Description
Book SynopsisIn this book on the history of flight in Scotland you can: find out about the man who tried to fly off the wall at Stirling Castle and about Percy Pilcher and his fragile 'Bat' glider; be amazed at the story of Vincenzo Lunardi, and his balloon flight in 1785 from Edinburgh to Fife; see how aircraft are used in war, from the airships, and planes with open cock-pits, in World War I, to the Cold War V-bombers; read about UFOs in the 'Falkirk Triangle', the short-lived Rocket Post and much more; and check out how you can visit Concorde Alpha Alpha at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian, and the other flying machines there.
Trade Review'Filled with pictures, the book is ideal for anyone wanting an overview of the subject. Its engaging style, informative text and quirky facts (who knew Campbeltown airport has the capacity for the Space Shuttle to land?) make it an easy, enjoyable read. Keith Gray in the Scotsman
Table of ContentsStuff of dreams: Father John Damian
Balloon mania: James Tytler (1745-1804)
Lunardi from Lucca: Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806)
First World War: Airpower, the new weapon of war
The first non-stop transatlantic flight: Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948)
Monster of the air: The R34 airship
Breaking records: 1930s aviation 'first's
Second World War: Dogfights around the Firth of Forth / Airfields and air stations
Flying boats and seaplanes: What's the difference?
Defence in the Cold War: The Royal Observer Corps
Highlands and Islands airports
Making aircraft in scotland
Leisure flying: The world at your feet
helicopters: Workhorses of the air
Scottish airports: Commercial passenger flight
Golf Bravo Oscar Alpha Alpha: The Concorde Experience
Future flight: Scotland 2040
UFOs: The Bonnybridge Triangle
Answers/Places of interest/Useful websites
Facts and activities
