegtuigen & Luchtvaart
Boeknummer
#366053-KH12
Titel
Aviation Records in the Jet Age: The Planes and Technologies Behind the Breakthroughs
Auteur
Flanagan, William
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
North Branch, MN : Specialty Press
Jaar van uitgave
2017
ISBN10
1580072305
ISBN13
9781580072304
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, decorated endpapers, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations (including photographs), 4to.
Samenvatting
Since aviation's early years, pilots, designers, and manufacturers have sought to break world records for notoriety or technical advancement, which captivated the public. This book tells of famous record-breaking flights throughout history, focusing on the exciting time following World War II when new speed, altitude, and endurance records were broken on an almost-routine basis. Supplementing these stories are detailed explanations of the technological innovations that made those record-breaking aircraft possible. From swept wings to afterburning turbojet engines, and "Coke-bottle" fuselages to high-altitude pressure suits, aviation progress has always been measured with breakthrough advances in the technology of flight. This book, written by a former crewmember of the triplesoni... (Lees verder)c SR-71 Blackbird, takes you through the annals of aviation history with spellbinding stories of world-record flights and explanations of how advanced technology played a pivotal role in making these records happen. Illustrated with excellent archival photographs and technical illustrations, this book explains in detailed, but easy-to-understand, terms how specific advances in aircraft design such as powerplants, aerodynamics, flight control systems, instrumentation, and life-support systems led to ever-improved record-breaking aircraft. The appendix serves as a handy reference guide that documents world speed, altitude, and distance records as well as the legendary aircraft and pilots who flew them.
Pagina's
191
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 25,00

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