Airplane racing : a history, 1909-2008 /
This book follows air racing from pre-World War I European races, through the interwar years when popular air races stimulated military design, and the booms and struggles of the postwar years before racing found a permanent home in the Nevada desert.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Company,
[2010]
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| Summary: | This book follows air racing from pre-World War I European races, through the interwar years when popular air races stimulated military design, and the booms and struggles of the postwar years before racing found a permanent home in the Nevada desert. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 247) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786443000 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786443006 (softcover : alk. paper) |