Howard's whirlybirds
Subtitle: Howard Hughes' amazing pioneering helicopter exploits
By: Donald J. Porter
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [Stroud, UK]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781781550892; 9781781554197
Subjects: Helicopters; History; Aeronautics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A yearning to fly; title: Hot whirlybirds; title: Bigger could have been even better; title: From the largest to the smallest; title: Howard's big worry wasn't helicopters; title: Small helicopters, big controversies; title: Redefining small helicopters; title: Records are made to be broken; title: Offspring of the loach; title: Gunships reign supreme; title: Son of Cheyenne; title: One step at a time; title: Production beckons; title: Changing times.