Published by Random House New Zealand, 2003
ISBN 10: 1869415965 ISBN 13: 9781869415969
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 232 pages. WILD ABOUT FLYING tells the story of flight, from the late 1800s, when men like Otto Lilienthal were hurling themse lves off cliff-tops strapped into flimsy gliders, to the modern d ay, with John Glenn circling the earth in the Space Shuttle at ag e 77. In this unique book, the story is told through the men and women who were there: the aviators, navigators, fighter-pilots, d esigners, engineers, and test-pilots who changed the world foreve r. Here are the dramatic stories that are not generally known - t he stories of the daring Harry Hawker, who attempted to fly the A tlantic, the fighter pilot John Cunningham, the pioneer flyer Fra ncis Chichester, and long-distance pilot Bert Hinkler. Also featu red are the famous figures such as the Wright Brothers, Richard P earse, Charles Lindbergh, Howard Hughes, Jean Batten and Charles Kingsford Smith. Crisp, lively biographies of these and many othe r key individuals and their true-life adventures bring the age of flight to life. The contributions of these people turned the pio neering flights by Richard Pearse in South Canterbury, NZ and the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, USA in 1903 into the reality of a viation as we know it today. Over 200 superb colour paintings cap ture the key elements of the story of flight, the historic moment s and events. The paintings of the aircraft are technically corre ct in all details. Colour portraits of over 70 individuals are al so featured. Archival photographs accompany all the stories. The book also features two illustrated timelines: one of the people, and another of the aircraft depicted, including their technical s pecifications.
Published by Random House, Auckland, New Zealand, 2003
ISBN 10: 1869415965 ISBN 13: 9781869415969
Seller: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, New Zealand
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition.