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Author : Lane E. Wallace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Government publications
ISBN : IND:30000116800768
Author : Georg Gerster
Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Aerial photography in geography
ISBN : 044822366X
Author : Lane E. Wallace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111238924
Author : Richard Dee
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart Limited
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780771029714
In 1799, one hundred years before the Wright Brothers' historic flights at Kitty Hawk, Sir George Cayley had engraved, on a silver disc about the size of a British shilling, both the design for an airplane and the earliest recorded description of the forces by which a wing can fly. Through his work Cayley was the first to recognize the two opponent-paired forces of flight: weight and lift, thrust and drag. These discoveries culminated in the invention of the first practical airplanes. Cayley, his grandson John, and the ever supportive engineer Mr. Vick formed a team that would finally conquer the air. Aged seventy-five, Cayley and his little group developed a series of advanced models, and in 1849 they finally flew a full-sized glider with a crew consisting of a ten-year-old boy. Shortly before the his eightieth birthday, Cayley would finally build the machine that launched the world's first heavier-than-air aviator. Within less than a generation of his death, Cayley's name would be virtually forgotten. The "father of aviation" would remain unknown to all but a tiny group who followed his pioneering work. In this compelling account, Richard Dee tells the story of this remarkable man and his remarkable time. Dee's biography of Cayley allows him to combine his scientific and historical knowledge of aviation to produce an accessible and highly readable account of one of aviation's unsung heroes.
Author : Lane E. Wallace,Christian Gelzer
Publisher : National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA History Office
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 1626830673
"History of NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center with images and description from the seven decades of its existence"--
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Airplanes
ISBN : OCLC:1222066507
Author : Gordon Press Publishers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 084906189X
Author : United States. Flight Standards Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Air pilots
ISBN : PURD:32754079147272
Author : Margaret Weitekamp,David DeVorkin,National Air and Space Museum
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781613124963
People, children especially, have been baffled, bewildered, and even outraged by the fact that Pluto is no longer called a planet. Through whimsical artwork and an entertaining dialogue format, Pluto’s Secret explains the true story of this distant world. Providing a history of the small, icy world from its discovery and naming to its recent reclassification, this book presents a fascinating look at how scientists organize and classify our solar system as they gain new insights into how it works and what types of things exist within it. The book includes a glossary and bibliography. Praise for Pluto's Secret "Pairing a lighthearted narrative in a hand-lettered†“style typeface with informally drawn cartoon illustrations, this lively tale of astronomical revelations begins with the search for Planet X.†? —Kirkus Reviews "This picture book offers a fresh, positive perspective on Pluto, showing that its change of status is not a demotion but a correction." —Booklist "Light-hearted imagining of a gregarious Pluto.†? —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Fun reading... The book provides a factual history of our faraway 'dwarf,' and on its companion icy worlds, and on the discovery of Kuiper-like bands around other stars." —School Library Journal Award New York Public Library’s annual Children’s Books list: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013
Author : Lane E. Wallace
Publisher : Sporty's Pilot Shop
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Women air pilots
ISBN : 9780976067641
Author : Octave Chanute
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0486299813
This volume contains research that originally appeared in The Railroad and Engineering Journal from 1891 to 1893. Written by a distinguished aviation pioneer, it analyzes virtually every experimental flight of the era. These data on flight control and equilibrium were crucial to the early designs of the Wright Brothers. 90 illustrations.
Author : Don Thomas,Mike Bartell
Publisher : University of Akron Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Astronauts
ISBN : 1937378721
The desire to beat gravity is a Buckeye tradition. After all, Orville and Wilbur Wright were Dayton, Ohio, boys who went to Kitty Hawk in 1903 to get things off the ground. When space became the next frontier, John Glenn, who was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, became the first American to orbit the earth in his Friendship 7 spacecraft. A Wapakoneta, Ohio, resident, Neil Armstrong, born in 1930, followed in the footsteps of Glenn by being the first human to step onto the moon's surface during the summer of 1969. Don Thomas, a Cleveland native, saw other Ohioans in space and set his sights on becoming an astronaut. After years of hard work and dedication, he became part of the 1995 All-Ohio space shuttle Discovery mission. Orbit of Discovery provides a first-hand account of this mission. Written by Thomas with the assistance of journalist, Mike Bartell, the book is a lively and entertaining must read for individuals who want to experience a ride into space. Orbit of Discovery is augmented with a foreword by astronaut and Senator John Glenn and an introduction by Senator George Voinovich.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Government publications
ISBN : IND:30000078180209
Author : Kerry McCauley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735339040
Kerry McCauley has the job most pilots only dream of; delivering small used aircraft to locations around the world. In his 30 years an international ferry pilot, Kerry has delivered almost every kind of airplane you can name to almost every location you can think of. In his long career Kerry battled fuel system malfunctions over the Atlantic, a total electrical failure at night over the Sahara, getting lost over Africa and being struck by lightning off the coast of Portugal. Kerry's almost insatiable, reckless quest for danger and adventure also led to putting international smuggler and bank robber on his resume. Kerry found the answer to the question "what could possibly go wrong?" time and time again. But his skill, ingenuity and luck were what allowed him to survive the countless mishaps, catastrophes and close calls including a nearly fatal plane crash. While "Ferry Pilot" is an account of one man's crazy thirst for thrills and adventure, his coming to grips with the dangerous nature of his career and just how much he wants to test the depth of his luck bag. It's also a portrait of the perseverance and bravery of a devoted family man who lost many close friends and his first wife to the dangerous skies.
Author : Michael H. Gorn
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780813158945
Expanding the Envelope is the first book to explore the full panorama of flight research history, from the earliest attempts by such nineteenth century practitioners as England's Sir George Cayley, who tested his kites and gliders by subjecting them to experimental flight, to the cutting-edge aeronautical research conducted by the NACA and NASA. Michael H. Gorn explores the vital human aspect of the history of flight research, including such well-known figures as James H. Doolittle, Chuck Yeager, and A. Scott Crossfield, as well as the less heralded engineers, pilots, and scientists who also had the "Right Stuff." While the individuals in the cockpit often receive the lion's share of the public's attention, Expanding the Envelope shows flight research to be a collaborative engineering activity, one in which the pilot participates as just one of many team members. Here is more than a century of flight research, from well before the creation of NACA to its rapid transformation under NASA. Gorn gives a behind the scenes look at the development of groundbreaking vehicles such as the X-1, the D-558, and the X-15, which demonstrated manned flight at speeds up to Mach 6.7 and as high as the edge of space.
