Flight: The Complete History of Aviation traces how people came to conquer the skies, from early dreamers and inventors to modern-day astronauts. It is written by R G Grant and published with the Smithsonian Institution.
The book moves from the Wright brothers' first powered flight to Concorde's final voyage and the crash of the Columbia. Along the way it covers trailblazers, jet test pilots, record-breaking flights, aerial warfare, and hijackings, as well as advances in technology.
It is a visual guide with photography on every page. Galleries throughout showcase important aircraft from multiple viewpoints, along with their key statistics.
- Format
- Hardcover
- Author
- R G Grant
- Contributor
- Smithsonian Institution
- Subject
- Aviation history