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Author : Cuthbert Edward Wrangham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (751 download)
Download or read book The History of Shorts is the History of Aviation written by Cuthbert Edward Wrangham and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C. E. Wrangham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (863 download)
Download or read book The History of Shorts is the History of Aviation written by C. E. Wrangham and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Donne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Flying Into the Future written by Michael Donne and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[The author] tells the ... story of Shorts (with a brief interlude on the parallel development of Bombardier) with the aid of more than 250 photographs"--Jacket.
Author : Phil Ault
Publisher : Dodd Mead
ISBN 13 : 9780396076131
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (761 download)
Download or read book By the Seat of Their Pants written by Phil Ault and published by Dodd Mead. This book was released on 1978 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of early aviation with detailed stories of flights, people, and planes.
Author : C. H. Barnes
Publisher : Brassey's
ISBN 13 : 9780851778198
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (781 download)
Download or read book Shorts Aircraft Since 1900 written by C. H. Barnes and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1989 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition tells the story of the famous British aircraft manufacturer Shorts, and in doing so unveils the history of British flying-boats. The post-1945 story is outlined in detail and includes the service of the 360, Sherpa and Tucano.
Author : Alberto Mondini
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Short History of Flight written by Alberto Mondini and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Relly Victoria Petrescu
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3848266393
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)
Download or read book The Aviation History written by Relly Victoria Petrescu and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2013 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Aulus Gellius, Archytas, the Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist, was reputed to have designed and built, around 400 BC, the first artificial, self-propelled flying device, a bird-shaped model propelled by a jet of what was probably steam, said to have actually flown some 200 metres. This machine, which its inventor called The Pigeon, may have been suspended on a wire or pivot for its flight. The 9th century Muslim Berber inventor, Abbas Ibn Firnas's glider is considered by John Harding to be the first attempt at heavier-than-air flight in aviation history. In 1010 AD an English monk, Eilmer of Malmesbury purportedly piloted a primitive gliding craft from the tower of Malmesbury Abbey. Eilmer was said to have flown over 200 yards (180 m) before landing, breaking both his legs. He later remarked that the only reason he did not fly further was because he forgot to give it a tail, and he was about to add one when his concerned Abbot forbade him any further experiments. Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Brazil and Portugal, an experimenter with early airship designs. In 1709 demonstrated a small airship model before the Portuguese court, but never succeeded with a full-scale model. Pilâtre de Rozier, Paris, France, first trip by a human in a free-flying balloon (the Montgolfière), built by Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, . 9 km covered in 25 minutes on October 15, 1783. (see Le Globe below for first unmanned flight, 2 months earlier) Professor Jacques Charles and Les Frères Robert, two French brothers, Anne-Jean and Nicolas-Louis, variously shared three milestones of pioneering flight: Le Globe, the first unmanned hydrogen gas balloon flew on 26 August 1783. On 1 December 1783 La Charlière piloted by Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert made the first manned hydrogen balloon flight. In 1951, the Lockheed XFV-1 and the Convair XFY tailsitters were both designed around the Allison YT40 turboprop engine drivin
Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1615307257
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (153 download)
Download or read book The Complete History of Aviation written by Britannica Educational Publishing and published by Britannica Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans have long dreamt of communing with the skies and acquiring the ability to fly. The first experiments with balloon flight through the development of the Concorde and everything in between, aviation has transformed the way humans travel, especially over vast distances. This penetrating volume examines the various technologies and aircraft that have enabled human flight and includes a comprehensive section on the design and operation of airports.
Author : Philip Macdougall
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Short Brothers written by Philip Macdougall and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Brothers was established in 1908, the first British aircraft manufacturer, with the company moving to Rochester during the early years of the First World War. At Rochester Shorts produced some of their most famous aircraft, beginning with a number of designs for the Royal Naval Air Service. During the inter-war years the company specialised in large flying boats, these undertaking pioneering flights while establishing a series of regular over water air routes operated by Imperial Airways. At Rochester the Company designed and manufactured the Stirling bomber and Sunderland flying boat. Short Brothers: the Rochester Years not only looks at the development of those aircraft, but is a fascinating account of the early years of long-distance aviation and the airmen that used the River Medway at Rochester as a launch pad for flights of hitherto undreamed of distances.
Author : Michael Donne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780900903298
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Pioneers of the Skies written by Michael Donne and published by . This book was released on 1987* with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R.G. Grant
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465469362
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)
Download or read book Flight written by R.G. Grant and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discover the fascinating stories behind humankind's conquest of the skies, from dreamers and inventors to modern-day astronauts. Take a sky-high journey through the Wright brothers' first powered flight, to Concorde's final voyage, to the tragic crash of the Columbia, and more, in this stunning book packed with information on the history of aviation. Charting the trailblazers, jet test pilots, and constant progress at the cutting-edge of technology, every aspect of flight is explored. Recalling memorable events of the sky - record-breaking flights, aerial warfare, and hijackings - Flight is the story of how our dream to fly became a reality. This visual guide features remarkable photography on every page and galleries throughout to showcase important aircraft - with multiple viewpoints and their key statistics. Anyone interested in airplanes and vehicles of the sky, and their inventors, engineers, and pilots should have this book on their shelf.
Author : Bruce Hales-Dutton
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1526750163
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Pioneering Places of British Aviation written by Bruce Hales-Dutton and published by Air World. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high-flying tour of British aviation history—and the sites where trials and triumphs took place. From the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain was at the forefront of powered flight. Across the country, many places became centers of innovation and experimentation, as increasing numbers of daring men took to the skies. In 1799, at Brompton Hall, Sir George Cayley Bart put forward ideas that formed the basis of powered flight. There were balloon flights at Hendon from 1862, though attempts at powered flights from the area, later used as the famous airfield, don’t seem to have been particularly successful. Despite this, Louis Bleriot established a flying school there in 1910. It was gliders that Percy Pilcher flew from the grounds of Stamford Hall, Leicestershire, during the 1890s. He was killed in a crash there in 1899, but Pilcher had plans for a powered aircraft which experts believe may well have enabled him to beat the Wright Brothers in becoming the first to make a fixed-wing powered flight. At Brooklands, unsuccessful attempts were made to build and fly a powered aircraft in 1906—but on June 8, 1908, A.V. Roe made what is considered the first powered flight in Britain from there—in reality a short hop—in a machine of his own design and construction, enabling Brooklands to call itself the birthplace of British aviation. These are just a few of the places investigated in this intriguing look at the early days of British aviation, which includes the first ever aircraft factory in Britain in the railway arches at Battersea; Larkhill on Salisbury Plain, which became the British Army’s first airfield; and Barking Creek, where Frederick Handley Page established his first factory.
Author : Charles H. Gibbs-Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107622204
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)
Download or read book The History of Flying written by Charles H. Gibbs-Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1957 Reader's Guide by Charles Gibbs-Smith has a detailed bibliography on the histories of a variety of aircraft.
Author : Wilbur Wright
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Early History of the Airplane written by Wilbur Wright and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Early History of the Airplane" by Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Peter Reesse
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 184884848X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)
Download or read book The Men Who Gave us Wings written by Peter Reesse and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did the British, then the leading nation in science and technology, fall far behind in the race to develop the aeroplane before the First World War? Despite their initial advantage, they were overtaken by the Wright brothers in America, by the French and the Germans. Peter Reese, in this highly readable and highly illustrated account, delves into the fascinating early history of aviation as he describes what happened and why. He recalls the brilliant theoretical work of Sir George Cayley, the inventions of other pioneers of the nineteenth century and the daring exploits of the next generation of airmen, among them Samuel Cody, A.V. Roe, Bertram Dickson, Charles Rolls and Tommy Sopwith. His narrative is illustrated with a wonderful selection of over 120 archive drawings and photographs which record the men and the primitive flying machines of a century ago.??As featured on BBC Radio Surrey and in Essence Magazine.
Author : Hugh Driver
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9780861932344
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (323 download)
Download or read book The Birth of Military Aviation written by Hugh Driver and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1997 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of the development of British military aviation from 1903 to 1914, revealing the consequences of its annexation by the state as a branch of armaments as an underlying cause of aircraft inadequacies on the outbreak of war. A mine of information, drawing on an impressive range of archives. It will become an important point of reference. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW This book aims to demonstrate how the crisis evident in British military aviation in the early years of the First World War was inherent in the entire development of aviation in the years preceding the conflict. After outlining the work of the early pioneers and the growth of an aviation industry as a branch of armaments, Dr Driver considers the objectives of the War Office in increasingly seeking to divert design development to their research establishment at Farnborough. He shows how the resultant virtual state monopoly in designand procurement had disastrous consequences for aircraft innovation and development, suffocating both competition and initiative, and leading to the maintenance of inadequate aircraft by the Royal Flying Corps following the outbreak of war. The continuing dispute and its culmination in the "Fokker Scourge" controversy of 1915-1916 graphically characterise the strained development of military-industrial relations in this area. Dr HUGH DRIVER gained an MA in War Studies from King's College London, and a D.Phil in modern history at Oriel College, Oxford.
Author : Orville Wright
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486135691
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book How We Invented the Airplane written by Orville Wright and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating firsthand account covers the Wright Brothers' early experiments, construction of planes and motors, first flights, and much more. Introduction and commentary by Fred C. Kelly. 76 photographs.
