INNOVATIONS IN AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION: Thirty-Seven Influential Designs

Traces the most influential designs in the more than 80-year history of aviation. In chronological order, 37 pioneering developments are reviewed, from the Wright Brothers' "Flyer" in 1903 to the jet-powered Heinkel He 178 in 1939 to the Concorde airliner of the late 1960s. Fully illustrated, many in color.