TY  - BOOK
AU  - Desmond,Kevin
TI  - Electric airplanes and drones: a history 
SN  - 9781476633411
AV  - TL685 .E443 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Jefferson, North Carolina
PB  - McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers
KW  - Electric airplanes
KW  - History
KW  - Drone aircraft
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Origins --; If it flies, it must be electric! --; Electricity goes to war --; The aeromodelers --; "Here comes the sun" --; The lithium advantage --; "H" is for hybrid, hydrogen, helium --; Towards commercialization --; UAVs (generation gas) --; UAV (aka drones) go electric --; Dronomania! --; Flying cars --; Into the future; 2; b
N2  - "Attempts at electric powered flight date to well before the 19th century. Battery weight and low energy output made it impractical until the 1990s. The author describes the diverse designs of modern electric flying machines--from tiny insect-styled drones to stratospheric airships--and explores developing trends, including flying cars and passenger airliners"--
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