Flight: 100 Greatest Aircraft

图书标准信息

• 作者 Mark Phelps 著；Robert Goyer 编
• 出版社 Weldon Owen
• 出版时间 2013-12
• ISBN 9781616286064
• 定价 284.80元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 240页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Acomprehensivelookattheworld'sgreataircraftfromtheexpertsatFlyingmagazine,featuringspectacularfull-colorphotographs,fascinatingandinformativetext,anddetailedspecificationsthatwilldelightdie-harddatafans.
Ofallhumanity’sdazzlinginnovations,perhapsnonecaptureourimaginationsorfuelourinventivespiritsasmuchasflight.Inourquesttosoarhigher,faster,andfarther,we’vedreamedupairbornewondersthatareasighttobehold—likethesupersonicF-22Raptor,stealthilysoaringabovetheclouds,ortheBoeing-StearmanPT-17Biplane,thebeautifulstartermodelthathelpedagenerationearntheirwings.That’snoteventomentionthedeluxeConcorde—thefirstpassengerjettocruiseatthespeedofsound.
Theseiconicaircraft—and97morestunningfeatsofaeronauticalengineering—makeuptheworld’smostgroundbreakingcontributionstoflight,allcuratedandcollectedherebytheexpertsatFlyingmagazine.InFlight:100GreatestAircraft,there’ssomethingforeveryaviationaficionado—frombrazenstuntplanestofar-from-pedestriancommercialjets,frommilitarymarvelstospacecraftthatreacheddazzlingnewheights.Withitsspectacularfull-colorphotographs,fascinatingandinformativetext,anddetailedspecificationssectionthatwilldelightdie-harddatafans,Flightistheessentialbookforpilotsandplane-loverseverywhere.

【作者简介】

MarkPhelpstraceshispassionforaviationbacktoageeight,whenhe’dfilluponstoriesofflight’sheroes,pastandpresent,atthelocallibrary.Afterlearningtoflyaftercollege,helandedajobasaneditoratFlying,wherehestillcontributesstoriestoday.With1,800hoursloggedintheair,Markisanactiveinstrumentpilot.HelivesinNewJerseywithhiswifeandtwinsons.

RobertGoyerhasbeenwithFlyingsince1994andhasbeeneditor-in-chiefsince2010.Duringhistimethere,hehaswrittenandphotographedhundredsofstories.Hismonthlyopinionpieceisoneofthemostpopularcolumnsinaviation,andheistherecipientoftheNBAA’sDaveEwaldPlatinumWingAwardforexcellenceinjournalism.Alandandseaplanepilotwiththousandsofhoursinhislogbook,Roberthasflownmorethan200typesofaircraft.HelivesinAustin,Texas,withhisfamily.
InspiredbythetransatlanticflightofCharlesLindbergh,theFlyingbrandtookoffin1927astheultimateaviationmagazineforflightenthusiasts,exclusivelywrittenfromapilot’sperspective.Morethan85yearslater,thatformulahasn’tchanged:Flyingstillbringsitsreaderscomprehensivecoverageofpersonalaviation,includingfirst-personflightreports,industrynews,technologytrends,andsafetyguidance,alongwithaward-winningillustrationandeye-catchingphotography.