My Airships The Story Of My Life
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My Airships The Story Of My Life
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Author : Alberto Santos-Dumont
language : en
Publisher: GRANT RICHARDS
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My Airships The Story Of My Life written by Alberto Santos-Dumont and has been published by GRANT RICHARDS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
My Airships : The Story of My Life Two young Brazilian boys strolled in the shade, conversing. They were simple youths of the interior, knowing only the plenty of the primitive plantation where, undisturbed by labour-saving devices, Nature yielded man her fruits at the price of the sweat of his brow. They were ignorant of machines to the extent that they had never seen a waggon or a wheelbarrow. Horses and oxen bore the burdens of plantation life on their backs, and placid Indian labourers wielded the spade and the hoe. Yet they were thoughtful boys. At this moment they discussed things beyond all that they had seen or heard. "Why not devise a better means of transport than the backs of horses and of oxen?" Luis argued. "Last summer I hitched horses to a barn door, loaded it with sacks of maize, and hauled in one load what ten horses could not have brought on their backs. True, it required seven horses to drag it, while five men had to sit around its edges and hold the load from falling off." "What would you have?" answered Pedro. "Nature demands compensations. You cannot get something from nothing or more from less!" "If we could put rollers under the drag, less pulling power would be needed." "Bah! the force saved would be used up in the labour of shifting the rollers." "The rollers might be attached to the drag at fixed points by means of holes running through their centres," mused Luis. "Or why should not circular blocks of wood be fixed at the four corners of the drag?... Look, Pedro, yonder along the road. What is coming? The very thing I imagined, only better! One horse is pulling it at a good trot!" The first waggon to appear in that region of the interior stopped, and its driver spoke with the boys.
My Airships
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Author : Alberto Santos-Dumont
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-07-24
My Airships written by Alberto Santos-Dumont and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-24 with Fiction categories.
Excerpt from My Airships: The Story of My LifeAttach two horses to the waggon. I mean a machine, said Luis. A mechanicalhorsewith powerful iron legs!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
My Airships
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Author : Alberto Santos-Dumont
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-08-07
My Airships written by Alberto Santos-Dumont and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-07 with categories.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1904 Edition.
My Airships The Story Of My Life
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Author : Alberto Santos-Dumont
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-04
My Airships The Story Of My Life written by Alberto Santos-Dumont and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-04 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "My Airships; The Story of My Life" by Alberto Santos-Dumont. 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.
Dirigible Dreams
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Author : C. Michael Hiam
language : en
Publisher: ForeEdge from University Press of New England
Release Date : 2014-10-07
Dirigible Dreams written by C. Michael Hiam and has been published by ForeEdge from University Press of New England this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-07 with Transportation categories.
Here is the story of airshipsÑmanmade flying machines without wingsÑfrom their earliest beginnings to the modern era of blimps. In postcards and advertisements, the sleek, silver, cigar-shaped airships, or dirigibles, were the embodiment of futuristic visions of air travel. They immediately captivated the imaginations of people worldwide, but in less than fifty years dirigibleÊbecame a byword for doomed futurism, an Icarian figure of industrial hubris. Dirigible Dreams looks back on this bygone era, when the future of exploration, commercial travel, and warfare largely involved the prospect of wingless flight. In Dirigible Dreams, C. Michael Hiam celebrates the legendary figures of this promising technology in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesÑthe pioneering aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, the doomed polar explorers S. A. AndrŽe and Walter Wellman, and the great Prussian inventor and promoter Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, among otherÊpivotal figuresÑand recounts fascinating stories of exploration, transatlantic journeys, and floating armadas that rained death during World War I. While there were triumphs, such as the polar flight of the Norge, most of these tales are of disaster and woe, culminating in perhaps the most famous disaster of all time, the crash of the Hindenburg. This story of daring men and their flying machines, dreamers and adventurers who pushed modern technology toÑand often beyondÑits limitations, is an informative and exciting mix of history, technology, awe-inspiring exploits, and warfare that will captivate readers with its depiction of a lost golden age of air travel. Readable and authoritative, enlivened by colorful characters and nail-biting drama,ÊDirigible DreamsÊwill appeal to a new generation of general readers and scholars interested in the origins of modern aviation.
Umberto Nobile And The Arctic Search For The Airship Italia
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Author : Garth Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2017-09-09
Umberto Nobile And The Arctic Search For The Airship Italia written by Garth Cameron and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
By the time it was over, eight of the crew and nine rescuers were dead and scores more had been put in harm’s way. The disappearance and search for the airship Italia was headline news, all over the world, for months after its last radio message on 25 May 1928. It had reported being to the north-east of its base at Kings Bay, on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, returning from a long flight to Greenland and the North Pole. Ships, aircraft and men from many countries converged on Kings Bay to participate in the rescue effort. The Italian airship designer and pilot Umberto Nobile had flown to the North Pole and beyond in 1926. He resolved to return to the Arctic with a new airship in 1928. The expedition had geographical and scientific aims, but the political environment was also an important motivator. Benito Mussolini and his fascist party had come to power in 1922 and a successful expedition to the Arctic would be excellent propaganda.
When Giants Ruled The Sky
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Author : John J. Geoghegan
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2021-10-29
When Giants Ruled The Sky written by John J. Geoghegan and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-29 with Transportation categories.
Almost everything you know about airships is wrong. Between 1917 and 1935, the US Navy poured tens of millions of dollars into their airship programme, building a series of dirigibles each one more enormous than the last. These flying behemoths were to be the future of long-distance transport, competing with trains and ocean liners to carry people, post and cargo from country to country, and even across the sea. But by 1936 all these ambitious plans had been scrapped. What happened? When Giants Ruled the Sky is the story of how the American rigid airship came within a hair's breadth of dominating long-distance transportation. It is also the story of four men whose courage and determination kept the programme going despite the obstacles thrown in their way – until the Navy deliberately ignored a fatal design flaw, bringing the programme crashing back to earth. The subsequent cover-up prevented the truth from being told for more than eighty years. Now, for the first time, what really happened can be revealed.
The History Of Flying
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Author : Charles H. Gibbs-Smith
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-08-22
The History Of Flying written by Charles H. Gibbs-Smith and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-22 with History categories.
This 1957 Reader's Guide by Charles Gibbs-Smith has a detailed bibliography on the histories of a variety of aircraft.
Romance Of The Airman
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Author : Pauline Annette Humphreys
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931
Romance Of The Airman written by Pauline Annette Humphreys and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931 with Aeronautics categories.
History And Evolution Of Aircraft
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Author : Ahmed F. El-Sayed
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2024-07-31
History And Evolution Of Aircraft written by Ahmed F. El-Sayed and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-31 with Technology & Engineering categories.
History and Evolution of Aircraft reviews the history of aviation from early history to the present day, including the evolution milestones of military aircraft, civil aircraft, helicopters, drones, balloons, airships, and their engines. It also provides the background and development of different types of aircraft, including manned and unmanned vehicles, aircraft carriers, fixed or rotary wings, air, sea, and amphibian flight vehicles. Covering current and developing applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the book highlights the prospects of future flying vehicles including automotives and jetpacks. It follows the transition from piston to jet engines that include shaft-based engines (turboprop, turboshaft, and propfan), turbine-based engines (turbojet and turbofan), and athodyd engines (ramjet, turbo-ramjet, and scramjet). The book explores flight vehicles’ technological advancements and evolution, including their geometrical features and performance parameters. It will also include nine appendices resembling databases for all types of aircraft. The book will be a useful reference for academic researchers and aviation, aerospace, and mechanical engineering students taking aerodynamics, aircraft structures, aircraft engines, and propulsion courses. Aviation history enthusiasts will be interested in the scope of the content as well. Instructors can utilize a Solutions Manual for their course.