Author: Kathleen L. Brooks-PazmanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
United States Women in Aviation, 1919-1929
Author: Kathleen L. Brooks-PazmanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
United States Women in Aviation, 1919-1929
Author: Kathleen L. Brooks-PazmanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Dreams of Flight
Author: Janet R. Daly BednarekPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585442577
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
General aviation encompasses all the ways aircraft are used beyond commercial and military flying: private flights, barnstormers, cropdusters, and so on. Authors Janet and Michael Bednarek have taken on the formidable task of discussing the hundred-year history of this broad and diverse field by focusing on the most important figures and organizations in general aviation and the major producers of general aviation aircraft and engines. This history examines the many airplanes used in general aviation, from early Wright and Curtiss aircraft to the Piper Cub and the Lear Jet. The authors trace the careers of birdmen, birdwomen, barnstormers, and others who shaped general aviation—from Clyde Cessna and the Stinson family of San Antonio to Olive Ann Beech and Paul Poberezny of Milwaukee. They explain how the development of engines influenced the development of aircraft, from the E-107 that powered the 1929 Aeronca C-2, the first affordable personal aircraft, to the Continental A-40 that powered the Piper Cub, and the Pratt and Whitney PT-6 turboprop used on many aircraft after World War II. In addition, the authors chart the boom and bust cycle of general aviation manufacturers, the rising costs and increased regulations that have accompanied a decline in pilots, the creation of an influential general aviation lobby in Washington, and the growing popularity of “type” clubs, created to maintain aircraft whose average age is twenty-eight years. This book provides readers with a sense of the scope and richness of the history of general aviation in the United States. An epilogue examining the consequences of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, provides a cautionary note.
United States Women in Aviation, 1930-1939
Author: Claudia M. OakesPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
U S WOMEN IN AVIATION 1919-29 PA
Author: KATHLEEN BROOKS-PAZMANYPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
This volume presents the bold women who made tremendous contributions to the field of aviation at a time when the question of whether aviation was a "proper" sphere for women was still unresolved in many minds.
American Women and Flight since 1940
Author: Deborah G. DouglasPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813182697
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
“Individual women’s stories enliven almost every page” of this comprehensive illustrated reference, now updated, from the National Air and Space Museum (Technology and Culture). Women run wind tunnel experiments, direct air traffic, and fabricate airplanes. American women have been involved with flight from the beginning. But until 1940, most people believed women could not fly, that Amelia Earhart was an exception to the rule. World War II changed everything. “It is on the record that women can fly as well as men,” stated General Henry H. Arnold, commanding general of the Army Air Forces. Then the question became “Should women fly?” Deborah G. Douglas tells the story of this ongoing debate and its impact on American history. From Jackie Cochran, whose perseverance led to the formation of the Women’s Army Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II to the more recent achievements of Jeannie Flynn, the Air Force’s first woman fighter pilot and Eileen Collins, NASA’s first woman shuttle commander, Douglas introduces a host of determined women who overcame prejudice and became military fliers, airline pilots, and air and space engineers. Not forgotten are stories of flight attendants, air traffic controllers, and mechanics. American Women and Flight since 1940 is a revised and expanded edition of a Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reference work. Long considered the single best reference work in the field, this new edition contains extensive new illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography.
U S WOMEN IN AVIATION 1919-29 PA
Author: KATHLEEN BROOKS-PAZMANYPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
This volume presents the bold women who made tremendous contributions to the field of aviation at a time when the question of whether aviation was a "proper" sphere for women was still unresolved in many minds.
Women in Aviation and Space
Author: Sandra H. FlowersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
United States women in aviation through World War I
Author: Claudia M. OakesUnited States Women in Aviation Through World War One
Author: Smithsonian InstitutionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description