TY  - BOOK
AU  - Desmond,Kevin
TI  - Electric airplanes and drones: a history 
SN  - 9781476669618 (softcover : alk. paper)
AV  - TL685.35 .D47 2018
U1  - 629.133/3404 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Jefferson, North Carolina
PB  - McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
KW  - Electric airplanes
KW  - History
KW  - Drone aircraft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 299) and index
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"--
ER  -