Seeking to foster "... a better appreciation of how inventors and aeronautical engineers have toiled over the past two centuries to design and build flying machines to slip 'the surly bonds of Earth'...," Anderson (aerospace engineering, U. of Maryland; National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution) presents a history of aviation landmarks. He covers fledgling attempts in the 19th century, the Wright flyer, seat-of-the-pants biplane design, the first design revolution of propeller-driven airplanes, and the second revolution of jet-propelled airplanes. Includes illustrations of classic aircraft. AIAA is the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Genre: Technology, Transportation
- Subgenre: Aeronautics + Astronautics, Engineering / General, Aviation / Repair + Maintenance, Aviation / History, Aviation / General
- Publisher: Amer Inst of Aeronautics &
- Pages: 369
- Language: English
- Format: hardcover
- Release Date: December 1, 2002
- Date Published: December 1, 2002
- Author: John D. Anderson