Was Keith Harris's Orville really named after the first-ever flyer?
What exactly is a 'Spitfire'?
Why did Richard Branson try to cross the Atlantic in a balloon when he owned an airline?
These are the questions that fail to keep proper
aeronautical historians awake – but no matter, From Wax Wings to Flying Drones
is here to answer them. Chock-full of important stuff like planes, pilots and
pioneers such as the Wright brothers, Amelia Earhart and that man off the telly
who used to fly on Concorde, this is a book for everyone who's ever watched a
plane in the sky and thought, 'I wonder what its registration is?'
Was Keith Harris's Orville really named after the first-ever flyer?
What exactly is a 'Spitfire'?
Why did Richard Branson try to cross the Atlantic in a balloon when he owned an airline?
These are the questions that fail to keep proper
aeronautical historians awake – but no matter, From Wax Wings to Flying Drones
is here to answer them. Chock-full of important stuff like planes, pilots and
pioneers such as the Wright brothers, Amelia Earhart and that man off the telly
who used to fly on Concorde, this is a book for everyone who's ever watched a
plane in the sky and thought, 'I wonder what its registration is?'
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ISBN-13: | 9781803991405 |
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Publisher: | The History Press |
Publication date: | 08/11/2022 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 240 |
Sales rank: | 710,477 |
File size: | 6 MB |