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020 _a9781476633411
_q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050 0 4 _aTL685
_b.E443 2018
049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aDesmond, Kevin,
_d1950-
_e1
245 1 0 _aElectric airplanes and drones :
_ba history /
_cKevin Desmond ; foreword by Ivo Boscarol.
260 _aJefferson, North Carolina :
_bMcFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers,
_c(c)2018.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _adata file
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504 _a2
505 0 0 _aOrigins --
_tIf it flies, it must be electric! --
_tElectricity goes to war --
_tThe aeromodelers --
_t"Here comes the sun" --
_tThe lithium advantage --
_t"H" is for hybrid, hydrogen, helium --
_tTowards commercialization --
_tUAVs (generation gas) --
_tUAV (aka drones) go electric --
_tDronomania! --
_tFlying cars --
_tInto the future.
520 0 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
530 _a2
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650 0 _aElectric airplanes
_xHistory.
650 0 _aDrone aircraft
_xHistory.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
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_bCynthia Snell
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_dCynthia Snell