Download or read book Sikorsky Aircraft Since 1909 written by Gunston and published by Brassey's. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Military Aircraft Since 1909 written by Gordon Swanborough and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1989 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fine work on military aviation in the US. Gives detailed descriptions of each aircraft and its variants. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Download or read book Recollections and Thoughts of a Pioneer written by Igor Ivan Sikorsky and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sikorsky Legacy written by Sergei I. Sikorsky and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the history of Sikorsky aviation and its founder, Igor I. Sikorsky, one of the most talented and versatile aeronautical pioneers in history. Sikorsky's aviation career spanned over 60 years and was highlighted by three major achievements: the creation of the world's first four-engine airliner; the record-breaking Clipper Ships, with which Pan American Airways explored transpacific and transatlantic airline service; and the development of the helicopter. Sikorsky then led his engineers out of the piston-engine era and into the jet age with the design and development of some of the most widely used turbine-powered helicopters in aviation history. More than 200 photographs, many from the Sikorsky family archives, document the genius of Sikorsky's intuitive engineering and his lifelong interest in the challenge of the helicopter, which many historians consider to be his crowning achievement.
Download or read book Igor Sikorsky written by Frank J. Delear and published by Bantam Books. This book was released on 1992-11-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of one of aviation's outstanding pioneers. From his first attempts at a helicopter in 1909 in his native Russia to his recognition by Czar Nicholas, his friendship with Charles Lindbergh, and his beliefs about the future of science and mankind, this enlightening examination of Igor Sikorsky presents a man of humanity, piety and humor, whose tenacity and intelligence made his dreams come true.
Download or read book U S Military Aircraft Designations and Serials Since 1909 written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lister over amerikanske fly, serienummer, tilhørsforhold m.v. i perioden 1909 til 1979.
Download or read book Sikorsky Aircraft written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fifty Years of First in Flights 1923 1973 written by Sikorsky Aircraft (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1973* with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Skycrane written by John A. McKenna and published by Library of Flight. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Skycrane was the last creation of aircraft design pioneer Igor Sikorsky. In SKYCRANE: Igor Sikorsky's Last Vision, former Sikorsky Aircraft Executive Vice President John A. McKenna traces the development of this remarkable helicopter from original concept and early sketches to standout performer for the military and private industry. Responsible for building the first S-64 Skycrane in 1961 and for supporting its Army and commercial programs, McKenna has written a comprehensive history chronicling a radically designed helicopter that many thought would not succeed. Indeed, initial versions generated no orders. But General Harry Kinnards vision and advocacy resulted in the Skycranes support of combat operations in Vietnam as part of the groundbreaking concept of supporting Army troops with helicopters rather than trucks. In 1971 Erickson Lumber Company acquired the first Skycrane intended for commercial use to move timber deep in American forests. Owner Jack Erickson later acquired the world manufacturing and support rights to the aircraft creating Erickson Air-Crane Inc. A half century after its first flight the Skycrane continues to save lives, provide essential services, and earn daily profits worldwide. Beautifully illustrated with scores of historical photographs, SKYCRANE features interviews with engineers who designed and tested the helicopter and with Army pilots who flew it during combat in Vietnam. This engagingly written work is the definitive history of a unique and important aircraft.
Download or read book A Documentary of Igor I Sikorsky written by Edmund Lincoln Eveleth and published by . This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documentary of Igor Sikorsky's life as told by himself in an interview with "Skip" Eveleth. Sikorsky, a renowned aviator and aircraft designer who was contemporary with Wilbur and Orville Wright and Louis Bleriot of France, was known as a scholar, astronomer, philosopher, engineer, flyer, orator, aristocrat, and gentleman.--Preface.
Download or read book Stratford and the Sea written by Lewis G. Knapp and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly four centuries, the maritime history of Stratford, Connecticut set the standard for the growing relationship between the United States and the sea. For the long years when ocean and river were the only practical means of travel, and from the struggles for independence to the quest for commerce that played out upon the waves, Stratford's brave sons have navigated both Long Island Sound, whose waters lap their shores, and the wide world beyond. Stratford and the Sea is the story of Captain David Hawley fighting to save the young American Revolution. It is the story of privateer Samuel Nicoll's furious attacks on British shipping in the War of 1812 that forever altered our nation's future. And it is the story of merchant captains like Dowdall, Sterling, and Benjamin who pioneered transatlantic commerce and opened up trade routes to the Orient, establishing American dominance in international trade. But there is more to the story than the men who tell it. Here also-brought to life with 200 vintage photographs, period maps, and antique postcards-is the tale of the rise and fall of the mighty oyster fishery, the birth of decoy carving as a unique American folk art, and the rush of progress and industry brought to town by Igor Sikorsky and his flying boats.
Download or read book Flying Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1940-11 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Northeast Corridor VTOL Investigation docket 19078 written by Sikorsky Aircraft and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 The Story of the Winged S written by Igor Sikorsky and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of the Winged S written by Igor I. Sikorsky and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Long Island Aircraft Crashes written by Joshua Stoff and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-03-31 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first fifty years of American aviation, Long Island was at the center of aircraft innovation and flight. There were more aircraft manufacturers and airports located on Long Island than in any other part of the United States. Due to the extraordinarily high volume of air traffic, Long Island also led the country-if not the world-in aircraft crashes. Long Island Aircraft Crashes: 1909-1959 portrays the daring flights, accidents, and mishaps of pioneer pilots, and the conditions that contributed to many crashes. Long Island ultimately saw the earliest air-traffic control systems, airport lighting, aviation weather reports, paved runways, and professional flight schools. Long Island Aircraft Crashes: 1909-1959 contains captivating images from Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field, the two most active airfields on Long Island. In addition to airfield activity, this book illustrates some of the first experimental flights over Hempstead Plains; military training at Hazelhurst Field; the L.W.F. Owl bomber (the largest landplane of its time); the world's first instrument-guided flight; and Amelia Earhart posing with the new Sperry Gyropilot.
