Clipped Wings

The story of aviation is, above all, the story of success. Few, if any, industries could have equaled the astounding pace of the development of flight. For many, however, it was also the story of failure – of wasted ideas, wasted designs and wasted money. There is also a third category of aviation. A sort of success-failure story. These were the aircraft that never completely made the grade – and their histories and development are as fascinating as any.This book explores ten of these ‘midd...