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Previously published as Eyewitness: Flying Machine, Eyewitness: Flight is a spectacular and informative guide to the fascinating world of aircraft. Superb color photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" exploration of the history of flight, and provide a close-up view of the many different types of aircraft in use today, how to keep an airplane flying straight and level, and more. The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.
Andrew Nahum works at the Science Museum in London as the principal curator of technology and engineering. He is an author and writer whose work, mostly on the history of technology and aviation, has appeared in numerous academic and popular journals. His books include Flight, Flying Machnines, and Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet, among others.