Megabites: Flight Paper: the Trials and Triumphs of Air Pioneers

by RegGrant (Author)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.25

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $7.33

• Used

  Hardcover
  2004

  $3.25

  From the Wright brothers' first powered flight, to Concorde's final voyage and the tragic crash of the Columbia, this is an enthralling 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 - record-breaking flights, aerial warfare and terrorist hijackings - this is the story of how man's dream to fly became a reality and central to modern history.