The World's Most Significant and Magnificent Aircraft: Evolution of the Modern Airplane | 
 enlarge | Author: David B. Thurston
Publisher: SAE International
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 262
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Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7 x 1
ISBN: 076800537X
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.1333409
EAN: 9780768005370
ASIN: 076800537X
Publication Date: August 2000
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This book showcases the world's most remarkable aircraft that have made a valuable contribution to the development and evolution of the airplane as we know it today. A total of 142 planes were chosen by the author because of their importance in the advancement of design in power plant, flight concept, major production, and detail refinement. Beginning with the earliest pre-flight designs, The World's Most Significant and Magnificent Aircraft provides exciting details of each plane's engineering, design, and flight accomplishments. Illustrated with pre-production diagrams and historical photos, the book is divided into seven parts representing the major stages of airplane development in a chronological order. From Legend through 1902: Establishing the Fundamentals
1903 through
1913: The Wright Flyer to the Dep Racer
1914 through 1920: WWI to Transatlantic Flight
The Demonstration Years: 1921 through 1938
World War II 1939 through1945: The Foundation for Future Development
Development Unlimited: 1946 through 2000
The Near Future: 2001 through 2020 These are just some of the famous designs covered: Boeing 747; Concorde; Curtiss June Bug; Douglas DC-3; Fokker D-VIIF; Etrich Taube; Grumman F4F "Wildcat"; Handley-Page H.P. 42; Lockheed A-12; McDonnell "Phantom II"; Messerschmitt ME-109; North American F-100 Super Sabre; P-51 Mustang; Sikorsky S-42B; Supermarine Spitfire; and the Wright Flyer.
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