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Howard's whirlybirds : Howard Hughes' amazing pioneering helicopter exploits / Donald J. Porter

Catalog Data

Author:
Porter, Donald J  Search this
Subject:
Hughes, Howard 1905-1976  Search this
Physical description:
224 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2013
Contents:
A yearning to fly -- Hot whirlybirds -- Bigger could have been even better -- From the largest to the smallest -- Howard's big worry wasn't helicopters -- Small helicopters, big controversies -- Redefining small helicopters -- Records are made to be broken -- Offspring of the loach -- Gunships reign supreme -- Son of Cheyenne -- One step at a time -- Production beckons -- Changing times
Topic:
Helicopters--History  Search this
Aeronautics--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1010443