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Jet Age
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Author : Sam Howe Verhovek
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2010-10-14
Jet Age written by Sam Howe Verhovek and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-14 with History categories.
The captivating story of the titans, engineers, and pilots who raced to design a safe and lucrative passenger jet. In Jet Age, journalist Sam Howe Verhovek explores the advent of the first generation of jet airliners and the people who designed, built, and flew them. The path to jet travel was triumphal and amazingly rapid-less than fifty years after the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk, Great Britain led the world with the first commercial jet plane service. Yet the pioneering British Comet was cursed with a tragic, mysterious flaw, and an upstart Seattle company put a new competitor in the sky: the Boeing 707 Jet Stratoliner. Jet Age vividly recreates the race between two nations, two global airlines, and two rival teams of brilliant engineers for bragging rights to the first jet service across the Atlantic Ocean in 1958. At the center of this story are great minds and courageous souls, including Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, who spearheaded the development of the Comet, even as two of his sons lost their lives flying earlier models of his aircraft; Sir Arnold Hall, the brilliant British aerodynamicist tasked with uncovering the Comet's fatal flaw; Bill Allen, Boeing's deceptively mild-mannered president; and Alvin "Tex" Johnston, Boeing's swashbuckling but supremely skilled test pilot. The extraordinary airplanes themselves emerge as characters in the drama. As the Comet and the Boeing 707 go head-to-head, flying twice as fast and high as the propeller planes that preceded them, the book captures the electrifying spirit of an era: the Jet Age. In the spirit of Stephen Ambrose's Nothing Like It in the World, Verhovek's Jet Age offers a gorgeous rendering of an exciting age and fascinating technology that permanently changed our conception of distance and time, of a triumph of engineering and design, and of a company that took a huge gamble and won.
Airlines Of The Jet Age
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Author : R.E.G. Davies
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2016-08-24
Airlines Of The Jet Age written by R.E.G. Davies and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-24 with History categories.
Airlines of the Jet Age provides the first comprehensive history of the world's airlines from the early 1960s to the present day. It begins with an informative introductory chapter on the infancy of flight and the development of air-transport craft used during the First and Second World Wars, and then wings into the "first" Jet Age--the advent of jet airlines. It continues through the "second" Jet Age of wide-bodied aircraft, such as the Boeing 747 and DC-10, and closes with the introduction of the "third" Jet Age, which begins with the giant double-decked Airbus A380. This reference book is an unparalelled reference for aviation buffs, covering airlines around the globe and throughout the modern eras of human flight. The last book written by renowned airline historian R.E.G. Davies, Airlines of the Jet Age is the ultimate resource for information and insight on modern air transport.
The Jet Age
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Author : Robert J. Serling
language : en
Publisher: Time Life Education
Release Date : 1982-01-01
The Jet Age written by Robert J. Serling and has been published by Time Life Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Traces the development of aircraft from the earliest jets to the present day jumbo jets and surveys the history of the commercial airlines
The Jet Age
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Author : Bill Gunston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Jet Age written by Bill Gunston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Transportation categories.
Jet Age Planning
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Author : United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration
language : en
Publisher:
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Jet Age Planning
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
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The Jet Age
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Author : Robert Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-07-30
The Jet Age written by Robert Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-30 with categories.
The story of aviation since 1945 has been one of constant endeavour and courage. Men probing the frontiers of knowledge strove to attain new heights and speeds, inevitably losing their lives during peace and war as high-flying spy aircraft of East and West ferreted out electronic intelligence. The still unresolved incident of an American Hercules aircraft, lured across the Russian border and deliberately shot down infamously left the fate of most of the crew members unknown.Robert Jackson investigates the case of the West German F-104 Starfighter which raced across Europe, its pilot dead at the controls; the giant USAF B-52 bomber, destroyed by a missile fired by an American fighter; the brilliant Russian airborne operation in 1968, which overwhelmed Czechoslovakia in a few hours, and the great air battles over Sinai in 1967, when Israel's pilots smashed vastly superior enemy forces. Praise for The Jet Age 'Takes you to the heart of the action.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Cold KillRobert Jackson (b. 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history, having become a full time writer in 1969. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. Mosquito Squadron is the fifth book in the Sergeant George Yeoman series. Hurricane Squadron is the first.
Jet Age Aesthetic
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Author : Vanessa R. Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2020-02-21
Jet Age Aesthetic written by Vanessa R. Schwartz and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-21 with Design categories.
A stunning look at the profound impact of the jet plane on the mid-century aesthetic, from Disneyland to Life magazine Vanessa R. Schwartz engagingly presents the jet plane’s power to define a new age at a critical moment in the mid-20th century, arguing that the craft’s speed and smooth ride allowed people to imagine themselves living in the future. Exploring realms as diverse as airport architecture, theme park design, film, and photography, Schwartz argues that the jet created an aesthetic that circulated on the ground below. Visual and media culture, including Eero Saarinen’s airports, David Bailey’s photographs of the jet set, and Ernst Haas’s experiments in color photojournalism glamorized the imagery of motion. Drawing on unprecedented access to the archives of The Walt Disney Studios, Schwartz also examines the period’s most successful example of fluid motion meeting media culture: Disneyland. The park’s dedication to “people-moving” defined Walt Disney’s vision, shaping the very identity of the place. The jet age aesthetic laid the groundwork for our contemporary media culture, in which motion is so fluid that we can surf the internet while going nowhere at all.
Roaring Thunder
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Author : Walter J. Boyne
language : en
Publisher: Forge Books
Release Date : 2010-02-02
Roaring Thunder written by Walter J. Boyne and has been published by Forge Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-02 with Fiction categories.
The story of the jet age of aviation revolves around remarkable geniuses--including Sir Frank Whittle, the British inventor of the jet engine; Hans von Ohain, a German jet engine designer who comes to work for the U.S.; famed aeronautical engineer Kelly Johnson; the daring test pilot Tex Johnston, and many more--brilliant men who conceived these early extraordinary airplanes and had the courage to fly them to new horizons. Roaring Thunder blends real life adventures of the industry giants with the fictional Vance Shannon and his aviation family. Shannon, a prototypical American test pilot, sees and guides the birth of American jet aviation, while his sons, Tom and Harry fly the new jets in combat. Their aviation careers are blessed by their skill and courage, and they help usher in the greatest advance in aviation history with the birth of the jet transport. The Shannons serve as counterparts to the real-life heroes, creating continuity and explaining the intricacies, successes, and setbacks of a brand new industry. The dramatic, totally accurate story of the beginning of the jet age is presented against a background of personalities, real and fictional who bring the story to life, and represent the first stage in the first ever fiction trilogy about the history of the aerospace industry.
Jet Age Planning
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
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