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008 180607s2018 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2018023833
020 _a9781476669618 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 _aDLC
_beng
_cDLC
_erda
_dDLC
_dAU
042 _apcc
049 _aAlfaisal Main Library
050 0 0 _aTL685.35
_b.D47 2018
100 1 _aDesmond, Kevin,
_d1950-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aElectric airplanes and drones :
_ba history /
_cKevin Desmond ; foreword by Ivo Boscarol.
260 _c©2018
264 1 _aJefferson, North Carolina :
_bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
_c©2018
300 _a306 p:
_c26 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (page 299) and index.
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _aElectric airplanes
_xHistory.
650 0 _aDrone aircraft
_xHistory.
655 0 _2local
_94
_aPrint books.
942 _2lcc
_cBOOKS