9781567205039 - From Autogiro to Gyroplane: The Amazing Survival of an Aviation Technology von Charnov, Bruce H. (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. Bruce Charnov tells the amazing story of autogiro technology, a branch of aviation that failed to take off, but which has survived poor business decisions, bad luck, the Great Depression and the outstanding success of the helicopter, to give rise to the gyroplane. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839. . 2003. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 416 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (24.2cm); illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine; xxiv,389pp; b&w photos. Jacket edgeworn with nudging at head of spine and a few stray smudges. Boards faded a bit at bottom edge. Spine very slightly cocked, with bumping at ends. Very sparse underlining and a couple marginal checks in faded orange highlighter, with all text legible. Binding is sound. Signed by the author to autogyro pilot Andrew Keech on front free endpaper with inscription "For Andy, Your creation of your tractor autogyro "Woodstock" preserves the visions of Juan de la Cierva & Harold F. Pitcairn into a new century of autorotations / flight - A model I hope to successfully emulate -- keep those blades whirling! It is an honor, privilege & great pleasure to friend -- Safe (?) -- always, Bruce. 9/11/03" Keech set a transcontinental flight record in October of that year, flying Woodstock from Kitty Hawk to San Diego, and would go on to set a number of world records for speed.