A story of the early days of commercial aviation.

John Anderson provides an updated overview of aeronautical and aerospace engineering, blending history and biography with discussion of engineering concepts.

A dramatic chronicle of a pivotal moment in the history of aviation sets events against a backdrop of heated debates about which flight technology was the most viable, in an account that covers such topics as Walter Wellman's attempt to ...

Presents a biography of the Wright brothers, focusing on their systematic research of flight mechanics which proved the key to their success.

This third edition of Aircraft Systems represents a timely update of this highly successful and widely acclaimed work.

Chronicles the story-behind-the-story about the Wright brothers, sharing insights into the disadvantages that challenged their lives and their mechanical ingenuity.

A look at how aviation's frontier lasted only a scant 3 decades, then vanished as commercial and military imperatives made flying routine.

From award-winning author and historian James Tobin comes the story of one of America's greatest personal and national tales: the Wright brothers' hard-won triumph in the race for flight.

The Projects of Skunk Works examines 75 years of Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs, from jet fighters to missiles, heavy-lift helicopters, a lighter-than-air ship, drones, and a stealth boat.

A history of personal flight pays tribute to the eccentric, inventive, obsessed, and creative individuals who used feathers, wood, whalebone, leather, canvas, and many other materials in an attempt to achieve winged flight.