The nation's hangar
Subtitle: aircraft treasures of the Smithsonian from the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
By: F. Robert van der Linden
Contributors: Van der Linden, F. Robert
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781588343161
Subjects: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center; Airplanes; National Air and Space Museum; Catalogs
Description: "The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian offers a fascinating textual and visual history of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft. The Nation's Hangar charts the awe-inspiring history of flight around the world. F. Robert Van Der Linden, a Smithsonian curator and leading expert on aviation history, explains the fascinating stories behind aviation's great technological advances and provides historic and social context that highlights the many ways in which these innovations have changed the course of human history. The Nation's Hangar is also a visual delight. The Smithsonian aircraft collection has never looked so compelling and sleek. The Nation's Hangar is a must-have for that fly boy or fly girl in your flight pattern"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.