The Enterprise of Flight: The American Aviation and Aerospace Industry

The Enterprise of Flight is a highly praised contribution to the literature on American aviation and space exploration history. In a new introduction for this paperback edition, Roger E. Bilstein explains how international competition has affected American aerospace and airline manufacturers and updates the ongoing controversy over the high cost of military aircraft such as the F-12 Raptor.

Author: Roger E. Bilstein
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Published: 09/17/2001
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 8.92h x 5.98w x 0.86d
ISBN13: 9781560989646
ISBN10: 1560989645
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History | General
- Business & Economics | Industries | General
- Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics

About the Author
Roger E. Bilstein is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. He is the author of seven previous books on aviation and the aerospace industry.