The Dragonflies: The Story of Helicopters and Autogiros, 1919-1970
by Robert Jackson
English | 2019 | ASIN: B07ZPGMCVQ | 193 Pages | EPUB | 0.5 MB
by Robert Jackson
English | 2019 | ASIN: B07ZPGMCVQ | 193 Pages | EPUB | 0.5 MB
It’s an epic tale that begins in the 4th Century B.C. and travels to ancient Greek physicists and great thinkers like Da Vinci. With dreams of fantastical flying machines that either soared magnificently or crashed to the ground, designs evolved throughout the centuries until, finally, the helicopter’s potential was finally recognized by the military. In combat, the helicopter's story goes from the early dreams of flight to daring searches and rescue missions…