Book of Flight The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Name: Book of Flight The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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ISBN: 9781554072750

ISBN-10: 1554072751

ISBN-13: 9781554072750

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: Judith E. Rinard, National Air and Space Museum Staff

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'The Book of Flight' traces the remarkable story of the aviation pioneers, inventors, and daring pilots who turned a dream into a reality. Based on the collections of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, it brings to life milestones in flight history.

Book details

List price: $16.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited
Publication date: 7/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.00" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English

Judith E. Rinard was a staff writer for National Geographic, where she specialized in scientific subjects for more than 20 years.



Introduction


The Beginning of Flight


Powered Flight: First Attempts


The Wright Brothers


The Wright Brothers in France


Aviation Takes Off


World War I: Fighters


Flying a Fighter


World War I: Bombers


Barnstorming


Racing for the Skies


Douglas World Cruisers


Going the Distance


Charles Lindbergh


Amelia Earhart


Airmail to Airlines


Air Transport


Airships


Flying Boats


World War II: Fighters


World War II: Battle of Britain


World War II: Bombers


World War II: War at Sea


Enola Gay


The Sound Barrier


Korea and Vietman


Modern Military Aircraft


Modern Fighters


Spy in the Sky


Jet Transport


Helicopters


Working Planes


Modern Record Breakers


Rockets and the Space Age


To the Edge of Space


Mercury and Gemini


Comparative Rockets


Apollo to the Moon


One Small Step


Exploring the Moon


A Different World


Homeward Bound


Skylab


Apollo-Soyuz


Space Suits


The Space Shuttle


Keeping Safe


The Glass Cockpit


Shuttle Orbiter


Space Telescope


Meeting Mir


Living in Space


Gliding Home


Space Station


Building the ISS


New Horizons


Mission to Mars


Milestones of Flight


Glossary


Index