The Smithsonian Book of Flight

by Walter J. Boyne

Paper Book, 1987

Status

Available

Call number

629.13/009

Tags

Aeronautics, aerospace, Aircraft, airplanes, America, aviation, aviation history, civilian aviation, history, flight guide, manned flight, military, military aviation, non-fiction, oversize, physics, pilots, science, hardcover

Genres

Publication

Washington, D.C. : New York : Smithsonian Books ; Orion Books, c1987.

Description

Chronicles the rapid evolution of aviation technology and focuses on the meaning of flight for the human spirit.

Subjects

Aeronautics History

Language

English

Original publication date

1987

Physical description

288 p.; 29 cm

ISBN

0895990202 / 9780895990204

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