Item #3814 The Helicopter History, Piloting And How It Flies. John FAY, David, GIBBINGS, Lucy, RAYMOND, Dulcie LEGG, author, illustrators.

The Helicopter History, Piloting And How It Flies

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1984. Octavo, blue hardcover, xiii, 194 pp., four double-sided plates, illustrated with diagrams throughout. A near-fine copy in worn dust-jacket. Reprint (fifth impression). This provides valuable information on the various types of rotorcraft as well as a focus on tthe behaviour of the helicopter and its rotors under different conditions. There are sections on the techniques of piloting and the problems that face every trainee. The last part is dedicated to the aircraft's history from ancient China to the nineteen eighties. Item #3814

Price (AUD): $60.00