Flight
Published on 19. September 2019
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-4722-4787-2 (ISBN)
Description
Flight is the story of humankind's most ambitious undertaking.
From thousand-year-old flying machines and the trailblazing 'birdmen' who risked their lives to test them, to the Wright brothers' legendary first flight and the iconic spacecraft of the modern era, Flight weaves together the extraordinary history of aviation with an in-depth look at the mechanics of how planes work.
Sumptuously illustrated and written by a former RAF technician, this is the definitive guide to how we conquered the skies.
From thousand-year-old flying machines and the trailblazing 'birdmen' who risked their lives to test them, to the Wright brothers' legendary first flight and the iconic spacecraft of the modern era, Flight weaves together the extraordinary history of aviation with an in-depth look at the mechanics of how planes work.
Sumptuously illustrated and written by a former RAF technician, this is the definitive guide to how we conquered the skies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1075 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4722-4787-2 (9781472247872)
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ZACK SCOTT joined the Royal Air Force at the age of twenty, where he worked as an aircraft technician for several years. He then returned to civilian life to work on high-speed trains, before pursuing his lifelong passion for design. Zack achieved his degree in graphic design in 2013 and has since been working in-house for a couple of companies, while using his free time to work on writing his books, 2017's Apollo and 2018's Scrapers.
Zack has a keen interest in the sciences and loves to create graphics that make complex ideas easy to digest.
Zack has a keen interest in the sciences and loves to create graphics that make complex ideas easy to digest.