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Walter J. Boyne
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288 pages
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The Smithsonian Book of Flight
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Walter Boyne, former Director of the National Air and Space Museum, has worked with the Smithsonian Institution to produce this masterfully written and beautifully illustrated single-volume history of flight, a loving tribute to eight decades of aircraft and the men and women who designed, built, and flew them. The book chronicles the rapid evolution of aviation technology, from the Wright Flyer of 1903 to Paul MacCready’s Gossamer Condor, from the first balloons and gliders to the Concorde. But most of all it focuses on the meaning of flight for the human spirit—the inventiveness, the craftsmanship, the daring achievements, the adventure.
Using hundreds of historical pictures, as well as specially commissioned photography and art from the National Air and Space Museum, The Smithsonian Book of Flight marries text and imagery to create an overwhelming experience, an authentic evocation of the romance of flight, and of the ingenuity, the camaraderie and pride of the sponsors, builders and pilots who carried through this global revolution in transportation and communication. The book contains the best collection of flight images ever included in a single volume of this scope.
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| Weight | 1.450 kg |
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| Dimensions | 28.3 × 24.2 × 2.00 cm |
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