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Spilsbury, Richard, 1963-

Great aircraft designs 1900-today / Great aircraft designs nineteen hundred-today Richard Spilsbury. - 48 pages; illustrations, (color); 25 cm. - Iconic designs . - Heinemann infosearch .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing iconic aircraft -- From concept to icon: Wright Flyer -- Sopwith Camel -- Graf Zeppelin -- China Clipper -- Spitfire -- Designer in focus: Reginald Mitchell -- Flying Fortress -- Messerschmitt Me 262 -- Sikorsky S-55 -- Harrier Jump Jet -- From concept to icon: Learjet -- Jumbo Jet -- Designer in focus: Joe Sutter -- Concorde -- Space Shuttle Orbiter -- B-2 Stealth Bomber -- Future of aircraft design -- Timeline.

Discover the most amazing aircraft designs since 1900. From the Wright brothers' Flyer to supersonic jets, this book charts the story of design that led to some amazing machines. We look at the needs that prompted their design, the designers responsible for breaking boundaries and the technology that made them possible.

ISBN: 9781484626160 (hb) 1484626168 (hb) 9781484626214 (pb) 1484626214 (pb)

Source: 1389795 QBI

LCCN: 2015000274

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Airplanes--History --Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: TL547 / .S71784 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 629.13