01550cam a2200313 4500 388811850 TxAuBib 20110805120000.0 070407s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780756619022 0756619025 TxAuBib Grant, R.G, 1949- Flight : The Complete History / R.G. Grant. Flight : The Complete History. Flight : 100 Years of Aviation. updated edition. New York : DK Publishing, 2007. 452 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. Includes Index. Original published title "Flight: 100 Years of Aviation." 2002. 100 years of airborne innovation and adventure for aviation fans in a new compact edition. From the Wright brothers' first powered flight, to Concorde's final voyage and the tragic crash of the Columbia, take a sky-high journey through the history of aviation. Charting the trailblazers, jet test pilots and constant progress at the cutting-edge of technology, every aspect of flight is explored. Recalling memorable events, record-breaking flights, aerial warfare and terrorist hijackings, this is the story of how man's dream to fly became a reality and central to modern history. 20070407. Aeronautics History. Flight. Aviation. Airplanes. Engineering. Transportation History.