Weird and Wonderful Aircraft |
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| Author:
| Hansen, Ole Steen |
| Series title: | The Story of Flight Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7787-1226-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Crabtree Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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Throughout the history of flight, new ideas in aircraft design have resulted in both resounding success stories and spectacular failures. Read about such innovative aircraft as the extremely successful vertical take-off Harrier, the unsuccessful parasite fighter XF-85 Goblin, Howard Hughes's Spruce Goose, the futuristic Aerocar, the speedy bomber jet XB-70, and the German oddities Horten IV and VI gliders.
Throughout the history of flight, new ideas in aircraft design have resulted in both resounding success stories and spectacular failures. Read about such innovative aircraft as the extremely successful vertical take-off Harrier, the unsuccessful parasite fighter XF-85 Goblin, Howard Hughes's Spruce Goose, the futuristic Aerocar, the speedy bomber jet XB-70, and the German oddities Horten IV and VI gliders.