A work penned by a “general assignment” reporter, to examine aviation from a new angle, as well as the many new perspectives it could offer in the future.
Independent journalist and author, Pascal Alquier has written for magazines such as “Géo”, “Grands Reportages” and “Télérama”, and he is clearly capable of covering a wide range of topics. Here, he tackles all aspects of the imaginary realm of flight, from the visionary sketches of Leonardo da Vinci, all the way up to the design of the A380…
For this presentation of a sector that will continue to inspire whole generations of pilots and engineers, the author has made use of a particularly rich, detailed and varied range of images, making this work a kind of “imaginary museum of world aviation”. A “place” where you can see, all mixed together, pioneers of aviation from the 1920s and 1930s, supersonic planes like those from Dassault, and models still being designed…
In short, everything from planes still flying to those yet to get off the drawing board, whether sketched on paper or designed on a computer… Some are even on display at the Aeroscopia museum in Toulouse – where you can see them in real life. Whether conceptual or real, these aircraft have the ability to bring together those for whom the sky is, and will remain, an adventure combined with a dream that is finally within reach. And that’s what really matters!
Book. “Avions légendaires : le rêve à portée de ciel.” Author: Pascal Alquier. Éditions Privat. ISBN: 2708984233.
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