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Author : Michael Strasser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781792332647
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (326 download)
Download or read book Moments in Aviation History written by Michael Strasser and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Chant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743234790
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book A Century of Triumph written by Christopher Chant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 17, 1903, on the windswept beaches of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville Wright piloted the world's first powered flight, in one of the most famous moments in history. Within a few short years, airplanes of various designs were lifting into the air over Europe and America. Soon, the entire world was caught up in the fevered advance of flight and airplanes, Zeppelins, autogyros and helicopters were making the world a much smaller place. To celebrate the first full century of powered flight premier aviation historian Christopher Chant and world-famous illustrator John Batchelor have joined forces to showcase an astonishing march of progress. From the early experiments of gliderman Otto Lilienthal to the moon walk of Neil Armstrong, it has indeed been A Century of Triumph. From the golden age of Zeppelins to the extreme design experiments of World War II to the fierce modernism of supersonic fighter jets, A CENTURY OF TRIUMPH demonstrates the full richness of mankind's flying craft. In addition to Batchelor's illustrations, the book features never-before-published vintage watercolour posters of pre-World War I aviation races and a treasure trove of photographs. Chant's text combines full histories of the planes themselves with biographical essays on some of the great figures of the twentieth century: the Barnstormers, Igor Sikorsky, Amelia Earhart, Chuck Yeager, and the Apollo XVII astronauts, among others. A CENTURY OF TRUMPH is a visual and factual feast for anyone who marvels at the majesty of flying.
Author : Charles A. Lindbergh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780743237055
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (37 download)
Download or read book The Spirit of St. Louis written by Charles A. Lindbergh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-12-09 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lindbergh's own account of his historic transatlantic solo flight in 1927.
Author : Thomas Kessner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199752648
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book The Flight of the Century written by Thomas Kessner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late May 1927 an inexperienced and unassuming 25-year-old Air Mail pilot from rural Minnesota stunned the world by making the first non-stop transatlantic flight. A spectacular feat of individual daring and collective technological accomplishment, Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris ushered in the modern age of commercial aviation. In The Flight of the Century, Thomas Kessner takes a fresh look at one of America's greatest moments, explaining how what was essentially a publicity stunt became a turning point in history. Kessner vividly recreates the flight itself and the euphoric reaction to it on both sides of the Atlantic, and argues that Lindbergh's amazing feat occurred just when the world--still struggling with the disillusionment of WWI--desperately needed a hero to restore a sense of optimism and innocence. Kessner also shows how new forms of mass media made Lindbergh into the most famous international celebrity of his time, casting him in the role of a humble yet dashing American hero of rural origins and traditional values. Much has been made of Lindbergh's personal integrity and his refusal to cash in on his fame, but Kessner reveals that Lindbergh was closely allied with, and managed by, a group of powerful businessmen--Harry Guggenheim, Dwight Morrow, and Henry Breckenridge chief among them--who sought to exploit aviation for mass transport and massive profits. Their efforts paid off as commercial air traffic soared from 6,000 passengers in 1926 to 173,000 passengers in 1929. Kessner's book is the first to fully explore Lindbergh's central role in promoting the airline industry--the rise of which has influenced everything from where we live to how we wage war and do business.
Author : Air University (U.S.). Air Command and Staff College
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (556 download)
Download or read book Great Moments in Aviation History written by Air University (U.S.). Air Command and Staff College and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Worth PressLtd
ISBN 13 : 1903025028
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Timechart of Aviation History written by and published by Worth PressLtd. This book was released on 2001-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The airplane has come to dominate global transport, militaries and commerce in ways that could not have been imagined just a century ago. This authoritative and profusely illustrated guide to the development of flying machines -- from balloons, gliders and biplanes to the latest supersonic jets and stealth aircraft -- is meticulously researched from the world's principal aeronautic museums and libraries and includes: a thematic overview with statistical tables and diagrams; a spectacular 16-page timeline with gatefold pages, fully illustrated and depicting the history of flight; a comprehensive factfinder providing information on the most significant aircraft ever flown; double-page spreads concentrating on specific aspects of aviation and revolutionary aircraft; and an invaluable bibliography and directory to museums and collections.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Great Moments in Aviation History. III. written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leonardo (da Vinci)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (624 download)
Download or read book Codex on the Flight of Birds in the Royal Library At Turin written by Leonardo (da Vinci) and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George E. Hopkins
Publisher : Nicholson
ISBN 13 : 9780960970810
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Flying the Line written by George E. Hopkins and published by Nicholson. This book was released on 1996 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Lee McFarland
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)
Download or read book A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force written by Stephen Lee McFarland and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1997 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939 written by Maurer Maurer and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : F. Robert van der Linden
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 0760351511
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Milestones of Flight written by F. Robert van der Linden and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the history of flight with the world-class aviation collection at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, which attracts millions and millions of visitors each year in Washington, D.C.From the moment the Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903 to the modern-day reliance on stealth aircraft and drones, there have been significant advances made in aviation. Milestones of Flight celebrates each era of advancements by showcasing the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's world-class aircraft collection. Authored by Dr. Robert van der Linden, a leading expert on aviation and Chairman of the Aeronautics Department at the NASM, this book is a stunning profile of the advancements in flight from decade to decade, illustrated with beautiful, large-scale photography and enhanced with little-known facts, anecdotes, and insights from major players in the aviation industry.Climb inside the cockpit of the Spirit of St. Louis that Charles Lindbergh piloted solo across the Atlantic Ocean, making history. Contrast that with a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. The full-page photos of each milestone-making aircraft are accompanied by timelines to showcase related aircraft as well as sidebars with interesting and little-known facts, stories, and related research.Milestone categories include:- Era of Early Flight- World War I First Fighters- Long-Range Record-Setting Flight- Popular Flight- First Commercial Airliners- World War II Aircraft- Experimental Flight- Cold War Military/Korean Conflict Aircraft- Commercial Jets- Modern Military AircraftWhat will the next milestone be?
Author : Walter J. Boyne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780785372462
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (724 download)
Download or read book Chronicle of Flight written by Walter J. Boyne and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial record of a century of flight which includes running timelines that capture the essential moments in the history of flight.
Author : Patrick O'Brien
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802788807
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Fantastic Flights written by Patrick O'Brien and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes seventeen twentieth-century historic flights and their pilots, from the Wright brothers to those of the space shuttles.
Author : Octave Chanute
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Progress in Flying Machines written by Octave Chanute and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver gennerelle principper for at flyve og fortæller om de første forsøg på at bygge en egentlig flyvemaskine før det lykkedes at gennemføre en bemandet, motordrevet flyvning
Author : Ro Ornig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781447794424
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (944 download)
Download or read book Conquering the Skies written by Ro Ornig and published by . This book was released on 2023-03-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the breathtaking saga of aviation history in "Conquering the Skies: A Chronological Journey Through Aviation History" by Rob Ornig. This immersive and meticulously researched volume takes you on an extraordinary journey through time, exploring the remarkable innovations, daring pioneers, and awe-inspiring achievements that have shaped the world of flight. From the Wright brothers' groundbreaking first flight to the latest cutting-edge technologies, each of the book's thirty captivating chapters delves into the defining moments and transformative milestones that have forever changed the way we soar through the skies. Along the way, you'll encounter iconic figures like Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and Chuck Yeager, whose remarkable stories exemplify human ingenuity and the indomitable spirit of adventure. As we travel through the annals of aviation history, "Conquering the Skies" also peers into the future, exploring the thrilling innovations and challenges that lie ahead in this ever-evolving field. Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for takeoff as you embark on an unforgettable journey through the extraordinary world of aviation in this must-read volume for history buffs and aviation enthusiasts alike.
Author : Thomas R. Yechout
Publisher : AIAA
ISBN 13 : 9781600860782
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics written by Thomas R. Yechout and published by AIAA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a 15-year successful approach to teaching aircraft flight mechanics at the US Air Force Academy, this text explains the concepts and derivations of equations for aircraft flight mechanics. It covers aircraft performance, static stability, aircraft dynamics stability and feedback control.
