02298cam a2200421 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700600190003400700030005300800410005601000170009702000300011402000270014404000230017104100080019404200080020205000230021008200140023310000170024724500830026424600260034725000210037325000220039426400420041630000530045833600260051133600330053733700280057033800270059850000380062550000200066350501450068352009230082865000260175165000300177770000220180771000470182922743597BJBSDDR20250526114030.0a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta220809s2022    nyua    r     001 0 eng    a  2022286557  a9780744048452 (hardcover)  a0744048451 (hardcover)  aDLCbengerdacDLC  aeng  apcc14aTL 515bG762f 202200a629.130091 aGrant, R. G.10aFlight :bthe complete history of aviation /cR.G. Grant with Philip Whiteman.14aDK Smithsonian flight  aRevised edition.  aAmerican edition. 1aNew York, NY :bDK Publishing,c2022.  a456 pages :billustrations (some color) ;c29 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  astill imagebsti2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"Revised & updated"--Front cover.  aIncludes index.0 aAge of the pioneers -- Aircraft go to war -- The golden age -- Battle for the skies -- Cold war, hot war -- Space travel -- Shrinking world.  aFrom the early pioneers to the latest spaceflight technology, this groundbreaking book charts the inspirational story behind humankind's conquest of the skies. In the 100 years since the Wright brothers' first powered flight, aviation has witnessed many memorable events.b From record-breaking flights and aerial warfare, to advances in aircraft design and the race for space, Flight covers the most memorable moments in the history of aviation. Describing the feats of the brave men and women who piloted the early flying machines, to the pioneers of long-distance flight and the test pilots who ushered in the jet age, Flight is a gripping narrative of humankind's quest to conquer the skies and explore space. Loaded with spectacular full-color photographs, dramatic first-hand accounts, and fact-filled profiles on a huge range of aircraft, this is an enthralling account of a century of innovation and adventure. 0aAeronauticsxHistory. 4aAeronáutica xHistoria 1 aWhiteman, Philip,2 aSmithsonian Institution,esponsoring body.