Item #318558 The world's worst aircraft / James Gilbert. James Gilbert.

The world's worst aircraft / James Gilbert

1975, First Edition. Walton-on-Thames [Eng.] : M & J Hobbs in association with Michael Joseph. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper (price-clipped), now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Includes previous owner's inscription. Item #318558
ISBN: 0718112695

Physical description; 192 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p. 185-187. Contents; The fore-runners -- Balloonatics -- Lilian Bland's Mayfly -- Forssman's folly -- The Christmas Bullet -- The Tarrant Tabor -- Multiplanes -- Gee-bees -- The Barling Bomber -- The R101 Airship -- The Maxim Gorky -- Dornier's giant flying boats -- The Flying Flea -- The Brewster Buffalo -- The Fairey battle -- Floundering Elephants -- Komet or the Devil's sled -- The Brabazon -- Flying 'Queens' -- The Convair Jetliners -- Man-powered flight. Subjects; Aeronautics ; Miscellanea. Aeronautics History. Airplanes History. History. Aeronautics ; Miscellanea Miscellanea. Flygplan historia. Airplanes History. Unsuccessful aircraft to 1975. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.

Price: €14.95

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