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Author : United States. Federal Aviation Administration
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Chicago O'Hare International Airport written by United States. Federal Aviation Administration and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nicholas C. Selig
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614238618
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)
Download or read book Lost Airports of Chicago written by Nicholas C. Selig and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To book a ride on the "World's Shortest Airline" or learn aerial stunts from the redheaded widow of Lawrence Avenue, you've got to go through the airports buried beneath the housing developments and shopping malls of Chicagoland. Many of these airports sprang up after World War I, when training killed more pilots than combat, and the aviation pioneers who developed Chicago's flying fields played a critical role in getting the nation ready to dare the skies in World War II. Author Nick Selig has rolled wheels on his fair share of Chicago's landing strips but faces an entirely new challenge in touching down in places being swallowed by a city and forgotten by history.
Author : Jim Edwards
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439614687
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Chicago written by Jim Edwards and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-09-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the late 1800s, Chicago has been a mecca for aviation. Chicago's Octave Chanute kept the skies filled with revolutionary gliders and his expertise in aeronautics contributed to the Wright Brothers' success. Chicago: City of Flight tells the story of aviation in the city with exciting chapters on early "birdmen," the birth of Chicago as a major airmail center, the spectacular chills and thrills of international airports and airplane manufacturers, and airlines, such as United Airlines, that were born in the city. Later topics include the city's modern aerospace industry and an exclusive look at Chicago's Wright Redux project, members of which designed and manufactured a replica Wright flyer. They plan to fly it over the city on December 17, 2003, in celebration of 100 years of manned, powered flight.
Author : Michael Branigan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614234000
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)
Download or read book A History of Chicago's O'Hare Airport written by Michael Branigan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Delves into O’Hare’s past and present, based on Branigan’s extensive research and his interviews with aviation professionals and enthusiasts” (Chicago Tribune). In 1942, a stretch of Illinois prairie that had served as a battleground and a railroad depot became the site of a major manufacturing plant, producing Douglas C-54 Skymasters for World War II. Less than twenty years later, that plot of land boasted the biggest and busiest airport in the world. Many of the millions who have since passed through it have likely only regarded it as a place between cities. But for people like Michael Branigan, who has spent years on its tarmac, they know that O’Hare is a city unto itself, with a fascinating history of gangsters, heroes, mayors, presidents, and pilots. Includes photos! “This book reads like no other in the aviation industry from the historical context. Mike is a prolific writer with a knack for telling a story in a way that people can easily relate and understand.” —TribLocal
Author : Michael Haupt
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ISBN 13 : 9781732799004
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Aviation Chicago Timeline written by Michael Haupt and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-18 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aviation Chicago Timeline is a chronology tracing Chicago's pivotal role in the growth of aviation in the United States. Starting with the first balloon ascension in 1855, the book shows Chicago as a center for exhibition flying, as the epicenter for U.S. air mail, and as a major aviation transportation hub for over a century.
Author : David Young
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ISBN 13 : 9780875803111
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Chicago Aviation written by David Young and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the dawn of flight, Chicago has played a vital role in the development of aviation. Favored by geography and a superb network of railroads, the Windy City rapidly became the nation's crossroad. Young's richly illustrated history portrays the inventors, entrepreneurs, and aviators who conquered the skies and made Chicago the nation's premier hub for air travel and transport. Aviation's colorful figures come to life as Young recounts tales of the pilots, patrons, and passengers who sparked public interest in the early days of flight. Beginning with Chicago's first aviation event--a balloon ascension on July 4, 1855--Young traces the local personalities and technologies that helped make the dream of flight a reality. He offers the most complete account to date of pioneer Chicago aviator Octave Chanute, whose series of daring glider experiments led to international attention and a friendship with the Wright brothers, who sought his advice before their landmark flight at Kitty Hawk. The Windy City's golden age of aviation began in 1910, when a group of wealthy flying enthusiasts formed the Aero Club of Illinois. Fascinated audiences flocked to see the club's spectacular aviation shows and to visit Cicero Field, the place where many of America's first aviators learned to fly. Prominent public figures of the day included Harold McCormick, the millionaire patron of early aviation; Charles "Pop" Dickinson, who gained fame as the nation's oldest pilot; and Katherine Stinson, who at Cicero Field became the first woman to perform the loop-the-loop maneuver. Dozens of devastating air crashes over the years fueled America's early fear of flying. Chicago witnessed its share of air tragedies, from the Wingfoot blimp disaster of 1919 that caused the city to consider a ban on flying over its borders to the 1979 crash of a DC-10 jumbo jet at O'Hare that helped doom the career of that airplane. As Young investigates these crashes--as well as the mysterious legend of the "Great Lakes Triangle"--he sheds light on the evolution of airline safety. Aviation progress in a major city inevitably involves the continuous, often contentious, campaign for bigger and better airports. Young analyzes Midway's birth, death, and rebirth as well as the city's decision in the late 1960s to build a new runway at O'Hare, which caused a political furor over noise in the suburbs. At the end of the twentieth century, statewide controversy erupted again over the decision to reconfigure O'Hare, renewing the debate over airport expansion. Engagingly written and strikingly illustrated, Chicago Aviation is the only comprehensive history of the city's crucial contributions to the first century of powered flight.
Author : Christopher Lynch
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ISBN 13 : 9781893121188
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (211 download)
Download or read book Chicago's Midway Airport written by Christopher Lynch and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Training ground of heroes and daredevils. Transportation hu
Author : Diane Vaughan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226826570
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Dead Reckoning written by Diane Vaughan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2023-02-13 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vaughan unveils the complicated and high-pressure world of air traffic controllers as they navigate technology and political and public climates, and shows how they keep the skies so safe. When two airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, Americans watched in uncomprehending shock as first responders struggled to react to the situation on the ground. Congruently, another remarkable and heroic feat was taking place in the air: more than six hundred and fifty air traffic control facilities across the country coordinated their efforts to ground four thousand flights in just two hours—an achievement all the more impressive considering the unprecedented nature of the task. In Dead Reckoning, Diane Vaughan explores the complex work of air traffic controllers, work that is built upon a close relationship between human organizational systems and technology and is remarkably safe given the high level of risk. Vaughan observed the distinct skill sets of air traffic controllers and the ways their workplaces changed to adapt to technological developments and public and political pressures. She chronicles the ways these forces affected their jobs, from their relationships with one another and the layouts of their workspace to their understanding of their job and its place in society. The result is a nuanced and engaging look at an essential role that demands great coordination, collaboration, and focus—a role that technology will likely never be able to replace. Even as the book conveys warnings about complex systems and the liabilities of technological and organizational innovation, it shows the kinds of problem-solving solutions that evolved over time and the importance of people.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Chicago Aviation and Airports written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Aviation written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nicholas C. Selig
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625850883
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Forgotten Chicago Airfields written by Nicholas C. Selig and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick Selig excavates the highways to the sky that have been covered up by urban sprawl or dissolved by neglect. More than a guide to landing strips that have had startling second lives as shopping malls or retirement homes, he uncovers the excitement of the early days of air travel, when a man might cling to his job as a lavatory truck driver for a closer peek at aviation. In this follow-up to "Lost Airports of Chicago," discover how a tractor swap gave birth to Clow International Airport and revel in the daredevil exploits of puddle-jumper pilots over the wide-open spaces of Harlem Avenue.
Author : Allen Hemberger
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ISBN 13 : 9781733008815
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Zero written by Allen Hemberger and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerry Souter
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614231141
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)
Download or read book The Chicago Air and Water Show: A History of Wings above the Waves written by Gerry Souter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-09 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The largest such spectacle in the world, the Chicago Air and Water Show draws over three million people to the lakeshore for a weekend of low-key beach leisure and high-powered entertainment. Gerry and Janet Souter climb into the cockpit (and occasionally lean precariously out of it) to log the extravaganza's fascinating history. Even before the event became a beloved annual tradition half a century ago, visitors to the lakeshore had been treated to sights like the International Aviation Meet, attended by the Wright brothers and their daring competitors; World War II training maneuvers executed by pilots like President George H.W. Bush; and an ascension to world seaport status graced by a visit from the royal yacht Britannia. This book is for anyone who has ever participated in the show's glorious tradition and for those who haven't but who still would like to get a glimpse of the gut-thrumming majesty of the planes and learn what convinced comedian Bill Murray to jump out of one of them.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the International Civil Aviation Conference written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Department of State
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Aspects of United States Participation in International Civil Aviation written by United States. Department of State and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Aviation
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book H.R. 3479, to Expand Aviation Capacity in the Chicago Area written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Aviation and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Urban Systems Research & Engineering
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Chicago-Midway Airport Study written by Urban Systems Research & Engineering and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study investigates implications of a projected growth of commercial air transport demand in the Chicago area for operations at the region's airports. About 95% of commercial air passenger and flight movements in Chicago currently take place at O'Hare International Airport. Serious airport runway and ground access congestion problems are likely to result if this degree of concentration of commercial traffic continues into the mid-1980's. This study considers the increased airport system capacity which could result if a significant portion of the growth of commercial air transport activity were to take place at Chicago Midway Airport in the late 1970's and mid-1980's.
