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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics
Author: 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.
CAA Statistical Handbook of Civil Aviation
Author: United States. Federal Aviation AgencyPublisher:
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics
Author: FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation
Author: FAA General Aviation News
Author: FAA Aviation News
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Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
U. S. Civil Airmen Statistics
Author: FAA Aviation News
Author: Aviation Medical Reports
Author: United States. Office of Aviation MedicinePublisher:
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Category : Aviation medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description