02120cam a22004574a 4500 12847351 BJBSDDR 20250731122540.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 020709s2002 nyua 001 0 eng 2002073944 0743234790 9780743234795 12847351 DLC DLC DLC eng eng pcc TL 515 C459c 2002 629.13/09 Chant, Christopher, 1945- 43694 A century of triumph : the history of aviation / Christopher Chant ; illustrations by John Batchelor. New York : Free Press, c2002. viii, 388 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. Foreword Prologue: The Wright Brothers Conquer the Air Practical Aviation Takes Off The Race for Speed and Distance From Biplane to Monoplane The Jet Age Rotary-Wing Flight: From Leonardo to Sikorsky The Modern Age A comprehensively researched and copiously illustrated volume that celebrates 100 years of aviation. From the early experiments of gliderman Otto Lilienthal to the moon walk of Neil Armstrong, it has been an enormous leap in technology for both the fliers and their machines. Aeronautics History. Aeronáutica Historia 31758 Batchelor, John Calvin, 1948- 43886 illustrator Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon053/2002073944.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/2002073944.html 0 rix orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK LLH 124456 124456 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-07-25 0 TL 515 C459c 2002 00000194866 2025-07-25 22:01:00 1 2025-07-25 BK