Download or read book Wichita written by and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book commemorates Wichita's role as Air Capital of the World. It takes readers from the early birds and barnstormers to the pioneers and entrepreneurs who established dozens of aircraft and associated factories in the 1920s. The story continues with the founding of Cessna, Beechcraft and Stearman (which became Boeing Wichita, then Spirit AeroSystems) and the massive build-up during World War II. Robust post-war growth got another boost when Bill Lear came to town and launched the business jet revolution with his Learjet. Today Wichita remains at the center of global aviation design and manufacturing with Textron Aviation, Spirit AeroSystems, Bombardier Learjet, Airbus and many dozens of smaller aviation manufacturers, suppliers and support organizations.What made Wichita the Air Capital? Flat prairies resembled one enormous landing field. Southwesterly winds added extra thrust to get and stay aloft. Farming and small manufacturing provided a legion of imaginative, industrious problem-solvers. Local boosters latched onto and promoted anything that flew. The city's central location provided an ideal refueling stop for coast-to-coast airmail routes. And oil generated a class of savvy, starry-eyed entrepreneurs who both used aircraft and had money to invest. Wichita brought it all together. The people. The promise. The planes.On Sept. 2, 1911, Albin Longren became the first person to build and fly an airplane in Kansas. His pusher-type biplane lifted off from a hayfield with a four-gallon gas tank and "flight instruments" that consisted of a pocket watch and barometer. The first plane built in Wichita rolled out of production in 1917, when Clyde Cessna assembled his Comet. Wichita's first commercial aircraft, the Swallow, came from the E.M. Laird Airplane Co. in 1920. By 1928, Wichita was general aviation's manufacturing grand central, producing 120 airplanes a week - a quarter of all U.S. output. A Chamber of Commerce Air Capital logo contest celebrated the city's 16 aircraft manufacturers, six aircraft engine factories, 11 airports and dozen flying schools. Wichita produces more airplanes - almost 300,000 to date - and offers more skilled aviation workers than any other city. Aviation forms Wichita's heritage and future.
Download or read book Kansas City B 25 Factory written by John Fredrickson and John Roper and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly illustrations of the World War II B-25 bomber factory at the Fairfax plant in Kansas City. Over 6,000 medium-range bomber planes were built between 1941 and 1945.
Download or read book Aviation written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wichita s Legacy of Flight written by Jay M. Price and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the "Air Capital of the World," Wichita, Kansas, has been continuously associated with aviation longer than any city in the world. The city's inventive and entrepreneurial spirit made an early mark on the aviation and aerospace industries. From the first hot air balloons floating over the wheat fields to the major aviation corporations that still call the city home, Wichita has been associated with the wonder of flight, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2003. The images in this book document the evolution of flight and its subsequent effect on the cowtown that dared to dream it could become an international center for aviation.
Download or read book Mayday Over Wichita written by D. W. Carter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little-known story of a major catastrophe in a 1960s African American community: A “commendable, if unsettling, account.” —Richard Kluger, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Simple Justice On the cold Saturday morning of January 16, 1965, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker carrying thirty-one thousand gallons of jet fuel crashed into a congested African American neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. When the fire and destruction finally subsided, forty-seven people—mostly African American children—were dead or injured, homes were completely destroyed and numerous families were splintered. As shocking as it may sound, the event was seemingly omitted from the historical record for nearly fifty years. Now, historian D. W. Carter examines the myths and realities of the crash while providing new insights about the horrific four-minute flight that forever changed the history of Kansas. Includes photographs
Download or read book Kansas Aviation Update written by Kansas. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presentation providing an overview and of the the overall status of the Aviation Program, including reasons for prioritizing aviation, strategic priorities, the advance of technology, economic development initiatives, and aviation successes.
Download or read book Kansas written by Diane Bailey and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, industries, and key figures of Kansas.
Download or read book The Planes of Wichita written by Daryl Murphy and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than eight decades, Wichita, Kansas has been recognized as the world's Air Capital, and there doesn't seem to be any other city that can make that claim. More than half of all the airplanes in the world were built in this prairie town of 360,000. Three elements drew early builders-weather, workers and wampum. Three hundred days of good flying weather can be guaranteed; a work force with experience learned on the farm on in the oil patch was on hand; and plenty of cash was available. Of the literally scores of airplane companies that called Wichita home over the years, today's survivors dominate the worldwide General Aviation market. The Planes of Wichita is a collection of thumbnail sketches that tell the stories that contributed to the legend.
Download or read book Mayday Over Wichita written by D. W. Carter and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the cold Saturday morning of January 16, 1965, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker carrying thirty-one thousand gallons of jet fuel crashedinto a congested African American neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. When the fire and destruction finally subsided, forty-seven people--mostly African American children--were dead or injured, homes were completely destroyed and numerous families were splintered. As shocking as it may sound, the event was seemingly omitted from the historical record for nearly fifty years. Now, historian D. W. Carter examines the myths and realities of the crash while providing new insights about the horrific four-minute flight that forever changed the history of Kansas. "--
Download or read book Kansas City B 25 Factory written by John Fredrickson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An industrial miracle took place at the Fairfax Airport, on the shores of the Missouri River, between 1941 and 1945. A massive factory was quickly built and a large modification center was soon added. At its peak, over 24,000 greater Kansas Cityarea residents were employed by North American Aviation, Inc. Their goal was to build as many twin-engine B-25 Mitchell medium bombers for wartime service as possible. Their success was the construction of an unprecedented 6,608 aircraft. The B-25 Mitchell served with distinction in every theater of World War II, and significant numbers of them were provided to Allied nations. Many B-25s have been preserved, and some of them remain airworthy today. They can be seen on static display or in flight at air shows all across America.
Download or read book Kansas Aviation written by Wilbur Smith Associates and published by . This book was released on 2010* with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Air transportation is a key contributor to Kansas' economy. Airports and aviation help to both support and stimulate economic activity throughout the state. The Kansas Department of Transportation's Division of Aviation completed this study in 2010 to measure the value of air services in Kansas. The statewide economic impact study shows how aviation serves as an economic engine for Kansas. The study also documents various ways air transportation is used in Kansas and other benefits that air transportation supports."--Introduction.
Download or read book Analysis of the Impact of the Aviation Industry on the Kansas Economy written by Janet Nickel and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aviation Stories and Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Local Air Service to Small Communities Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Aviation 91 2 April 10 13 May 27 28 June 19 and August 24 1970 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kansas Aviation Laws 1948 written by Kansas and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kansas Airport Summaries written by Kansas. Department of Transportation. Division of Aviation and published by . This book was released on 2010* with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Kansas Department of Transportation, Division of Aviation, commissioned this Federal Aviation Administration funded study to examine the relationship between the state's system of airports and the economy. ... The economic contribution of each airport in the Kansas airport system was measured in terms of employment, payroll, and output."--Study process.
Download or read book The American Aviation Experience written by Tim Brady and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to be a primary text for courses in aviation history and development and aviation in America. The seventeen chapters in The American Aviation Experience: A History range chronologically from ancient times through the Wright brothers through both world wars, culminating with the development of the U.S. space program. Contributors also cover balloons and dirigibles, African American pioneers in aviation, and women in aviation. These essayists--leading scholars in the field--present the history of aviation mainly from an American perspective. The American Aviation Experience includes 335 black-and-white photographs, two maps, and an appendix, "Leonardo da Vinci and the Science of Flight.."
