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Best of the National Air and Space Museum by F Robert Van Der Linden (Hardback, 2016)

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Best of the National Air and Space Museum provides unprecedented access to the most popular museum in the world. Robert Van der Linden, curator of aeronautics, has selected the most important, popular, and just plain impressive aircraft and spacecraft from the collections of both museums to be showcased in this beautiful book.

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Experience the thrill of flying some of the world's most important airplanes and spacecraft. Best of the National Air and Space Museum provides unprecedented access to the most popular museum in the world. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum hosts an average of seven million visits every year. The Udvar-Hazy Center three football fields long and ten stories high receives more than one million visits annually. Best of the National Air and Space Museum features the best of both museums, from the Challenger space shuttle and the Wright flyer to the Spirit of St. Louis and the stealth bomber. Robert Van der Linden, curator of aeronautics, has selected the most important, popular, and just plain impressive aircraft and spacecraft from the collections of both museums to be showcased in this beautiful book. Each page spread includes intriguing facts of the item's design, use, mission, specifications, and dimensions. A must-have for space and aviation buffs.

Product Identifiers

PublisherSmithsonian Institution Press, Smithsonian Books

ISBN-101588345815

ISBN-139781588345813

eBay Product ID (ePID)221892896

Product Key Features

AuthorF Robert Van Der Linden

FormatHardback

LanguageEnglish

TopicAircraft & Spacecraft: General Interest

GenreAircraft & Spacecraft: General Interest

Dimensions

Weight1134g

Height277mm

Width213mm

Additional Product Features

Place of PublicationDulles

Spine20mm

Content NoteIllustrations

Author BiographyF. ROBERT VAN DER LINDEN is the curator of special purpose aircraft and commercial aviation in the Smithsonian Institution National Air & Space Museum's Aeronautics Division. He is also the author of The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian.

Date of Publication23/06/2016

Country of PublicationUnited States