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Dick, Ron, 1931-

Aviation century wings of change / Wings of change Ron Dick and Dan Patterson. - Erin, Ont. : Buffalo, N.Y. : Boston Mills Press ; Distributed in the United States by Firefly Books, 2005. - 288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm - Aviation century . - Aviation century. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- Foreword by Fred Smith -- Foreword by Michael Oakey -- Photographer's preface by Dan Patterson -- Introduction by Air Vice-Marshal Ron Dick -- ch. 1. The safest way to travel -- ch. 2. Personal and private -- ch. 3. Lighter than air -- ch. 4. The wings rotate -- ch. 5. At the frontier -- Bibliography -- Index.

Comprehensive resource to aeronautical developments in the 20th century, including: commercial aviation, private flying, sailplanes, lighter-than-air flight (balloons, dirigibles), rotary wings (helicopters), research and development, and test pilots.

ISBN: 1550464280 9781550464283 1550464256 9781550464252

Standard No.: 9781550464283

LCCN: 2006271328

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA544540 bnb 20059011319 can

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aeronautics--History.
Aeronautics--History.
--Histoire.
Aeronautics.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: TL600 / .D53 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 629.13/009