Contact! The Story of the Early Aviators
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.29 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486423271 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
84 black-and-white illustrations.. Among the significant and colorful figures covered are the Wright Brothers, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Henry Farman, Glenn H. Curtiss, and other aviators from around the world. This informative account recaptures the thrill of the pioneering days of aviation, back before flying was taken for granted
Unique Personal Account (often interesting) Contact! reads very much like a first-hand account of the first 15 years of aviation. The two things I liked most about Contact! were 1) several photos taken by the author when he was a boy in France, during the early years of aviation and 2) references to obscure (and maybe forgotten) early aviators. The writing was sometimes a bit slow. (For example when the author recounts the events of air shows.) There were some excellent appendices detailing the fatalities of early aviators, as well as lists of all the early aviators. In addition, there were good graphics of the early machines