From Wax Wings to Flying Drones - A Very Unreliable History of Aviation

An irreverent romp through time looking back over the history of aviation, from Icarus and his wax wings to everything that happened since

About the author

Norman Ferguson has been interested in aviation all his life. Born into a family of plane-spotters, one grandfather was an anti-aircraft gunner, the other a Blitz ARP warden, and his father was an intercept radar operator in the RAF. Norman was in the ATC and reached the heady heights of champion in Aircraft Recognition in 1982 (Scottish and Northern Ireland area). He has previously written The Little Book of Aviation, 5 Minute History: First World War in the Air and Project Apollo: The Moon Odyssey Explained for The History Press. He lives in Edinburgh.

Product details

• Authors: Norman Ferguson
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780750999731
• ISBN: 978-0-7509-9973-1
• Dimensions: 206 mm x 134 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 344 g
• Illustrations: 20 Illustrations, black and white
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches