Description
Book SynopsisAirplanes shows how the solutions to these riddles have helped spur dramatic changes in the world's social and cultural life.
Trade ReviewThe author manages to do an impressive job of thoroughly discussing the details and specifics of the way that airplane technology improved and the political movements, world events, and social change that brought about these improvements. The introduction also offers an excellent overview of the physics of flight and the time line of the evolution of the airplane. Choice 2007
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: Higher, Faster, and Farther
Timeline
1. The Origins of Powered Flight, 1783–1914
2. The First War in the Air, 1914–1918
3. The Aeronautical Revolution, 1918–1938
4. World War II in the Air, 1939–1945
5. The Second Aeronautical Revolution, 1930–Present
6. The Jet Airplane as a Military Weapon, 1945–Present
7. The Commercial Airplane, 1945–Present
8. General Aviation, 1920–Present
Conclusion: Higher, Ever Higher
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
