Canadian Wings: A Remarkable Century of Flight - Couverture souple

Payne, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 155365496X ISBN 13 : 9781553654964

Editeur : Greystone Books,Canada, 2009

Synopsis

It's hard to imagine modern Canada without the airplane. In an immense, open country with many challenges to travel, flight has become an integral part of Canadian life, from bush pilots landing floatplanes on remote lakes to business travellers shuttling between cities and time zones. Here the rich resources of the Canada Aviation Museum provide a fresh look at the aviation heritage that made this possible.

Canadian Wings gives a full and copiously illustrated account of how powered flight developed during its first century in Canada, as well as the contribution that Canadians made to the wider story of flight in the world. Vignettes and anecdotes bring famous Canadian fliers to life, from J.A.D. McCurdy and Alexander Graham Bell's Aerial Experiment Association to World War I aces Bishop, Barker and Collishaw, and from bush pilots "Wop" May and "Punch" Dickins to steadfast flyers-turned-boardroom-executives Grant McConachie, Gordon McGregor and Max Ward.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Greystone Books,Canada
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 155365496X
• ISBN 13: 9781553654964
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible