A flying life John Duigan and the first Australian aeroplane /

The flying career of John Robertson Duigan spanned just a decade from 1908 to 1918. One hundred years ago he built and successfully flew the first aeroplane made in Australia using only photographs, journal articles and an unreliable textbook as his guides. He was the first Australian to fly a power...

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Huvudupphov: Crotty, David
Institutionella upphov: Museum Victoria, ebrary, Inc
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Utgiven: Melbourne : Museum Victoria, 2010.
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Sammanfattning:The flying career of John Robertson Duigan spanned just a decade from 1908 to 1918. One hundred years ago he built and successfully flew the first aeroplane made in Australia using only photographs, journal articles and an unreliable textbook as his guides. He was the first Australian to fly a powered Australian-made aeroplane in Australia.
Fysisk beskrivning:xi, 170 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, facsims.
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references and index.