Fallacies and Fantasies of Air Transport History

The romance of airships & flying boats is still with us today, but with little reference to their inefficiency. The Dornier Do X & the Mayo composite are still regarded as meritable achievements when, in reality, they were no more than bold experiments. Conversely, aircraft such as the pioneering Il'ya Muromets & the epoch-making de Havilland Comet have been given only grudging acclaim, falling short of the accolades they deserve. Today, supersonic & hypersonic projects are harbingers of technical miracles but economic disasters. This book substitutes fact for wishful thinking.R. E. G. Davies is the author of 'Fallacies and Fantasies of Air Transport History' with ISBN 9780962648359 and ISBN 0962648353.