Technology and commercial air travel
By: by Rudi Volti
Series: Historical perspectives on technology, society, and culture
Publisher: American Historical Association
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780872292130
Subjects: Commercial Aeronautics; Airlines; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a miraculous banality; title: A short history of airline travel; title: Developing aircraft technologies in the era of the piston engine; title: The era of the jet-powered airplane; title: Airline infrastructure; title: Safety and security; title: Air travel and the shaping of our world; title: Conclusion.