Author: Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
The Aeroplane
Author: Flying
Author: International Reference Service
Author: Flying Adventurers
Author: David K. VaughanPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476688788
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Aviation books were a unique and prolific subgenre of American juvenile literature from the early to mid-20th century, drawing upon the nation's intensifying interest. The first books of this type, Harry L. Sayler's series Airship Boys, appeared shortly after the Wright brothers' first successful flight in 1909. Following Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic, popular series like Ted Scott and Andy Lane established the "golden age" of juvenile aviation literature. This work examines the 375 juvenile aviation series titles published between 1909 and 1964. It weaves together several thematic threads, including the placement of aviation narratives within the context of major historical events, the technical accuracy in depictions of flying machines and the ways in which characters reflected the culture of their eras. Three appendices provide publication data for each series, a list of referenced aircraft and an annotated bibliography; there is a full index.
Flying Magazine
Author: International Reference Service
Author: United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
To the Ends of the Air
Author: G. E. LivockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Air empire
Author: Gordon PiriePublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526118491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Air empire is a fresh study of civil aviation as a tool of late British imperialism. The first pioneering flights across the British empire in 1919-20 were flag-waving adventures that recreated an era of plucky British maritime exploration and conquest. Britain’s development of international air routes and services was approved, organised and celebrated largely in London; there was some resistance in and beyond the subordinate colonies and dominions. Negotiating the financing and geopolitics of regular commercial air service delayed its inception until the 1930s. Technological, managerial and logistical problems also meant that Britain was slow into the air and slow in the air. Propaganda concealed underperformance and criticism. The study uses archival sources, biographies, industry magazines and newspapers to chronicle the disputed progress toward air empire. The rhetoric behind imperial air service offers a glimpse of late imperial hopes, fears, attitudes and style. Empire air service had emotional appeal and symbolic value, but disappointed in practice.
International Flight Information Manual
Author: National Flight Data Center (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Consists of replacement pages for basic manual.
International Reference Service
Author: United States. Office of International TradePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic history
Languages : en
Pages : 1230
Book Description