The Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships: Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg - Brossura

Dick, Harold; Robinson, Douglas

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1560982195 ISBN 13: 9781560982197

Casa editrice: Smithsonian Books, 1992

Riassunto

Gathers information about the design, construction, and operation of the two German dirigibles between 1934 and 1938

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Recensione:

“[A] major contribution to aeronautical history. . . .Well illustrated with photos and drawings (some never before published) and handsomely designed.”—Booknews

“This is the very best account of the high point of the zeppelin era. The book abounds in technical details of design and construction. . . . Readers will learn about airship operation from the inside out.”—Aerospace Historian

“A valuable book, enhanced by excellent illustrations and a useful glossary of terms.”—Isis

“A wealth of interesting design, engineering, construction and operating information. . . . Technically sound and authoritative.”—Aerospace

L'autore:

Harold G. Dick, the only American to have made twenty-two transatlantic crossings in the passenger airships, is an honorary life member of the Lighter-Than-Air Society. He lives in Wichita, Kansas.
Douglas H. Robinson, an aviation historian, is the author of several books, including The Zeppelin in Combat: A History of the German Naval Airship Division, 1912-1918; Giants in the Sky; and, with Charles L. Keller, “Up Ship!”: A History of the U.S. Navy's Rigid Airships, 1919-1935.

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• Editore: Smithsonian Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1560982195
• ISBN 13: 9781560982197
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 226