2019 marks 50 years since the debut flights of the Boeing 747 and Concorde.
It also marks 100 years since Alcock & Brown departed on the first non-stop transatlantic flight.
Flight is something that has fascinated us for centuries, until here, in our century, it has become commonplace. But what do we really know?
Flight – The Evolution of Aviation is a tour through the hinterland of flight with illustrations to warm the cockles. This book absorbed generations within my family, from a 70 year old to an eleven year old –and what’s more, each wanted to find out, flesh out, areas of interest. So as an introduction to, and overall view, of flight it is absolutely perfect.
Read about The Wright Brothers, The Aeroplane during the 1st and 2nd world wars. Air travel in in the post-war world, and on, and on.
And what about the hot-air balloons and onto the technology behind military jets and space rockets.
Yes, all here. Enjoy.
Price £20..00 pub. Carlton Publishing Group. Distributed by HarperCollins.