Pioneer Aviators of the World - A Biographical Dictionary of the First Pilots of 100 Countries

Informationen zum Autor Hart Matthews is a freelance writer and photographer. He lives in Durham, North Carolina. Klappentext The first pilots from each of a hundred countries have their stories told in this work. A brief biography and description of his or her attempts to fly are provided for each early aviator, except in a very few cases where facts are hard to find. For purposes of this book, a flight is defined as that made by a heavier-than-air machine capable of taking off from ground level carrying a pilot, who controls to some degree the ascent, descent and path of the machine. To be called successful, the flight must be sustained past the point to which the machines take-off momentum would normally carry it through the air. Few people know that the next aviator after Wilbur and Orville Wright brothers was a Brazilian, who flew almost three years later and was nevertheless widely credited as being the first in flight. This work presents stories of first pilots from hundred countries. It also provides a brief biography and description of his or her attempts to fly. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Introduction     The Countries     The Chronology     Glossary     Notes     Bibliography     Index

Product details

• Authors: Matthews Hart, Hart Matthews, Matthews Hart
• Publisher: McFarland
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2008
• EAN: 9780786438808
• ISBN: 978-0-7864-3880-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; History: specific events & topics, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Reference, HISTORY / Reference, Reference works, History: specific events and topics, Aviation skills / piloting, Aviation skills and piloting