Milestones of flight : the epic of aviation with the National Air and Space Museum / F. Robert van der Linden, Alex M. Spencer, Thomas J. Paone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van der Linden, F. Robert, author.

Spencer, Alex M., author.

Paone, Thomas J., author.

Series:

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Air and Space Museum--Catalogs.

National Air and Space Museum.

Aeronautics--History.

Aeronautics.

Airplanes--Pictorial works.

Airplanes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Zenith Press, 2016.

Summary:

Showcasing stunning photography from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's storied collection, Milestones of Flight, written by NASM curators, profiles the incredible breakthroughs in flight since the beginning of the twentieth century.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

1. 1903 Wright Flyer

2. 1909 Wright Military Flyer and 1911 Wright EX Vin Fiz

3. Blériot XI and Curtiss D-III Headless Pusher

4. Caudron G.4

5. Douglas World Cruiser DWC-2 Chicago

6. Ryan NY-P Spirit of St. Louis

7. Lockheed Vega 5B and Lockheed Vega 5C Winnie Mae

8. Piper J-3 Cub

9. Explorer II

10. Douglas DC-3

11. Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless

12. North American P-51D Mustang

13. Bell XP-59A Airacomet

14. Messerschmitt Me 262A 1-a Schwalbe (Swallow)

15. Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay

16. Little Gee Bee

17. Bell XS-1/X-1

18. North American F-86A Sabre

19. Boeing 367-80

20. McDonnell F-4S-44 Phantom II

21. North American X-15

22. Arlington Sisu 1A

23. Bell UH-1H Iroquois "Huey" Smokey III

24. Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird

25. Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde

26. General Atomics MQ-1L Predator

Image Credits

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780760351512

0760351511

OCLC:

1396062380