01646cam a2200301 i 4500 595766 595766 20532355 US-DLC 20200113110435.0 180607s2018 ncu b 001 0 eng 2018023833 9781476669618 (softcover : alk. paper) DLC eng DLC rda DLC AU pcc Alfaisal Main Library TL685.35 .D47 2018 Desmond, Kevin, 1950- author. Electric airplanes and drones : a history / Kevin Desmond ; foreword by Ivo Boscarol. ©2018 Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, ©2018 306 p: 26 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 299) and index. "Attempts at electric powered flight date to well before the 19th century. Battery weight and low energy output made it impractical until the 1990s. The author describes the diverse designs of modern electric flying machines--from tiny insect-styled drones to stratospheric airships--and explores developing trends, including flying cars and passenger airliners"-- Electric airplanes History. Drone aircraft History. local 4 Print books. lcc BOOKS 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2020-01-13 0 TL685.35 .D47 2018 AU00000000015725 2020-01-13 00:00:00 356.00 2020-01-13 BOOKS