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This first in a projected five-volume series is a photographic treasure for aerial aficionados; in addition, the text is written by a knowledgeable retired vice marshal of Britain's Royal Air Force. The work analyzes as much as it describes why aviation development proceeded in one direction rather than another. Dick's appraisal of the Wright brothers' epic achievement typifies his approach; not content to detail their invention of wing warping, for example, Dick explains it as the consequence of their belief--unique among their rivals a century ago--that a craft could be inherently unstable and still be controllable in flight. Photographer Patterson's imagery evocatively supports the prose, with two-page layouts of the original Wright Flyer and associated memorabilia. This design plan--photographs of historic airplanes as they appear in museums and in flight--also encompasses the legendary planes of World War I up to the creative commercial designs of the 1920s and 1930s. Infused by the author's piloting outlook, this high-quality album will extend its appeal beyond browsers to flyers themselves. Gilbert Taylor
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Rebecca Wigod, Victoria Times-Colonist 09/28/2003
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AS THE VICTORIAN ERA ended and gave way to the 20th century, there was plenty of evidence that the world was indeed spinning down Tennyson's "ringing grooves of change." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aviation century, air mail service, retractable undercarriage, army air service, aerial victories, aviation world, naval air service Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Handley Page, New York, Imperial Airways, Pan American, Glenn Curtiss, Los Angeles, Orville Wright, Schneider Trophy, South America, English Channel, San Francisco, Fort Myer, Kitty Hawk, Royal Air Force, Soviet Union, Wilbur Wright, German Army, Henri Farman, Igor Sikorsky, Daily Mail, Gianni Caproni, Jean Mermoz, Lafayette Escadrille, Royal Flying Corps New!
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