The Golden Age of Air Travel
The Golden Age of Air Travel

Author: Nina Hadaway

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-04-10

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 0747813477

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For much of the twentieth century travel by air was a luxury available only to the wealthy, and accordingly the airlines – Pan Am, BOAC, TWA, BEA and many others – offered premium services that connected far-flung parts of the world with con trails of glamour. This book looks back at the golden age, from the 1920s to the 1970s, when well-appointed airliners whisked the rich and famous around the world on holiday and on business. It evokes the chink of champagne glasses, the aroma of expensive cigars and the roar of early jet engines: the experience of air travel before package holidays and budget airlines changed flying forever. The various types of aircraft, the routes and the airports, as well as the changes undergone by the industry, are all explored here and illustrated by fascinating historical material.

From Airbus to Zeppelin
From Airbus to Zeppelin

Author: Norman Ferguson

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2016-10-06

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 0750969571

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With riveting facts, figures, quotes and statistics from the high-flying world of aviation, From Airbus to Zeppelin has it all.D is for Desert Island Discs: just what would Dambuster Guy Gibson have liked if marooned on his desert island? E is for Everest: did you know that two Scotsmen were the first to fly over the magnificent moutain? F is for Faster than the sun: which aircraft was the first to fly faster than the Earth's rotation?This is a must-read for anyone - and may even win the reader a pub quiz or two!

The Statesman's Year-Book 1970-71
The Statesman's Year-Book 1970-71

Author: J. Paxton

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-23

Total Pages: 1578

ISBN-13: 0230270999

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The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

The General Aviation Industry in America
The General Aviation Industry in America

Author: Donald M. Pattillo

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2020-03-09

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1476677212

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The industry known as "general aviation"--encompassing all flying outside of the military and commercial airlines--dates from the early days of powered flight. As technology advanced, making possible smaller aircraft that could be owned and operated by civilians, manufacturers emerged to a serve a growing market. Increasingly this meant business flying, as companies used aircraft in a variety of roles. The industry struggled during the Great Depression but development continued; small aircraft manufacturers became vital to the massive military production effort during World War II. After the war, rapid technological advancement and a robust, prosperous middle class were expected to result in a democratized civil aviation industry. For many reasons this was never realized, even as general aviation roles and aircraft capabilities expanded. Despite its many reverses and struggles, entrepreneurship has remained the driving factor of the industry.

National Critical Technologies Report (1995)
National Critical Technologies Report (1995)

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1995-07

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9780788119781

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Presents the results of the third biennial National Critical Technologies Review. Includes information about the state of development in each technology area and about the U.S. competitive position relative to the worldwide leading edge technology developments.