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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berliner, Don
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2010]
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Description
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.
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)