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American Aviation Icons 2
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Author : Theodore Gianna
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-09-12
American Aviation Icons 2 written by Theodore Gianna and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-12 with categories.
The Grumman F9F Panther was not only the first jet fighter from Grumman but also the first US Navy jet to shoot down an enemy aircraft in action when an F9F-3 shot down a North Korean prop fighter during the Korean War. Later, on November 9, 1950, the commanding officer of the VF-111 'Sundowners' squadron, Lt. Cdr. William T. Amen, shot down a North Korean MiG-15 jet fighter. It was the first jet to jet kill in the Korean War. Throughout that war, the Marine Corps and the US Navy depended heavily on the Grumman F9F Panther. Then came the swept wing Wizz jet - the F9F-8 Cougar. The Cougar was a bit late for the Korean War; however, it was the definitive F9F model. It was substantially quicker than the Panther, reaching Mach 1.2 in a dive while maneuvering at 7.5Gs. Moreover, the Blue Angels Naval aerobatic team flew the F9F-2 Panther from 1949 to 1950 and the F9F-5 Panther from 1951 to 1955. Then the team received the F9F-8 Cougar, which flew with the Blue Angels from 1955 to 1957. The Panther and Cougar were produced by the famed Grumman firm of Bethpage, New York. The company was noted for its high engineering capabilities and sturdy, durable, and rugged aircraft. The Panther and the Cougar were definitely that.
American Aviation Icons 3
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Author : Theodore Gianna
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-11-25
American Aviation Icons 3 written by Theodore Gianna and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-25 with categories.
This is the story of the largest bomber in the world during its time. Also, it was the only bomber with ten powerplants, six props, and four turbojets, propelling it into the hemisphere. It was a one-of-a-kind bomber. That bomber was the B-36.The (Consolidated Vultee) Convair B-36 was conceived in November 1941. Due to the war and other delays, several years of arduous work were required to produce the B-36. However, when it was finally built, it was the largest aircraft ever ordered in America and the first mass-produced propeller-driven aircraft. As the world's first truly global bomber, the B-36 could fly from bases in the USA and deliver 10,000 pounds of bombs on targets in Europe or Asia. The B-36 was officially nicknamed the 'Peacekeeper'; however, many called it the 'Big Stick,' 'Aluminum Overcast,' and 'Magnesium Overcast' because it was one of the first aircraft to use significant amounts of magnesium in its structure. Call it what you will; the B-36 was America's first nuclear-capable bomber. The Big Stick was also the first aircraft to become an instrument of international policy. The bomber was the greatest deterrent to war throughout its service until the B-52 replaced it in the late 1950s. During the crucial post-war years, with the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War, America's Big Stick kept the country safe by virtue of just being around. No government would chance an attack on the United States when the enemy would face a nuclear counter-attack. But, like President Teddy Roosevelt said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick," the B-36 "Flew silently and carried a big Nuke."
Flying Canucks Ii
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Author : Peter Pigott
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2016-02-22
Flying Canucks Ii written by Peter Pigott and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-22 with Transportation categories.
Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation. Technologies evolve and national priorities change, but the qualities necessary to design aircraft, fly them in war and peace, and manage airlines remain constant. In this, his second book about pioneers of Canadian aviation, Peter Pigott brings a richness and understanding of the individuals themselves to the reader. Flying Canucks II takes us into Air Canada’s boardroom with Claude I. Taylor, to the Avro Arrow design office with Jim Floyd, inside the incredible career of Aviation Hall of Fame pilot Herb Seagram, on C.D. Howe’s historic dawn-to-dusk flight, and with Len Birchall in a Stranraer seaplane before he became, in Churchill’s phrase, “The Saviour of Ceylon.” It includes the story of how Scottish immigrant J.A. Wilson engineered a chain of airports across the country, how bush pilot Bob Randall explored the polar regions, and the ordeal of Erroll Boyd, the first Canadian to fly the Atlantic. The lives of “Buck” McNair and “Bus” Davey, half a century after the Second World War, are placed in the perspective of the entire national experience in those years. Whenever possible, Mr. Pigott has interviewed the players themselves, and drawing on his experience and contacts within the aviation community, has created a multi-faceted study of the business, politics, and technology that influenced the ten lives explored in depth in this book. C.D. Howe, wartime Canada’s absolute government czar used to say that running the country’s airline was all he really wanted to do. With a rich aviation heritage such as this, Flying Canucks II depicts the elements and the enemy at their worst and the pioneers of Canadian aviation at their best.
Icons Of American Architecture 2 Volumes
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Author : Donald Langmead
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2009-03-05
Icons Of American Architecture 2 Volumes written by Donald Langmead and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-05 with Architecture categories.
What turns a building into an icon? What is it about some structures that makes their history and legend even more important than their original intended use, making them a part of American, and world, popular culture? Twenty four buildings and structures, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the White House, the Hotel del Coronado, and the Washington Monument are presented here, along with their roles in fiction, film, music, and the imagination of people worldwide. Approximately twenty five images are included in the set, along with sidebars featuring additional structures.
The Story Of American Aviation
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Author : James Zimmerhoff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-08-23
The Story Of American Aviation written by James Zimmerhoff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-23 with categories.
In the following pages, Jim Ray, talented in his work of presentation and a conscientious student of aviation, presents a chain of highlights in the progress of American aeronautics. The work as a whole is directed toward a sound con�ception of the steps which have been taken in aircraft development. In so far as possible, with�out being exhaustive, Mr. Ray has portrayed the engineering advancement which underlies the structure of our swiftly developing air age. The reader who thoroughly digesta the text and illua�trationa of this book will find that it is an orderly and faithful guide. GILL ROBB WILSON .4t1ialio11 Eduor, Nftfl York Herald Tribune Director of .411iatlon Scare of New Jeney It is difficult to believe that, juat a little over thirty years ago, I was a high-school student watching the pilots at the Wright Brothers'' ex�hibition of the world''s first ftying machine. That machine weighed about eight hundred pounds. It, engine developed thirty horsepower. It ffew at the then astounding speed of forty-two milee an hour, which is equal to the landing speed of our sloweet light plane today. High-school stu�dents now are accustomed to the eight of giant airplanes whose weight ie measured in tone and whose horsepower mounts to the thousands. December, 1945, marks the forty-second an�niversary of the firat flight of an airplane. The progresa of aviation since that first ftight still 1eems unbelievable, even to one who has followed it! development closely. The purpose of this book is to trace the progre88 of aviation in America and to tell the story of the men and machines that have given this country supremacy in the air. In telling the story of American aviation from Kitty Hawk to the present day, I have been able to touch only the high spots in its dramatic prog�ress. Space limitations prevent me from giving personal credit to the hundreds of pioneer air�men, engineers, and mechanics who have con�tributed so greatly to the progree1 of American aviation. Lack of space also makes it impossible to give the complete story of the great Govern�ment research organization, the National Ad�visory Committee for Aeronautic,, whoee work hae been most fruitful in the advancement of civil and military aeronautics in the United States. As we look over the record of the astounding progress of American aviation in forty-two years, let us salute our military leaders who have visual�ized the need for air power; the men who have deejgned and built our great engines and air�planes, and the leaders of commercial aviation who have made air travel fast, safe, and eco�nomical. JIM RAT The Beginninge of American Aviation 6 Aviation in America in Its Early Daye 9 First Army Airplane 23 America Becomes Air-Minded 24 The Army and Navy Spread Their Wings 28 United States Military and Naval Aviation, World War I 32 The Fint Transatlantic Flight 34 Men and Machines, World War I 36 The First Air Mail 38 Precision Bombing la Born 40 The U. S. Navy''s First Aircraft Carrier 41 The First Flight Around the World 42 Air P~ogre88 44 America''s First All-Metal Transport 46 Better Power for America''s Airplanes 49 Record-Making Fokker Tri-Motor Transport Plane 50 Air Transport Grows 52 Donald Douglae'' Dream Comes True 54 Safety in Flight 56 Luxury Airlinen and Skysleepen Make Air Travel an Accepted Fact 58 Pan American Clippers Conquer Pacific Skies 60 Pan American Clipper Inaugurates America''s First Tranaatlantic Air Transport Service 62 Private Planes 64 Superchargers and Super-Airliners 65 Air Power for World War II 67 Naval Aviation, 1922-1935 68 Shipboard Fighten 69 Battleship of the Air 70 Naval Aviation Gets Ready 72 The U. S. Navy''s First Long-Range Flying Boats 74 Technical Progress in the U. S. Army Air Corps in the Thirties 76 Army Attack Aviation and Training 80 Superfighter 82 Man-Made Thunderbolt, Rip Wide a Path to Victory 84 Superf ortress 86 Naval Aviation in the Early Months of World War II The U.S. Navy''s Deadlieet Fighter Plane
American Aviation
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
American Aviation written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Aeronautics categories.
Bell X 2
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Author : Peter E. Davies
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-11-30
Bell X 2 written by Peter E. Davies and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-30 with History categories.
Even before the spectacular success of its X-1 rocket-powered aircraft in breaking the 'sound barrier', the adventurous Bell Aircraft Corporation was already pushing ahead with a parallel project to build a second aircraft capable of far higher speeds. The X-2 (or Model 52) explored the equally uncertain technology of swept-back wings. Now common in modern conventional fighter aircraft, the Bell X-2 was revolutionary in using this type of airframe to probe Mach 3 and research the effects of extreme aerodynamic friction heat on airframes. Although both X-2s were destroyed in crashes after only 20 flights, killing two test pilots, the knowledge gained from the programme was invaluable in developing aircraft that could safely fly at such speeds. Using stunning artwork and historical photographs, this is the story of the plane that ultimately made the Lockheed Blackbird and Concorde possible.
The American Aviation Experience
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Author : Tim Brady
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2000
The American Aviation Experience written by Tim Brady and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
This book is designed to be a primary text for courses in aviation history and development and aviation in America. The seventeen chapters in The American Aviation Experience: A History range chronologically from ancient times through the Wright brothers through both world wars, culminating with the development of the U.S. space program. Contributors also cover balloons and dirigibles, African American pioneers in aviation, and women in aviation. These essayists--leading scholars in the field--present the history of aviation mainly from an American perspective. The American Aviation Experience includes 335 black-and-white photographs, two maps, and an appendix, "Leonardo da Vinci and the Science of Flight.."
The Flight Of The Century
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Author : Thomas Kessner
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-20
The Flight Of The Century written by Thomas Kessner 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 2010-07-20 with History categories.
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 America's 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. He 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. The Flight of the Century sheds new light on one of America's fascinatingly enigmatic heroes and most transformative moments.
The Story Of American Aviation
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Author : Jim Ray
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-11-29
The Story Of American Aviation written by Jim Ray and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-29 with History categories.
This book traces the history of aviation in America, from its early days to post-World War II. The book covers a range of topics, including the first transatlantic flight, the birth of precision bombing, the development of the first aircraft carrier, and the growth of commercial air travel. It also provides a detailed account of key events and innovations in American aviation and the impact of aviation on modern society.