Louisiana Aviation : An Extraordinary History in Photographs /

Louisiana entrepreneurs and pilots were among the first to advance the idea of air travel, improve aircraft design, and usher in the Golden Age of Aviation. They developed aerial crop dusting, initiated airmail routes, pushed the limits of stunt flying, and entertained spectators with air races. Wit...

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Autor principal: Caire, Vincent, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Aeronautics.
TRANSPORTATION > Aviation > History.
Aeronautics > Louisiana > History > Pictorial works.
Aeronautics > Louisiana > History.
Louisiana.
Pictorial works.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction -- 1: Beginnings. From land and sea into the air -- Pioneering airmail service -- The Lindbergh visit -- 2: An era of entrepreneurs. Grass strips and muddy landings -- The Wedell-Williams Air Service in Patterson, Louisiana -- The Delta Air Service in Monroe, Louisiana -- 3: Skies fit for a Kingfish, Shushan Airport -- 4: Transformations. After World War II: Moisant/Louis Armstron International Airport-New Orleans -- The East Baton Rouge/Downtown and Harding/Ryan Airports-Baton Rouge -- Houma-Terrebonne Airport -- Shreveport Regional and Downtown Airports -- Lafayette Regional Airport -- Afte the Cold War: Chennault International Airport-Lake Charles -- Alexandria International Airport at England Air Park-Alexandria -- 5: Louisiana's hometown airports. Crop-dusting -- General aviation airports -- Fly-ins and air shows -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Louisiana's public airports -- Louisiana's aviation museums -- Louisiana's college aviation programs -- Louisiana's aviation organizations. 
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