Flight: The Complete History of Aviation

Flight: The Complete History of Aviation

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  • Create Date:2021-05-29 11:55:50
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
  • Status:finish
  • Author:Reg Grant
  • ISBN:0241298032
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Summary

Discover the fascinating stories behind humankind's conquest of the skies, from dreamers and inventors to modern-day astronauts。

Take a sky-high journey through the Wright brothers' first powered flight, to Concorde's final voyage, to the tragic crash of the Columbia, and more, in this stunning book packed with information on the history of aviation。

Charting the trailblazers, jet test pilots and constant progress at the cutting-edge of technology, every aspect of flight is explored。 Recalling memorable events of the sky - record-breaking flights, aerial warfare, and hijackings - Flight is the story of how our dream to fly became a reality。

This visual guide features remarkable photography on every page and galleries throughout to showcase important aircraft - with multiple viewpoints and their key statistics。

Anyone interested in aeroplanes and vehicles of the sky, and their inventors, engineers, and pilots should have this book on their shelf。

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Reviews

Duip

finished in late March or the beginning of April。Not all planes are clearly pictured, not to mention three angles views of each one。

Leonardo Kammer

Although not truly a "complete" history of aviation, this book covers a lot of ground in aviation。 The content of the book is highly biased as a British and American view of the aviation history。 For instance, Boeing and Airbus companies get a lot of coverage in this book, but the 3rd largest commercial aircraft manufacturer, Embraer from Brazil, is not mentioned at all in the book。 The 4th largest commercial aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier from Canada, is only mentioned in the context of bein Although not truly a "complete" history of aviation, this book covers a lot of ground in aviation。 The content of the book is highly biased as a British and American view of the aviation history。 For instance, Boeing and Airbus companies get a lot of coverage in this book, but the 3rd largest commercial aircraft manufacturer, Embraer from Brazil, is not mentioned at all in the book。 The 4th largest commercial aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier from Canada, is only mentioned in the context of being the current owner of the Learjet Corporation (a former American company)。 。。。more

Jerome Dee

amazing detailed book! :)

Indah Threez Lestari

725 - 2019

Moshe Bressler

This is a basically gigantic picture book of airplanes for adults。 Absolutely fantastic。The large photo's are captivating and draw you into the magical world of flying! Each page is tastefully laid out and this book makes for excellent coffee table decor。Aside from the engrossing photo's, there is plenty of history, aerodynamics, and diagrams。 Definitely a must have for any aviation enthusiast! This is a basically gigantic picture book of airplanes for adults。 Absolutely fantastic。The large photo's are captivating and draw you into the magical world of flying! Each page is tastefully laid out and this book makes for excellent coffee table decor。Aside from the engrossing photo's, there is plenty of history, aerodynamics, and diagrams。 Definitely a must have for any aviation enthusiast! 。。。more

Yegor

its a very nice book about planes。 lots of pictures and details。 5 stars because of the great detail

Timber

This book is written extremely well。 It does a good job of taking on aviation as a worldwide affair instead of focusing solely on the USA (although there is still a clear USA slant)。 The information picked for this book was well thought out and presented fantastically。 The photography in this book is worth the read alone--so many stunning and rare photos! I absolutely loved this book, especially the early aviation chapters。 Fantastic! My only complaint would be the size of the text is really, re This book is written extremely well。 It does a good job of taking on aviation as a worldwide affair instead of focusing solely on the USA (although there is still a clear USA slant)。 The information picked for this book was well thought out and presented fantastically。 The photography in this book is worth the read alone--so many stunning and rare photos! I absolutely loved this book, especially the early aviation chapters。 Fantastic! My only complaint would be the size of the text is really, really small! I have perfect eyesight and felt like I needed a magnifying glass! 。。。more