The Enterprise of Flight
  • Published: 17 September 2001
  • ISBN: 9781560989646
  • Imprint: Smithsonian Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 300
  • RRP: $59.99

The Enterprise of Flight

The American Aviation and Aerospace Industry

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The Enterprise of Flight is a highly praised contribution to the literature on American aviation and space exploration history. In a new introduction for this paperback edition, Roger E. Bilstein explains how international competition has affected American aerospace and airline manufacturers and updates the ongoing controversy over the high cost of military aircraft such as the F-12 Raptor.
  • Published: 17 September 2001
  • ISBN: 9781560989646
  • Imprint: Smithsonian Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 300
  • RRP: $59.99
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Praise for The Enterprise of Flight

A masterly synthesis by a master historian (Lewis, David) Making stunning use of recently available documents and scholarly writings, this book succeeds in capturing the essence of a major American technological enterprise. (Roger D. Launius) . . . establishes Bilstein as the most accessible guide to American aerospace history. (Technology And Culture)

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