From Airbus to Zeppelin: Facts, Figures and Quotes from the World of Aviation

by Norman Ferguson

Overview

A must-have A–Z guide with fascinating facts, figures, quotes and statistics from the high-flying world of aviation, From Airbus to Zeppelin has it all.D is for Desert Island Discs: just what would Dambuster Guy Gibson have liked while marooned on his desert island? E is for Everest: did you know that two Scotsmen were the first to fly over the magnificent mountain? F is for Faster than the sun: which aircraft was the first to fly faster than the Earth's rotation? A must-read for anyone interested in the world of aviation – and may win the reader a pub quiz or two!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750968386
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	10/06/2016
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Norman Ferguson was in the Air Training Corps and became champion in Aircraft Recognition in 1982, coming second in the British National finals. He is the author of The Little Book of Aviation.