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Author Anderson, John D., Jr. (John David), 1937-

Title The airplane : a history of its technology / John D. Anderson, Jr.

Publication Info. Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, [2002]
©2002

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 Moore Stacks  TL670.3 .A49 2002    Available  ---
Description viii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-362) and index.
Contents Flailing in the dark: aeronautics before the 19th century -- Starts and stops: aeronautical progress in the 19th century -- The real beginning: the Wright Flyer -- Seat-of- the-pants design: the era of the Strut-and-Wire Biplane -- The first design revolution: the era of the mature propeller-driven airplane -- The second design revolution: the era of the jet-propelled airplane.
Subject Airplanes -- Design and construction -- History.
Airplanes -- Design and construction.
History.
Aerospace engineering -- History.
Aerospace engineering.
Vliegtuigbouwkunde.
Vliegtuigen.
Vliegtuigmotoren.
Aërodynamica.
ISBN 1563475251 alkaline paper
9781563475252 alkaline paper