Author: Parke-Bernet GalleriesPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Book Description
An Important Collection of Veteran, Vintage, and Historic Aircraft
Author: Parke-Bernet GalleriesFlying Magazine
Author: Flying
Author: National Union Catalog
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Flying and Preserving Historic Aircraft
Author: David Frederick OgilvyPublisher: Air World
ISBN: 1399044486
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
David Ogilvy has spent more than a full working life in aviation. As a schoolboy he was sent out with a bugle and binoculars to blow a warning if a V1 ?ying bomb appeared. Soon after this, he joined the Royal Air Force and served for six years as a pilot, ?ying types ranging from the Tiger Moth to the Mosquito and Meteor. As a civilian he spent fourteen years involved in pilot training and became Chief Instructor of the Air Schools group, with responsibility for three establishments. He was a keen display and racing pilot and competed in many events, ?ying several historic types. At an early age David realised the need for owners and operators of ?yable pre-war machines to have a representative organization to look after their concerns and interests, so, in 1951, when 22 and still serving in the RAF, he was a co-founder of the Vintage Aeroplane Club. He was also a founding member, and now a Vice President, of the Historic Aircraft Association. In 1966 David was appointed general manager of the famous Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden. During this time, he brought in several historic aircraft, including initiating the retrieval of a 1935 Hawker Hind from Afghanistan. He ?ew many of the Collections remarkable airplanes, organizing and participating in the displays. As well as outlining his remarkable career, the main focus of this book is on David Ogilvy's descriptions of many of the historic aircraft he helped rescue and preserve and what it was like to be at their controls. It therefore provides a unique compendium of the flying characteristics of a range of historic aircraft for one or two of which, he unashamedly admits, he is possibly the last man alive to have flown. Away from the cockpit, David has been associated with many organizations, including being a founder member of the UK Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, serving for 45 years in the roles of editor, Executive Chairman and President. He is also President of today's Vintage Aircraft Club and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. David was awarded the OBE for services to aviation in I996.
Jane's Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide
Author: Tony HolmesPublisher: Harper Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780060818968
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This is a handy and comprehensive directory of all the aircraft ever produced prior to 1945. Although compact in size, the guide provides all the essential information on vintage greats of the aviation world. Organized chronologically, this title captures the rapid developments in flight technology and design, as well as detailing entries the actually don't exist today. Descriptions, photography and specification details combine to make this the most useful guide for any aviation enthusiast who wishes to study vintage aircraft and an airshow, museum or home.
The National Union Catalogs, 1963-
Author: A Century of Triumph
Author: Christopher ChantPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743234790
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
On December 17, 1903, on the windswept beaches of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville Wright piloted the world's first powered flight, in one of the most famous moments in history. Within a few short years, airplanes of various designs were lifting into the air over Europe and America. Soon, the entire world was caught up in the fevered advance of flight and airplanes, Zeppelins, autogyros and helicopters were making the world a much smaller place. To celebrate the first full century of powered flight premier aviation historian Christopher Chant and world-famous illustrator John Batchelor have joined forces to showcase an astonishing march of progress. From the early experiments of gliderman Otto Lilienthal to the moon walk of Neil Armstrong, it has indeed been A Century of Triumph. From the golden age of Zeppelins to the extreme design experiments of World War II to the fierce modernism of supersonic fighter jets, A CENTURY OF TRIUMPH demonstrates the full richness of mankind's flying craft. In addition to Batchelor's illustrations, the book features never-before-published vintage watercolour posters of pre-World War I aviation races and a treasure trove of photographs. Chant's text combines full histories of the planes themselves with biographical essays on some of the great figures of the twentieth century: the Barnstormers, Igor Sikorsky, Amelia Earhart, Chuck Yeager, and the Apollo XVII astronauts, among others. A CENTURY OF TRUMPH is a visual and factual feast for anyone who marvels at the majesty of flying.
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