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A visual guide to aviation and man's conquest of the skies, covering the earliest pioneers of flight to modern-day space technology. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution and now in paperback.
Over 100 years ago, the Wright brothers flew in a shaky plane for the first time. Today, pilots can fly faster than the speed of sound, creating a sonic boom.
Filled with thousands of full-color photographs and fact-filled profiles on 300 aircrafts, Flight follows the history of mankind taking to the skies. From Da Vinci's drawings of flying machines to Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight in The Spirit of Saint Louis to the Boeing 767, this reference guide breaks down the complete story of aviation into easy-to-read facts and sidebar pullouts.
Study the advances in aircraft design, compare the times of record-breaking flights, see how airplanes became weapons of war, and follow the timeline of the space race.
Discover how we claimed the skies in Flight, from aviation pioneers of the past to astronauts of the future.
A visual guide to aviation and man's conquest of the skies, covering the earliest pioneers of flight to modern-day space technology. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution and now in paperback.
Over 100 years ago, the Wright brothers flew in a shaky plane for the first time. Today, pilots can fly faster than the speed of sound, creating a sonic boom.
Filled with thousands of full-color photographs and fact-filled profiles on 300 aircrafts, Flight follows the history of mankind taking to the skies. From Da Vinci's drawings of flying machines to Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight in The Spirit of Saint Louis to the Boeing 767, this reference guide breaks down the complete story of aviation into easy-to-read facts and sidebar pullouts.
Study the advances in aircraft design, compare the times of record-breaking flights, see how airplanes became weapons of war, and follow the timeline of the space race.
Discover how we claimed the skies in Flight, from aviation pioneers of the past to astronauts of the future.
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I'm an artist and I was looking for an inexpensive book with good reference airplanes pictures. My choice was between this one and DK Smithonian "Aircraft:the definitive visual history". After reading reviews I bought this one. It was mistake! I am absolutely unhappy with quality of images. I mean they don't have enough contrast in them and to small in size (2 inches long)to see details.
Sure, it's a good read, lots of text, paper is good, but images are not so great for what I needed. Also, size of this book is 10"*8.5" is smaller vs DK Smithsonian "Aircraft" 10"*12" (I already bought it and it works perfectly for what I needed)
I bought this for my husband. He wasn't into planes until about 3 months ago, so along with all the documentaries he's been watching, this book fits right in and ties the plane technology together with all he's watched in the past few months. My daughter also is in love with the book. She's 2 and considers it bed time, afternoon, and morning reading- move over Good Night Moon.
The book is comprehensive and makes planes interesting for even the person not interested (me). I am impressed with the documentation, historical accuracy and pictures. I'm also impressed with the ease of reading. This book is meant for anyone who wants to learn about planes, not just the folks who know all the lingo already.
The only thing I was hoping to see more of were pictures of inside the cockpit and all the gadgets, how the cockpit has changed throughout history and what the gadgets do. I have yet to find an all inclusive book that combines this history with a pictorial comparison from the first flight to today of what the pilot and copilot sees from their seat while flying the plane.
Aside from this, I couldn't ask for a more comprehensive compilation of material on flight. Kudos to the publisher and authors for continuing to release updated volumes with more current material.
This is a great gift to give those who really like or love planes but never really knew the history as a whole aviation. It has a lot of little fascinating stories about significant planes with technical specs and why they made a difference in history. Lots of great and historic photographs to keep any kid happy, with enough rich history and stories to make any grown man feel happy like a kid.
I would highly recommend this for all ages, even if you have well knowledgeable pilot friends, this is a great coffee book to keep around for friendly discussions, instead of having everyone huddle around a computer and search stuff on wiki (which is all fine and dandy, but having a physical book is still nice). I'd recommend buying used to save a few bones since in my experience, most people tend to take care of these larger, text book sized paper backs better than others; unless its a gift.
I would also recommend The Nation's Hanger: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian as another great read that really showcases other planes of historic value. I bought both at the same time and really go hand in hand as other's have suggested to me.
My husband and I fell in love with DK (especially the Smithsonian line) during a trip to the Smithsonian museums. The books are filled with an immense amount of information which is presented in a fascinating, readable way. Of course the author couldn't include absolutely every single detail about the subject at hand, but they still did a wonderful job. The photos are gorgeous and a perfect complement to the information being presented. The books themselves have sturdy binding and stout construction.
I wanted a book about aviation history for my nephew's seventeenth birthday, since he plans to become an aerospace engineer. We have had other books from Dorling Kindersley, so I thought it would be good, but it was even better than I had hoped, filled with an extraordinary wealth of information and pictures. Since it was published several years ago there are a few recent developments that are not included, but I encourage anyone else that has a family member with a desire to know more about aviation history to consider this book for a birthday or Christmas present.
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