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Airplanes

Name: Airplanes
Author: Jeremy R. Kinney

Jeremy R. Kinney

11 November 2008

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Book Synopsis

The airplane has redefined the way in which people travel, conduct commerce, spend their leisure time, and wage war. From the Wright brothers' wood-and-fabric Flyer to the modern jet aircraft, the airplane has evolved in countless ways as its many uses have unfolded. The development of safe and efficient air travel required solving multiple engineering riddles about aerodynamics, control, propulsion, and structures. Airplanes shows how the solutions to these riddles have helped spur dramatic changes in the world's social and cultural life.

About The Author

Jeremy R. Kinney is curator in the Aeronautics Division at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. He has served as the Centennial of Flight lecturer at the University of Maryland.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780801890697
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, (11 November 2008)
Number of Pages: 160
Weight: 318 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 235 x 152 x 14 mm
Categories:: Technology History Aircraft and aviation