From Airbus To Zeppelin

Author : Norman Ferguson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750969571
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Airbus to Zeppelin written by Norman Ferguson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have A–Z guide with fascinating facts, figures, quotes and statistics from the high-flying world of aviation, From Airbus to Zeppelin has it all. D is for Desert Island Discs: just what would Dambuster Guy Gibson have liked while marooned on his desert island? E is for Everest: did you know that two Scotsmen were the first to fly over the magnificent mountain? F is for Faster than the sun: which aircraft was the first to fly faster than the Earth's rotation? A must-read for anyone interested in the world of aviation – and may win the reader a pub quiz or two!

Author : Martin Needham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781802822656
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aviation Quiz Book written by Martin Needham and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must have for any aviation enthusiast, this quiz book will cover all aspects of the military, commercial, general aviation and historic aerospace sectors. Written by two highly experienced aviation journalists, it will test skills of both the novice plane lover and the tenured enthusiast through tailored questions that vary in difficulty to suit all those with a passion for international aviation. Covering everything from across the aerospace domain - from past, present and future aircraft, equipment (such as missiles) and airport/air base recognition to testing knowledge of airport codes, military air arm insignias and airliner liveries - this quiz book will appeal to all.

Author : Harry Vissering
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zeppelin; the Story of a Great Achievement written by Harry Vissering and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alexander Rose
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812989988
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empires of the Sky written by Alexander Rose and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Age of Aviation is brought to life in this story of the giant Zeppelin airships that once roamed the sky—a story that ended with the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg. “Genius . . . a definitive tale of an incredible time when mere mortals learned to fly.”—Keith O’Brien, The New York Times At the dawn of the twentieth century, when human flight was still considered an impossibility, Germany’s Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin vied with the Wright Brothers to build the world’s first successful flying machine. As the Wrights labored to invent the airplane, Zeppelin fathered the remarkable airship, sparking a bitter rivalry between the two types of aircraft and their innovators that would last for decades, in the quest to control one of humanity’s most inspiring achievements. And it was the airship—not the airplane—that led the way. In the glittery 1920s, the count’s brilliant protégé, Hugo Eckener, achieved undreamed-of feats of daring and skill, including the extraordinary Round-the-World voyage of the Graf Zeppelin. At a time when America’s airplanes—rickety deathtraps held together by glue, screws, and luck—could barely make it from New York to Washington, D.C., Eckener’s airships serenely traversed oceans without a single crash, fatality, or injury. What Charles Lindbergh almost died doing—crossing the Atlantic in 1927—Eckener had effortlessly accomplished three years before the Spirit of St. Louis even took off. Even as the Nazis sought to exploit Zeppelins for their own nefarious purposes, Eckener built his masterwork, the behemoth Hindenburg—a marvel of design and engineering. Determined to forge an airline empire under the new flagship, Eckener met his match in Juan Trippe, the ruthlessly ambitious king of Pan American Airways, who believed his fleet of next-generation planes would vanquish Eckener’s coming airship armada. It was a fight only one man—and one technology—could win. Countering each other’s moves on the global chessboard, each seeking to wrest the advantage from his rival, the struggle for mastery of the air was a clash not only of technologies but of business, diplomacy, politics, personalities, and the two men’s vastly different dreams of the future. Empires of the Sky is the sweeping, untold tale of the duel that transfixed the world and helped create our modern age.

Author : Chris Chant
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1782748032
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zeppelin written by Chris Chant and published by Amber Books Ltd. This book was released on 2023-04-26 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Zeppelin delves deep into the history and science of airship travel. Illustrated with many previously unpublished archive photographs, this informative book gives a unique insight into one of engineering’s most remarkable achievements.

Author : Hans G. Knausel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780764344787
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zeppelin written by Hans G. Knausel and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 2, 1900, Ferdinand Graf Zeppelin made the first ascent in an airship of his own design. The flight was initially viewed with skepticism, however public opinion changed after the destruction of his fourth airship at Echterdingen. Zeppelin received so many donations that not only was he able to found his own companies for the purpose of building airships, but also production facilities for the development and manufacture of engines, transmissions, shells, gas cells, airship hangars and even the construction of aircraft. All of these companies enjoyed a tremendous upswing during the First World War. After the war the Zeppelin airship company took some time to get back on its feet, but then produced its crowning achievements - the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin and the LZ 129 Hindenburg - memories of which still remain alive and influence the present. Author Hans Knäusel describes the Zeppelin story with a critical look at the economic and political effects of the period, from the beginning until the destruction of the Hindenburg in 1937. He also discusses airships built in other countries using the Zeppelin system, as well as the hangars and landing masts vital to operation of the big airships.

Author : Norman Ferguson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750991755
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Apollo written by Norman Ferguson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That's one small step for man... The Moon has always fascinated humans, and thoughts on how to get there occupied minds for hundreds of years. During the space race, setting foot on the Moon was the ultimate goal and the Apollo missions to the Moon are amongst the most successful and well-remembered manned space flights that NASA ever accomplished. In Project Apollo Norman Ferguson reveals fascinating facts and figures, and recounts amazing stories about the astronauts and their spacecraft, and how they made the giant leap for mankind.

Author : Christopher Chant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Zeppelin written by Christopher Chant and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an invention that still exerts a certain fascination. This account of the Zeppelin begins at the turn of the century, paints a remarkable picture of its role during World War I and then takes the reader through the golden age of airship travel in the 1920s and 30s.

Author : Christopher Chant
Publisher : Golden Age of Travel
ISBN 13 : 9781782746348
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Zeppelin written by Christopher Chant and published by Golden Age of Travel. This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Zeppelin details the unique story of an invention that even today has the power to fascinate. Charting the first tentative steps at the end of the 19th century, through the golden age of airship travel in the 1920s and 1930s, this revealing book delves deep into the history and science of airship travel.

Author : Sascha Hissler
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640599241
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lighter Than Air Concepts written by Sascha Hissler and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, grade: 2,0, University of Applied Sciences Wildau (Wildau Institute of Technology (WIT)), course: Master Studies in Aviation Management, language: English, abstract: In the fields of Lighter-than-air-craft a growing global interest and quite ambitious activity in developing large high-tech airships for specific promising applications (e.g. cargo lifting) and Zeppelin NT can be observed nowadays. But what exactly is a lighter-than-air craft and how does it work? This paper gives an overview about all LTA-concepts and their pros and cons.