{"product_id":"aviation-the-pioneer-years","title":"AVIATION — THE PIONEER YEARS","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eA comprehensive history of aviation from Icarus to 1939, featuring over 850 rare illustrations. Chronicles the evolution from hot-air balloons to military aircraft, covering pioneers, technological advances, and WWI developments.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781851703494\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1851703497\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( round back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsed - Very Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBen Mackworth-Praed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudio Editions Ltd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e320\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e26 x 32 x 3 cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• PRÉCURSEURS - PIONNIERS\u003cbr\u003e• ENCYCLOPÉDIES\u003cbr\u003e• PREMIÈRE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAVIATION: THE PIONEER YEARS\u003c\/em\u003e retraces the extraordinary evolution of flight, dividing its story into five key periods, each explored in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first period surveys the legendary attempts at flight before the eighteenth century, from \u003cem\u003eIcarus\u003c\/em\u003e through Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, culminating with the Montgolfier and Charles balloons—hot-air and hydrogen—invented within twelve weeks of each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second period highlights the realization that human power alone could never sustain heavier-than-air flight or navigate a lighter-than-air craft. This era ends with the emergence of two distinct paths: the motor-men and the glider-men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1901, the strands began to converge. The \u003cem\u003eWright brothers\u003c\/em\u003e in America solved the critical problem of directional stability with their wing-warping system. In 1903, they combined a petrol engine with their controllable glider, achieving powered flight for the first time. From there, both the \u003cem\u003eaeroplane\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eairship\u003c\/em\u003e rapidly advanced. Within a decade, the \u003cem\u003eWright Flyer\u003c\/em\u003e’s wood-and-canvas design evolved alongside the three Zeppelins that carried 19,109 passengers over twenty months without a single accident. The book also recounts the first long-distance journeys to Africa and Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fourth stage covers the First World War, where immense investment fueled mass production but resulted in limited fundamental technological progress. Aircraft of 1918 remained largely similar to those of 1914, with the main difference being scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fifth and final chapter examines the postwar shift from individual aviation efforts to powerful commercial enterprises, pushing the boundaries of speed, altitude, endurance, and safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich in incidents, remarkable personalities, and astonishing \u003cem\u003eaircraft\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAVIATION: THE PIONEER YEARS\u003c\/em\u003e combines over 850 extraordinary illustrations—many rare—with a clear, informative text, making it an indispensable work for anyone fascinated by humanity’s relentless drive to conquer the skies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Mackworth-Praed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53776229335386,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/image1_debece46-3b87-43c1-9672-dd28a74015cd.jpeg?v=1773146445","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/aviation-the-pioneer-years","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}