Bombeau B Bernard (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. In French. 2006 Editions Privat (Toulouse, France), 9 7/8 x 12 1/2 inches tall glossy yellow pictorial hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, color illustrated endpapers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs and drawings, index, 363 pp. Slight edgewear to covers, with minor bumping to the lower edges of the boards and the tips. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in very slightly creased and edgeworn dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Uncommon in this original hardcover issue. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~T~ [6.5P] Explores the evolution of vertical flight, tracing it from ancestral dreams and Leonardo da Vinci's 15th-century 'aerial screw' drawings through to the pioneering achievements of Louis Breguet in the early 20th century. It focuses on the 'heroic era' of helicopter development, documenting the visionaries and precursors who attempted to solve the complex physics of rotary-wing flight. The volume is richly illustrated with black and white and color iconographic documentation, including historical photographs and illustrations by Jean Noël. As Bombeau was a prominent test pilot, the text includes technical insights into early designs like the Gyroplane Breguet-Richet No. 1, which achieved one of the first piloted vertical lifts in 1907.…