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Aerial Pioneers
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Author : William Matthew Leary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Aerial Pioneers written by William Matthew Leary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Air mail service categories.
Aerial Pioneers
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Author : William Matthew Leary
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Release Date : 1985-02-17
Aerial Pioneers written by William Matthew Leary and has been published by Smithsonian Books (DC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-02-17 with Business & Economics categories.
Pioneers Of Aerial Combat
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Author : Michael Foley
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-07-16
Pioneers Of Aerial Combat written by Michael Foley and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-16 with History categories.
When the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the early years of the twentieth century it sparked the imagination of those who wanted to fly, both in their country and around the world. In Britain, however, the spark wasn't strong enough to light a fire and it was in other parts of Europe, notably France, where flight began to develop seriously.Early pioneers of flight faced a high level of danger and many died in pursuit of fulfilling their dream. Although aircraft design had made incredible progress by the time of the outbreak of war, accidents still occurred on a regular basis. For some time, as many pilots died in accidents as they did in combat. This publication consolidates a range of stories, insights, and facts that, when combined, offer a vivid impression of events as they unfolded. The chaos stirred up during the First World War and the scramble to develop aircraft in response to the threat to homeland security is eloquently relayed, as are the battles that characterized this conflicted era. The reality of conflict gave aviation engineers and designers the opportunity to test their craft in the harshest of environments, pushing the benchmark ever higher in terms of what could be achieved. Sure to appeal to aviation enthusiasts and historians alike, this work offers the reader a full account of the developmental early days of flight.
The Aerial Experiment Association
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Author : Judith Tulloch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05
The Aerial Experiment Association written by Judith Tulloch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05 with Aeronautics categories.
Aerial Approach Ii
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Author : G. Burnett
language : en
Publisher: Modern Pioneers
Release Date : 2018-10-04
Aerial Approach Ii written by G. Burnett and has been published by Modern Pioneers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-04 with Family & Relationships categories.
LOOK UP! Observing life from an aerial perspective can help the heart to change, and who knows... there may be someone above or ahead of you on the journey. One you hadn't noticed before... just waiting to lend you a helping hand. A pioneer just like you that has the answers to blaze a trail for you and your family. Having a hard time? Use the aerial approach and LOOK UP! Rich little Stories and lessons from others that help to negotiate or avoid mine fields of life. Some stories are fun, embarrassing, sad, scary, and more. OUR MESS is OUR MESSAGE.
Taking Flight
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Author : Richard Hallion
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2003-05-08
Taking Flight written by Richard Hallion and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-08 with History categories.
Uses extracts from journals, diaries, and memoirs, as well as rare photographs and drawings, to provide a history of humanity's attempts at flight, including kites, balloons, rockets, and steerable airships.
The Dominion Of The Air
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Author : John M. Bacon
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-08-15
The Dominion Of The Air written by John M. Bacon and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-15 with History categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Dominion of the Air" (The Story of Aerial Navigation) by John M. Bacon. 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.
The Great Air Race Glory Tragedy And The Dawn Of American Aviation
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Author : John Lancaster
language : en
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Release Date : 2022-11-15
The Great Air Race Glory Tragedy And The Dawn Of American Aviation written by John Lancaster and has been published by Liveright Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-15 with History categories.
The untold, almost unbelievable, story of the daring pilots who risked their lives in an unprecedented air race in 1919—and put American aviation on the map. Years before Charles Lindbergh’s flight from New York to Paris electrified the nation, a group of daredevil pilots, most of them veterans of the World War I, brought aviation to the masses by competing in the sensational transcontinental air race of 1919. The contest awakened Americans to the practical possibilities of flight, yet despite its significance, it has until now been all but forgotten. In The Great Air Race, journalist and amateur pilot John Lancaster finally reclaims this landmark event and the unheralded aviators who competed to be the fastest man in America. His thrilling chronicle opens with the race’s impresario, Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, who believed the nation’s future was in the skies. Mitchell’s contest—critics called it a stunt—was a risky undertaking, given that the DH-4s and Fokkers the contestants flew were almost comically ill-suited for long-distance travel: engines caught fire in flight; crude flight instruments were of little help in clouds and fog; and the brakeless planes were prone to nosing over on landing. Yet the aviators possessed an almost inhuman disregard for their own safety, braving blizzards and mechanical failure as they landed in remote cornfields or at the edges of cliffs. Among the most talented were Belvin “The Flying Parson” Maynard, whose dog, Trixie, shared the rear cockpit with his mechanic, and John Donaldson, a war hero who twice escaped German imprisonment. Jockeying reporters made much of their rivalries, and the crowds along the race’s route exploded, with everyday Americans eager to catch their first glimpse of airplanes and the mythic “birdmen” who flew them. The race was a test of endurance that many pilots didn’t finish: some dropped out from sheer exhaustion, while others, betrayed by their engines or their instincts, perished. For all its tragedy, Lancaster argues, the race galvanized the nation to embrace the technology of flight. A thrilling tale of men and their machines, The Great Air Race offers a new origin point for commercial aviation in the United States, even as it greatly expands our pantheon of aviation heroes.
Over Empires And Oceans
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Author : Robert Bluffield
language : en
Publisher: Tattered Flag
Release Date : 2014-11-19
Over Empires And Oceans written by Robert Bluffield and has been published by Tattered Flag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-19 with History categories.
This a story of pioneers, intrepid aviators, adventurers, tycoons and innovators. It is also a story of dedication and determination, for despite fixed-wing aircraft proving their value over the battlefields of the Western Front during the First World War, convincing governments and public alike that they had a role in peacetime proved far more challenging. The Americans, as inventors of heavier-than-air powered flight, had briefly courted with a passenger airline across Tampa Bay in 1914, yet it took a further nine years for mail to be flown coast-to-coast. In 1919 a British company made the first international scheduled flight between London and Paris, but the continuation of regular services was thwarted by a less-than-enthusiastic government that allowed its generously subsidised French competition, for a short time at least, to fly cross-Channel passenger schedules unimpeded. The British eventually realzed that fast links with their Empire were vital, followed the example of the French and Dutch who had forged air links with their cousins in North Africa and the Far East. Meanwhile, in South America, the Germans, forbidden under the Versailles Treaty from any major aircraft-building, were establishing cunning supremacy by forming airlines throughout South America and in China. While America awaited a transcontinental passenger service, Juan Trippe's Pan American Airways was crossing swords with Ralph O'Neill of New York, Rio & Buenos Aires Line (NYRBA) for air supremacy between the US, Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere in Latin America that led to the formation of arguably the world's greatest airline. In Russia, Igor Sikorsky had built a vast passenger-carrying aircraft, the Il'ya Muromets, and politicians debated whether giant airships or fixed-wing aircraft should rule the skies _ an issue that was put firmly to bed when the mighty German airship Hindenburg exploded while mooring at Lakehurst in 1937. Robert BluffieldÍs highly researched and detailed account tells the dramatic stories of explorers such as Kingsford Smith, Lindbergh and Cobham, and flamboyant entrepreneurs, some well known, others forgotten, who risked fortunes and reputations to follow their dreams of reaching and ruling the skies over empires, continents and oceans. Against bewildering adversity, corruption, underhanded deals and dwindling resources, these tenacious individuals braved the elements using primitive, entirely unsuitable equipment to establish earth-shrinking aerial services that criss-crossed the great oceans and the globe's most inhospitable territories. These are the stories of those pioneers _ of A_ropostale, CNAC, Air Orient, Imperial Airways, KLM, Deutsche Luft Hansa, Pan Am, SCADTA, The Condor Syndicat, Qantas and others that had a far-reaching impact on the way the modern world would travel.
Canton S Pioneers In Flight
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Author : Kimberly A. Kenney
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2008-01-09
Canton S Pioneers In Flight written by Kimberly A. Kenney and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-09 with Transportation categories.
Canton boasts a rich aviation heritage, reaching back to the earliest pioneers of flight. Local resident Frank S. Lahm founded the Aero Club of Ohio here and his son Frank P. Lahm worked with the Wright brothers on some of their earliest test flights. William Martins monoplane, the first single-wing airplane in the world, was invented here. Other Canton firsts include Martins wife Almina, the worlds first female airplane pilot; Bernetta Miller, one of the first women to earn a pilots license; and Louise Timken, the first woman to own and operate a private jet. The Timken Company developed a steel alloy here that allowed planes to fly at higher altitudes.