100 years of flight : a chronicle of aerospace history, 1903-2003 / by Frank H. Winter and F. Robert van der Linden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winter, Frank H., 1942-

Contributor:

Van der Linden, F. Robert.

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeronautics--History.

Aeronautics.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 524 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 x 28 cm

Other Title:

One hundred years of flight

Hundred years of flight

Place of Publication:

Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, [2003]

Summary:

In just 100 years, air and space exploration has progressed from a 12-second, 120-foot flight by two brothers to a 30-year sustained flight, now 7 billion miles from Earth, traveling at 300,000 mph. Drawing on the extensive collection of the National Air and Space Museum and personal collections, this full-color, beautifully illustrated book chronicles the most significant accomplishments in aerospace history over the past 100 years. In timeline fashion, you'll read brief excerpts from hundreds of news articles reporting on significant accomplishments in flight. Through brief introductory essays, you will learn what made each decade of flight most significant. A closing essay will look at late-breaking events and what lies ahead in the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1563475626

OCLC:

52121329