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THE LEADING EDGE

by Walter J. Boyne

Published by Macdonald Orbis. 1st. 1987

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A history of the new ideas in aviation technology and the gains we have realized because of them. Blue cloth boards, red title to spine, embossed title to front. Colour photos. 231 pages including index.

Small mark to lower edge of front endpaper. Contents fine. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is lightly browned.

ISBN: 0356143287
Stock no. 1802870

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. The Earliest Edge
  • 2. Bleriot's Triumph: The Monoplane
  • 3. The Leading Edge as Sword and Shield
  • 4. The Shape of Things to Come
  • 5. Powerplants
  • 6. The Further Demands for Speed
  • 7. The Demand for Economy
  • 8. Leading Nowhere
  • 9. Today and Tomorrow
  • Index

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