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The Planes of Wichita: The People and the Aircraft of the Air Capital - Couverture souple

Murphy, Daryl

 
9780595504381: The Planes of Wichita: The People and the Aircraft of the Air Capital
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595504388 ISBN 13 : 9780595504381
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

For more than eight decades, Wichita, Kansas has been recognized as the world's Air Capital, and there doesn't seem to be any other city that can make that claim. More than half of all the airplanes in the world were built in this prairie town of 360,000. Three elements drew early builders-weather, workers and wampum. Three hundred days of good flying weather can be guaranteed; a work force with experience learned on the farm on in the oil patch was on hand; and plenty of cash was available. Of the literally scores of airplane companies that called Wichita home over the years, today's survivors dominate the worldwide General Aviation market. The Planes of Wichita is a collection of thumbnail sketches that tell the stories that contributed to the legend.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

For more than eight decades, Wichita, Kansas has been recognized as the world's Air Capital, and there doesn't seem to be any other city that can make that claim. More than half of all the airplanes in the world were built in this prairie town of 360,000. Three elements drew early builders-weather, workers and wampum. Three hundred days of good flying weather can be guaranteed; a work force with experience learned on the farm on in the oil patch was on hand; and plenty of cash was available. Of the literally scores of airplane companies that called Wichita home over the years, today's survivors dominate the worldwide General Aviation market. The Planes of Wichita is a collection of thumbnail sketches that tell the stories that contributed to the legend.

Biographie de l'auteur

Daryl E. Murphy was raised near Wichita and has been a pilot and aviation writer for 40 years. He was editor of General Aviation News and a contributor to Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler and various other trade publications. He has previously published five aviation books and two on automobiles.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595504388
ISBN 13 
9780595504381
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
156
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Personne responsable
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