SMITHSONIAN GUIDES: Aviation

SMITHSONIAN GUIDES: Aviation
SMITHSONIAN GUIDES: Aviation
SMITHSONIAN GUIDES: Aviation
SMITHSONIAN GUIDES: Aviation
SMITHSONIAN GUIDES: Aviation
SMITHSONIAN GUIDES: Aviation

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Title: SMITHSONIAN GUIDES: Aviation
Author(s): LOPEZ, Donald S.
ISBN: 002860041X
Category: Aircraft & Aviation
New / Used: New
Book Type: Small Softcover
Published: 1995
Published By: MacMillan
Pages: 256
Size (mm): 150 w x 220 h x 15 d

Condition

New with only light shelf wear on covers.

About

This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide tells the fascinating story of aviation - from the winged gods of mythology to recounting the vision of early theorists and first attempts at piloted flight, traces the fierce international competition to dominate the skies, and profiles people like Orville and Wilbur Wright, Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager and Amelia Earhart.

Guide features:
> Detailed text by Smithsonian experts clearly explaining how aviation developed.
> More than 350 full-color photographs and explanatory illustrations.
> 8 page full-color foldout timeline of spaceflight milestones decade by decade.
> 40-page photo glossary offers easy identification and concise explanations of technical and scientific terms, plus biographies of major people.

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Scarce new
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