The Story of American Aviation
by Jim Ray
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About This Book
In the following pages, Jim Ray, talented in his work of presentation and a conscientious student of aviation, presents a chain of highlights in the progress of American aeronautics. The work as a whole is directed toward a sound conception of the steps which have been taken in aircraft development. In so far as possible, without being exhaustive, Mr. Ray has portrayed the engineering advancement which underlies the structure of our swiftly developing air age. The reader who thoroughly digesta the text and illuatrationa of this book will find that it is an orderly and faithful guide. GILL R...
Chapters (157)
- The Story of AMERICAN AVIATION by JIM RAY
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- CONTENTS
- THE BEGINNINGS OF AMERICAN AVIATION
- THE DREAMERS
- AVIATION IN AMERICA IN ITS EARLY DAYS
- THE DREAM FULFILLED
- FIRST FLIGHT
- WRIGHT BROTHERS’ AIRPLANE
- THE FIRST AIRPLANE
- AMERICA’S SECOND PLANE
- POWER FOR THE AIRPLANE
- FIRST ARMY AIRPLANE
- AMERICA BECOMES AIR-MINDED
- THE ARMY AND NAVY SPREAD THEIR WINGS
- UNITED STATES MILITARY AND NAVAL AVIATION WORLD WAR I
- THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT
- MEN AND MACHINES WORLD WAR I
- THE FIRST AIR MAIL
- PRECISION BOMBING IS BORN
- THE U. S. NAVY’S FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER
- THE FIRST FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD
- AIR PROGRESS
- AMERICA’S FIRST ALL-METAL TRANSPORT
- BETTER POWER FOR AMERICA’S AIRPLANES
- RECORD-MAKING FOKKER TRI-MOTOR TRANSPORT PLANE
- AIR TRANSPORT GROWS
- DONALD DOUGLAS’ DREAM COMES TRUE
- SAFETY IN FLIGHT
- LUXURY AIRLINERS AND SKYSLEEPERS MAKE AIR TRAVEL AN ACCEPTED FACT
- PAN AMERICAN CLIPPERS CONQUER PACIFIC SKIES
- PAN AMERICAN CLIPPER INAUGURATES AMERICA’S FIRST TRANSATLANTIC AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE
- PRIVATE PLANES
- SUPERCHARGERS AND SUPER-AIRLINERS
- AIR POWER FOR WORLD WAR II
- NAVAL AVIATION 1922-1935
- SHIPBOARD FIGHTERS
- BATTLESHIP OF THE AIR
- NAVAL AVIATION GETS READY
- THE U. S. NAVY’S FIRST LONG-RANGE FLYING BOATS
- TECHNICAL PROGRESS IN THE U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS IN THE THIRTIES
- BATTLESHIPS OF THE AIR LEAD THE WAY TO VICTORY
- ARMY ATTACK AVIATION AND TRAINING
- SUPER-FIGHTER
- MAN-MADE THUNDERBOLTS RIP WIDE A PATH TO VICTORY
- SUPERFORTRESS
- NAVAL AVIATION IN THE EARLY MONTHS OF WORLD WAR II
- THE U. S. NAVY’S DEADLIEST FIGHTER PLANE
- DIVE-BOMBER
- OUR FLYING NAVY
- AËRIAL ARMADA
- POSTWAR AVIATION
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