Aviation: An Historical Survey from Its Origins to the End of the Second World War

Aviation: An Historical Survey from Its Origins to the End of the Second World War -- Republished to commemorate the centenary of the Wright brothers' historic flight in December 1903, this classic text traces the historical origins of aviation from earliest times to the vast industry of modern aircraft manufacture. It is a story that chronicles the invention of the kite in China at least a thousand years B.C.E., the existence of the active propulsive airscrew in fourteenth-century Europe, the experiments and disasters leading to the development of a genuine flying machine by the Wright brothers. Aviation focuses on the years 18901914, a period rich in eccentric characters and extraordinary tales, when the science and technology of aircraft began to take off. The latter part of the book brings the story up to the beginnings of the jet age.

Aviation: An Historical Survey from Its Origins to the End of the Second World War

Aviation: An Historical Survey from Its Origins to the End of the Second World War

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