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100	1		_aDavid, Evan John, _d1877-1961
245	1	0	_aAircraft
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2024-09-03
508			_aFiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"Aircraft: Its Development in War and Peace and Its Commercial Future" by Evan John David is a historical account and overview written in the early 20th century, specifically in post-World War I. The book explores the evolution of aviation technology, detailing the advancements made in aircraft design and functionality, as well as their diverse applications in both military and commercial contexts. The opening of the work sets the stage by emphasizing mankind’s age-old desire to fly, tracing back to ancient myths and early experiments. It highlights the significant milestones in aeronautics, beginning with ballooning and moving through to the development of dirigibles and early heavier-than-air machines, including airships and the pioneering flights of figures like the Wright brothers. The narrative provides a foundation for understanding how these early innovations laid the groundwork for the future of aviation, with a focus on the challenges faced by early aviators and inventors in achieving controlled flight. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919
653			_aAirplanes
653			_aAeronautics
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/aircraftitsdevel00davirich/
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74358
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