Around The World Flights

Author : Patrick M. Stinson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780786487165

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Around-the-World Flights by Patrick M. Stinson Pdf

Since Wilbur and Orville Wright's first machine-powered flight, adventurers have pondered the prospect of flying around the world. Though in the early 20th century the idea seemed as plausible as traveling to Mars, aviators made their first attempts in the wake of World War I and have never looked back. This history of around-the-world flights explores the endeavor, starting with the first tentative journeys that allowed changing aircraft en route due to expected breakdowns. Once flying machines demonstrated reliable performance over global distances, a period of one-upmanship emerged, with each new venture striving to outdo the previous one. Today, even with international air travel having become routine, aviators strive to set records, now using unconventional aircraft and fuel sources. Paying tribute to the supporting personnel as well as to the flight captains at the center of attention, this work celebrates aviation's continued spirit of adventure.

Author : Lyle D. Bobzin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0984543104

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Flight Around the World by Lyle D. Bobzin Pdf

A 36-year veteran pilot for Trans World Airlines reflects on his career and the transformation of the aviation industry in this autobiography.

Author : Matt Kepnes
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780698404953

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How to Travel the World on $50 a Day by Matt Kepnes Pdf

*UPDATED 2017 EDITION* New York Times bestseller! No money? No problem. You can start packing your bags for that trip you’ve been dreaming a lifetime about. For more than half a decade, Matt Kepnes (aka Nomadic Matt) has been showing readers of his enormously popular travel blog that traveling isn’t expensive and that it’s affordable to all. He proves that as long as you think out of the box and travel like locals, your trip doesn’t have to break your bank, nor do you need to give up luxury. How to Travel the World on $50 a Day reveals Nomadic Matt’s tips, tricks, and secrets to comfortable budget travel based on his experience traveling the world without giving up the sushi meals and comfortable beds he enjoys. Offering a blend of advice ranging from travel hacking to smart banking, you’ll learn how to: * Avoid paying bank fees anywhere in the world * Earn thousands of free frequent flyer points * Find discount travel cards that can save on hostels, tours, and transportation * Get cheap (or free) plane tickets Whether it’s a two-week, two-month, or two-year trip, Nomadic Matt shows you how to stretch your money further so you can travel cheaper, smarter, and longer.

Author : Joyce E. Chaplin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439100066

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Round About the Earth by Joyce E. Chaplin Pdf

In this first full history of around-the-world travel, Joyce E. Chaplin brilliantly tells the story of circumnavigation. Round About the Earth is a witty, erudite, and colorful account of the outrageous ambitions that have inspired men and women to circle the entire planet. For almost five hundred years, human beings have been finding ways to circle the Earth—by sail, steam, or liquid fuel; by cycling, driving, flying, going into orbit, even by using their own bodily power. The story begins with the first centuries of circumnavigation, when few survived the attempt: in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five ships and 270 men, but only one ship and thirty-five men returned, not including Magellan, who died in the Philippines. Starting with these dangerous voyages, Joyce Chaplin takes us on a trip of our own as we travel with Francis Drake, William Dampier, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, and James Cook. Eventually sea travel grew much safer and passengers came on board. The most famous was Charles Darwin, but some intrepid women became circumnavigators too—a Lady Brassey, for example. Circumnavigation became a fad, as captured in Jules Verne’s classic novel, Around the World in Eighty Days. Once continental railroads were built, circumnavigators could traverse sea and land. Newspapers sponsored racing contests, and people sought ways to distinguish themselves—by bicycling around the world, for instance, or by sailing solo. Steamships turned round-the-world travel into a luxurious experience, as with the tours of Thomas Cook & Son. Famous authors wrote up their adventures, including Mark Twain and Jack London and Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (better known as Nellie Bly). Finally humans took to the skies to circle the globe in airplanes. Not much later, Sputnik, Gagarin, and Glenn pioneered a new kind of circumnavigation— in orbit. Through it all, the desire to take on the planet has tested the courage and capacity of the bold men and women who took up the challenge. Their exploits show us why we think of the Earth as home. Round About the Earth is itself a thrilling adventure.

Author : Rene Foss
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781401304447

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Around the World in a Bad Mood! by Rene Foss Pdf

This hilarious book confronts every aspect of a flight attendant's absurd world--from the endless array of passenger demands, to the secret language of flight attendants, and a unique version of the Safety Demo Shuffle. Fasten your seatbelt and prepare yourself for a side-splitting perspective on the trials and tribulations of air travel.

Author : John Frayn Turner
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783379781

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Heroic Flights by John Frayn Turner Pdf

A century after the Wright Brothers first took to the air, the author records those moments of aviation history that stand out from all the others for their pioneering bravery or gallantry in the face of the enemy. A fascinating potpourri embracing the whole story of aviation from those first faltering flights, through the conquest of the world by flight, the drama of war in the air, right up to the present day and the four ill-fated flights of September 11th 2001. Each story is a superb description of the great moments in the history of aviationA superb read for both the layman and aviation specialist alike

Author : Chris Guillebeau
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781101443088

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The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau Pdf

If you've ever thought, "There must be more to life than this," The Art of Non-Conformity is for you. Based on Chris Guillebeau's popular online manifesto "A Brief Guide to World Domination," The Art of Non-Conformity defies common assumptions about life and work while arming you with the tools to live differently. You'll discover how to live on your own terms by exploring creative self-employment, radical goal-setting, contrarian travel, and embracing life as a constant adventure. Inspired and guided by Chris's own story and those of others who have pursued unconventional lives, you can devise your own plan for world domination-and make the world a better place at the same time.

Author : Miguel Angel Gordillo,Peter Schneider,Rita Schneider
Publisher : polflug.com
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9783000674037

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SkyPolaris - A Record-Breaking Global Flight by Miguel Angel Gordillo,Peter Schneider,Rita Schneider Pdf

Miguel Angel Gordillo is the first man who circumnavigated the earth over both poles in a homebuilt aircraft under 1750 kg. In 2016 he covered 41,000 nm in two legs in the shape of an eight at extreme flight conditions over desert, jungle, mountains, ocean and ice. This earned him the world record of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). The scientific, aeronautical and personal challenges, experiences and encounters on his flight over both poles provided the extraordinary material for this book to document the uniqueness of his world record in words and pictures.

Author : Matthew Kepnes
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781250190529

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Ten Years a Nomad by Matthew Kepnes Pdf

Part memoir and part philosophical look at why we travel, filled with stories of Matt Kepnes' adventures abroad, an exploration of wanderlust and what it truly means to be a nomad. "Matt is possibly the most well-traveled person I know...His knowledge and passion for understanding the world is unrivaled, and never fails to amaze me." —Mark Manson, New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Ten Years a Nomad is New York Times bestselling author Matt Kepnes’ poignant exploration of wanderlust and what it truly means to be a nomad. Part travel memoir and part philosophical look at why we travel, it is filled with aspirational stories of Kepnes' many adventures. New York Times bestselling author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day, Matthew Kepnes knows what it feels like to get the travel bug. After meeting some travelers on a trip to Thailand in 2005, he realized that living life meant more than simply meeting society's traditional milestones, such as buying a car, paying a mortgage, and moving up the career ladder. Inspired by them, he set off for a year-long trip around the world before he started his career. He finally came home after ten years. Over 500,000 miles, 1,000 hostels, and 90 different countries later, Matt has compiled his favorite stories, experiences, and insights into this travel manifesto. Filled with the color and perspective that only hindsight and self-reflection can offer, these stories get to the real questions at the heart of wanderlust. Travel questions that transcend the basic "how-to," and plumb the depths of what drives us to travel — and what extended travel around the world can teach us about life, ourselves, and our place in the world. Ten Years a Nomad is for travel junkies, the travel-curious, and anyone interested in what you can learn about the world when you don’t have a cable bill for a decade or spend a month not wearing shoes living on the beach in Thailand.

Author : Paul Wittreich
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781462835119

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Forgotten First Flights by Paul Wittreich Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : CORNELL:31924058151063

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U.S. Air Services by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert Van Der Linden,Thomas J. Paone
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760350270

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Milestones of Flight by Robert Van Der Linden,Thomas J. Paone Pdf

"[This book] celebrates aviation's most significant achievements through the stories behind twenty-nine legendary aircraft housed at the NASM."--Jacket.

Author : Steven A. Ruffin
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781627888721

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Flights of No Return by Steven A. Ruffin Pdf

Discover the mysterious, controversial, and sometimes downright eerie history of flights that didn't end as planned. The history of aviation is full of accounts of history's most spectacular flights. But what about the ones from which someone failed to return? - A celebrated millionaire--who also happened to be the world's foremost aviator--lifted off in a small plane one clear morning in 2007 and disappeared. - The glamorous son of a beloved fallen president took off on a hazy summer night in 1999 and plunged himself and two others into the Atlantic Ocean. - A US Navy blimp landed one Sunday morning in 1942 in the middle of a city street in California with no one aboard. Some of these "non-returns" occurred because of errors in judgment; others were intentional, and some resulted from causes still unknown. Get the full, meticulous account of the fascinating people involved in these flights, the mistakes they made, and the ways in which their "flight of no return" affected the world. Pilot and aviation writer Steven A. Ruffin covers the entire 230-year span of manned flight in all types of aircraft through war and peace. Balloons, blimps, biplanes, jets, and spaceships have all suffered mishaps over the years. Don't miss the mystery, adventure, intrigue, and a sprinkling of the supernatural and extraterrestrial in Flights of No Return.

Author : Lowell Thomas
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781510711075

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Famous First Flights by Lowell Thomas Pdf

Within this classic volume are the tales, tribulations, and ultimate triumphs behind some of the most spectacular and break-taking aerodynamic feats of early twentieth century aviation. Recounted firsthand from the annals of history, Famous First Flights will lift readers directly from the pages and into the action. Join the exhilarated crowd as they watch French flying ace Louis Bleriot make the first air journey over water in 1909. Be on the ground in Paris to welcome Lindbergh and his magnificent The Spirit of St. Louis upon the landing of the first solo transatlantic flight. Hold your breath with Ross Macpherson Smith and his crew on their infamously trouble-plagued trek from London to Australia in 1919. And relive the excitement and awe experienced ‘round the world as “The Magellans of the Air” completed the first circumnavigation of the globe via air in 1965. In these and thirteen other recounts of jaw-dropping feats, celebrated aviators Lowell Thomas and Lowell Thomas Jr, deliver another must-have volume in the Explorer’s Club Classic Series. With over forty photographs and new updates on ballooning and space flights, Famous First Flights is must-have compendium for every arm-chair pilot and aviation enthusiast.

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Om Books International
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789380070919

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Around the world in 80 Days by Jules Verne Pdf