Author : Ernst Heinrich Hirschel
Release : 2012-12-06
Genre : Technology & Engineering
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Aeronautical Research in Germany - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Aeronautical Research in Germany write by Ernst Heinrich Hirschel. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Aeronautical Research in Germany available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the pioneering glider flights of Otto Lilienthal (1891) to the advanced avionics of today’s Airbus passenger jets, aeronautical research in Germany has been at the forefront of the birth and advancement of aeronautics. On the occasion of the centennial commemoration of the Wright Brother’s first powered flight (December 1903), this English-language edition of Aeronautical Research in Germany recounts and celebrates the considerable contributions made in Germany to the invention and ongoing development of aircraft. Featuring hundreds of historic photos and non-technical language, this comprehensive and scholarly account will interest historians, engineers, and, also, all serious airplane devotees. Through individual contributions by 35 aeronautical experts, it covers in fascinating detail the milestones of the first 100 years of aeronautical research in Germany, within the broader context of the scientific, political, and industrial milieus. This richly illustrated and authoritative volume constitutes a most timely and substantial overview of the crucial contributions to the foundation and advancement of aeronautics made by German scientists and engineers.