FLIGHT

From the Wright brothers' first powered flight, to Concorde's final voyage and the crash of the Columbia. This book the history of aviantion. Charting the trailblazers, jet test pilots and constant progress at the cutting-edge of technology, every aspect of flight is explored. Recalling events - record - breaking flights, aerial warfare and terrorist hijackings - this is the story of how to fly became a reality and central to modern history.