Reconsidering a Century of Flight
On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright soared into history during a twelve-second flight on a secluded North Carolina beach. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first flight, these essays chart the central role that aviation played in twentieth-century history and capture the spirit of innovation and adventure that has characterized the history of flight. The contributors, all leading aerospace historians, consider four broad themes relating to the development of flight technology: innovation and the technology of flight, civil aeronautics and government policy, aerial warfare, and aviation in the American imagination. Through…
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Weitere Autoren: Launius, Roger D. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8078-5488-4
- EAN: 9780807854884
- Produktnummer: 9379351
- Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 316 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.8 cm 511 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 511
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