It'll Never Work: Planes and Helicopters: An Accidental History of Inventions

Author: Jon Richards Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 464 Have you ever wondered what made human beings think they could take to the skies? Starting with Icarus and his wax and feather wings and Leonardo Da Vinci's Flying Machine and primitive helicopter know as the Aerial Screw, IT'LL NEVER WORK: AEROPLANES AND HELICOPTERS explores the history of flying machines, the successes and failures that have led to the comforts of modern passenger flight that we know today. Each...Read more