Author(s): Ralf Leinburger

Transport

For all of us living in the 21st century, the age-old dream of flight was realized long ago. It is probably only those men and women who find themselves sitting in the cockpit of a fighter who are still able to experience any sense of aviation as a great adventure. Their elegant. dunamic fighters are worlds apart from the stolid airliners we are all so familiar with. They have the power to captivate even the most peace-loving individuals. This fascination is timeless and just as true of the eccentirc-looking "flying crates" of 1914, constructed of wire, wood and fabric, as of the technological marvels bristling wth weapons of today.