The big book of flight / Rowland White.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London : Bantam Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 320 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780593070314 (hardback); 0593070313 (hardback)Subject(s): Flight -- History -- Pictorial works | Aeronautics -- History -- Pictorial works | Flying-machines -- History -- Pictorial worksDDC classification: 629.1309 Summary: AIRCRAFT: GENERAL INTEREST. Have you ever dreamed about flying? Thought so. The story of our ambition to join the birds is as old as we are: the lure of the impossible challenge, the deep-rooted thrill of excitement, the desire to feel free...And even if they haven't always been elegant and smooth, our efforts have been dangerous, exciting, unexpected, spectacular, courageous or just plain brilliant. "The Big Book of Flight" is a celebration of them all, and a lot more besides, packed with derring-do stories of aviation pioneers as well as fascinating profiles of remarkable planes (and other wondrous projects that never quite got off the drawing board).
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 629.1309 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111054381189 |
AIRCRAFT: GENERAL INTEREST. Have you ever dreamed about flying? Thought so. The story of our ambition to join the birds is as old as we are: the lure of the impossible challenge, the deep-rooted thrill of excitement, the desire to feel free...And even if they haven't always been elegant and smooth, our efforts have been dangerous, exciting, unexpected, spectacular, courageous or just plain brilliant. "The Big Book of Flight" is a celebration of them all, and a lot more besides, packed with derring-do stories of aviation pioneers as well as fascinating profiles of remarkable planes (and other wondrous projects that never quite got off the drawing board).
There are no comments on this title.