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Texas Takes Wing : A Century of Flight in the Lone Star State /

Tracing the hundred-year history of aviation in Texas, aviator and historian Barbara Ganson brings to life the colorful personalities that shaped the phenomenally successful development of this industry in the state. Weaving stories and profiles of aviators, designers, manufacturers, and those in re...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ganson, Barbara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t Preface --   |t Acknowledgments --   |t Chapter 1 Flying Takes Off in Texas --   |t Chapter 2 The Stinson Flying Family of San Antonio and Texas Aviators in the Great War --   |t Chapter 3 Between the World Wars: Barnstormers- Owners and Operators of Flying Services --   |t Chapter 4 Record Setters and Air Racers --   |t Chapter 5 Creating a More Connected World --   |t Chapter 6 Flight Training --   |t Chapter 7 Texas Air Power during the Second World War --   |t Chapter 8 Aircraft Designers and Manufacturers --   |t Chapter 9 Red, White, and Blue All Over: Texas Air Power in the Cold War and the Space Age --   |t Epilogue Aeronautical Achievements, Education, and the Future of Air and Space Travel --   |t Appendices --   |t Notes --   |t Bibliography --   |t Index 
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520 |a Tracing the hundred-year history of aviation in Texas, aviator and historian Barbara Ganson brings to life the colorful personalities that shaped the phenomenally successful development of this industry in the state. Weaving stories and profiles of aviators, designers, manufacturers, and those in related services, Texas Takes Wing covers the major trends that propelled Texas to the forefront of the field. Covering institutions from San Antonio's Randolph Air Force Base (the West Point of this branch of service) to Brownsville's airport with its Pan American Airlines instrument flight school (which served as an international gateway to Latin America as early as the 1920s) to Houston's Johnson Space Center, home of Mission Control for the U.S. space program, the book provides an exhilarating timeline and engaging history of dozens of unsung pioneers as well as their more widely celebrated peers. Drawn from personal interviews as well as major archives and the collections of several commercial airlines, including American, Southwest, Braniff, Pan American Airways, and Continental, this sweeping history captures the story of powered flight in Texas since 1910. With its generally favorable flying weather, flat terrain, and wide open spaces, Texas has more airports than any other state and is often considered one of America's most aviation-friendly places. Texas Takes Wing also explores the men and women who made the region pivotal in military training, aircraft manufacturing during wartime, general aviation, and air servicing of the agricultural industry. The result is a soaring history that will delight aviators and passengers alike. 
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