Airplanes: The Life Story of a Technology (Hardcover)

Timeline of Events Preface Introduction: Higher, Faster, and Farther The Origins of Powered Flight The First War in the Air, 1914-1918 The Aeronautical Revolution, 1918-1938 World War II in the Air, 1939-1945 The Second Aeronautical Revolution, 1930-1960 The Jet Airplane as a Military Weapon, 1945-Present The Commercial Airplane, 1945-Present General Aviation, 1920-Present Conclusion: Higher, Ever Higher Selected Bibliography Glossary Index