This is the finest collection of cockpit photographs ever published. The Smithsonian Museum (NASM) holds the world's finest collection of historic aircraft, but visitors must maintain a respectful distance. In this book, two NASM photographers use creative lighting techniques and an extremely wide-angle lens mounted on an architectural camera to duplicate the sensation of actually being at the controls inside the cockpits of 45 legendary aircraft, including: Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer; Bleriot Type XI; Fokker D.VII; ...
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This is the finest collection of cockpit photographs ever published. The Smithsonian Museum (NASM) holds the world's finest collection of historic aircraft, but visitors must maintain a respectful distance. In this book, two NASM photographers use creative lighting techniques and an extremely wide-angle lens mounted on an architectural camera to duplicate the sensation of actually being at the controls inside the cockpits of 45 legendary aircraft, including: Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer; Bleriot Type XI; Fokker D.VII; Spitfire VII; Spirit of St. Louis; Focke-Wulf 190; Messerschmitt Me262; P-51 Mustang; B-29 Enola Gay; Chuck Yeager's Bell X-1; F-16 Falcon; Airbus A320; Gemini VII; Apollo Lunar Module; and Space Shuttle Columbia. This book is illustrated with 90 full-colour detailed photographs to delight the aviation enthusiast.
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