Dreams of flight :: general aviation in the United States /

General aviation encompasses all the ways aircraft are used beyond commercial and military flying: private flights, barnstormers, cropdusters, and more. Here, the authors have taken on the formidable task of discussing the hundredyear history of this diverse field by focusing on the most important f...

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1. Verfasser: Bednarek, Janet R. Daly (Janet Rose Daly), 1959-
Weitere Verfasser: Bednarek, Michael H., 1956-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2003.
Ausgabe:1st ed.
Schriftenreihe:Centennial of flight series ; no. 4.
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Zusammenfassung:General aviation encompasses all the ways aircraft are used beyond commercial and military flying: private flights, barnstormers, cropdusters, and more. Here, the authors have taken on the formidable task of discussing the hundredyear history of this diverse field by focusing on the most important figures in aviation, from Clyde Cessna to Paul Poberezny, as well as organizations and the major producers of aircraft and engines.
Beschreibung:From first seeds to early blossoms -- The "Golden Age" : 1926-39 -- For the duration : 1939-45 -- Up from the ashes : 1945-80 -- Dreams once again deferred : post-1980
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 191 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-168) and index.
ISBN:1585448745
9781585448746
1299052592
9781299052598
1603446710
9781603446716

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