X Planes : Research Aircraft 1891-1970
Subtitle: A Unique Pictorial Record of Flying Prototypes, their Designers and Pilots (Osprey Aviation Pioneers 1)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: June 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781855328761
Subjects: Aerospace & aviation technology; Aircraft: general interest; History of engineering & technology; Photographs: collections; 20th century; Transportation; History - Military / War; Military - Aviation; History / Military / Aviation; General
First sentence: The German, Otto Lilienthal, had made his first heavier-than-air flight in 1891, some twelve years ahead of the Wright Brothers historic powered hop of 17 December 1903.