The World's Strangest Aircraft: A Collection of Weird & Wonderful Flying Machines

by Michael Taylor

Hardcover, 2004

Status

Available

Call number

629

Genres

Publication

Barnes & Noble (2004), 112 pages

Description

"Man has challenged the rules of gravity, engineering, and design ever since he first set his sights on the sky. From the brilliantly strange to the strangely brilliant, this collection of flying machines represents some of the most unusual and unconventional vehicles ever to take to the air." --provided by Goodreads.

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Language

English

ISBN

0760721025 / 9780760721025

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