Technology and the Air Force
Technology and the Air Force

Author: Jacob Neufeld

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1437912877

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Proceedings of a symposium co-sponsored by the Air Force Historical Foundation and the Air Force History and Museums Program. The symposium covered relevant Air Force technologies ranging from the turbo-jet revolution of the 1930s to the stealth revolution of the 1990s. Illustrations.

Aviation Year by Year
Aviation Year by Year

Author: Bill Gunston

Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 984

ISBN-13: 9780751333671

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Chronicles the history of aviation, from Leonardo da Vinci's development of plans for flying machines around the year 1500, to the first circumnavigation of the world by balloon in the late twentieth century.

Book of Flight
Book of Flight

Author: Riccardo Niccoli

Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Pub

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1586637169

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"If man were meant to fly, he'd have wings." Luckily, the intrepid pioneers of aviation didn't let that little detail stop them. Dedicated to the history of human flight, this richly illustrated retrospective spans centuries of innovation from the drawings of DaVinci to the daring deeds of John Glenn. Strap yourself in for a thrilling, sometimes bumpy ride as the uncertain attempts of the medieval period give way to the excitement of the Wright Brothers' advances and eventually the sophistication of the Space Shuttle. Whether warplanes, transport and tourism crafts, acrobatic machines, seaplanes or helicopters capture your imagination, you'll find every type of aircraft described in vivid detail. Marvel as technology leads to the development of convertiplanes, 21st century superfighters, and the controversial Concorde. You'll even glimpse the future of air travel with prototypes of commercial airliners yet to be produced by Airbus and Boeing.