Scotland's Wings - Triumph and Tragedy in the Skies (Paperback)

Scotland has a worldwide reputation for launching some of the greatest ships ever built, but far less is known about our pioneering work on aviation. Yet in the great industrial cities and remote islands across the country, men and women risked their reputations, resources and lives to advance experiments in flight. Before airliners crossed the Atlantic Ocean and bombers secretly flew into the NATO airbase at Machrihanish, pioneers of aviation worked in the unlikely surroundings of Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow among other places. Their humble flying crafts, made with wood and canvas, would become the luxurious jet-engined aircraft of today. Including the first flight over Everest, the construction of the most northerly airship station in mainland Britain and the experience of civilians and pilots during the Clydebank Blitz of 1941, Scotland's Wings is a glimpse into the dramatic and sometimes controversial adventures within Scottish aeronautics. In Scotland's Wings, Robert Jeffrey tells a fascinating history, highlighting innovators whose ideas heralded the modern age of transport and revealing how the airfields of previous years will once again be used to progress into a daring new age of travel.

General

Imprint:	Black And White Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	Robert Jeffrey
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-78530-406-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Aviation manufacturing industry Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Aerospace & air transport industries > General
LSN:	1-78530-406-2
Barcode:	9781785304064

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