The history of man-powered flight /
The History of Man-Powered Flight provides a comprehensive history of man-powered aircraft. This book discusses the flight in early civilizations; Leonardo da Vinci- a scientist among skeptical philosophers; formation of the Man-Powered Aircraft Committee at Cranfield; Kremer Competition- catalyst f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon,
©1977.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The History of Man-Powered Flight provides a comprehensive history of man-powered aircraft. This book discusses the flight in early civilizations; Leonardo da Vinci- a scientist among skeptical philosophers; formation of the Man-Powered Aircraft Committee at Cranfield; Kremer Competition- catalyst for worldwide activity, and the first entrant; and United Kingdom "Miscellany of the 1960s. The topics on man-powered rotorcraft and the persistence of the "bird-men; "Toucan and other machines; and future prospects on man-powered flight are also deliberated in this text. This publication is inten. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 355 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-332) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781483145990 1483145999 9780080217383 0080217389 |