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The Dragonflies: The Story of Helicopters and Autogiros, 1919-1970 Kindle Edition

by Robert Jackson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
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“The dream of flight is as old as the mind of man...”


So begins Robert Jackson’s incredible book on the history of helicopters.

It’s an epic tale that begins in the 4th Century B.C. and travels to ancient Greek physicists and great thinkers like Da Vinci. With dreams of fantastical flying machines that either soared magnificently or crashed to the ground, designs evolved throughout the centuries until, finally, the helicopter’s potential was finally recognized by the military. In combat, the helicopter's story goes from the early dreams of flight to daring searches and rescue missions…

Complex and compelling, The Dragonflies explores man’s relationship with flight in the most extraordinary, revealing way.

Robert Jackson was born in 1941 in the North Yorkshire village of Melsonby. A former pilot and navigation instructor, his active involvement with aviation lasted many years. Following his retirement from the RAFVR in 1977 as a squadron leader, he has written more than forty nonfiction works on military affairs.
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    194 pages
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    English
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  4. Publication date
    October 27, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07ZPGMCVQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lume Books (October 27, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 27, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2221 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 194 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 63 ratings

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3.8 out of 5 stars
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Uncle Geek
4.0 out of 5 stars Great text--but no pictures
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017
Great discussion of the topic and I enjoyed it thoroughly. HOWEVER, the Kindle version suffers terribly from the total lack of pictures. There are great descriptions of the lives of a few hundred aircraft--and not a picture of any of them. I'm fortunate I'm reading on my laptop so I can do a search for the aircraft. I enjoyed it enough to make it worthwhile, but the little kid in me sure would have loved some pictures
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Vinny A
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read for helicopter pilots
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2018
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Excellent read
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I. Hutchinson
4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting although now overtaken by modern developments.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2017
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Good to understand the way rotary wing craft developed. Autogyros were an unknown area to me as were many of the people who developed all the various types of craft.
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mels_24
5.0 out of 5 stars great book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2013
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Bought this as a present for a family member to go with christmas presents, he absolutely loved it. would deffinately reccommmend.
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