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Title:
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Burt Rutan's race to space : the Magician of Mojave and his flying innovations
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Authors:
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Dan Linehan, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : Zenith Press, 2011
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-7603-3815-5
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Size:
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160 p. / col. ill. / 29 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL540.R87
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Subjects:
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Aeronautical engineers--United States
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Private planes--United States--Design and construction
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Rutan, Burt
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Description:
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'Burt Rutan's Race to Space' chronicles how Burt Rutan has brought the world to the brink of affordable private space travel in this complete visual record of his hundreds of designs, world records and elite honours.
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Contents note:
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Introduction : Burt Rutan, from boyhood dreamer to aerospace visionary -- Rutan lifts off the ground -- Rutan aircraft factory continues to soar -- The scaled composites years -- SpaceShipOne and White Knight : the ascension -- SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo : the next generation.
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