Charles Ulm

Author : Rick Searle
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760636630
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charles Ulm written by Rick Searle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith were two of the most important pioneers of Australian aviation. Together they succeeded in a number of record-breaking flights that made them instant celebrities around the world, notably the first ever trans-Pacific flight, then setting up Australian National Airways in late 1928. Smithy was the face of the airline, happier in the cockpit or in front of an audience than in the boardroom; Ulm was in his element as managing director. Smithy had the charisma and public acclaim, Ulm the tenacity and organisational skills. In 1932, Kingsford Smith received a knighthood for his services to flying; Ulm did not. Setbacks and tragedies followed, as Ulm tried to develop the embryonic Australian airline industry. ANA was at first successful, but a catastrophic crash and the increasing bite of the Great Depression forced it into bankruptcy in 1933. Desperate to drum up support for a new airline, Ulm's final flight was meant to demonstrate the potential for a regular trans-Pacific passenger service. Somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii his plane, Stella Australis, disappeared. No trace of the plane or crew was ever found. In the years since his death, attention has focused more and more on Smithy, leaving Ulm neglected and overshadowed. In this essential biography, Rick Searle shows that while Ulm lacked Smithy's prowess as an aviator, he was his superior as a visionary, and a driving force behind the growth of modern global air travel. His untimely death robbed Australia of a huge talent.

Author : Michael Molkentin
Publisher : National Library Australia
ISBN 13 : 064227746X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying the Southern Cross written by Michael Molkentin and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 2012 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1928, Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm made the first trans-Pacific flight in the Southern Cross - an aircraft constructed largely of wood and fabric. They made the trip from Oakland, California, in nine days, during which they faced electrical storms, torrential rain, equipment failure, and fuel shortages. Navigational aids were primitive - contact with the outside world was by Morse code only - and safety measures were non-existent. After many close calls, they triumphantly landed in Brisbane, where a crowd of 15,000 welcomed them as heroes. Throughout this extraordinary journey, Ulm kept a logbook in which he recorded his raw impressions of the flight. Using Ulm's logbook, plus contemporary newspaper accounts and official documents, Flying the Southern Cross tells the gripping tale of this history-making flight, and the aviators who made it happen.

Author : John Gunn
Publisher : john gunn
ISBN 13 : 9780702217074
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Defeat of Distance written by John Gunn and published by john gunn. This book was released on 1985 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David K. Vaughan
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476688788
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying Adventurers written by David K. Vaughan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-05-29 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aviation books were a unique and prolific subgenre of American juvenile literature from the early to mid-20th century, drawing upon the nation's intensifying interest. The first books of this type, Harry L. Sayler's series Airship Boys, appeared shortly after the Wright brothers' first successful flight in 1909. Following Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic, popular series like Ted Scott and Andy Lane established the "golden age" of juvenile aviation literature. This work examines the 375 juvenile aviation series titles published between 1909 and 1964. It weaves together several thematic threads, including the placement of aviation narratives within the context of major historical events, the technical accuracy in depictions of flying machines and the ways in which characters reflected the culture of their eras. Three appendices provide publication data for each series, a list of referenced aircraft and an annotated bibliography; there is a full index.

Author : Michael Traynor
Publisher : IONA-Ireland's 1st Airline
ISBN 13 : 0954919408
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iona written by Michael Traynor and published by IONA-Ireland's 1st Airline. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jules Feldmann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Jubilee Book written by Jules Feldmann and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Miles Franklin
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 9781741142969
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Diaries of Miles Franklin written by Miles Franklin and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 50th anniversary year of Miles Franklin's death, this book containing many of her diary entries and richly illustrated with photos and drawings, will capture the hearts and minds of readers.

Author : Kristen Alexander
Publisher : National Library of Australia
ISBN 13 : 0642278865
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taking Flight written by Kristen Alexander and published by National Library of Australia. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From her first taste of the air when she joined Bert Hinkler in the cockpit for a joy ride in 1928, Lores Bonney was hooked. With her aviation licence and the support of her husband, she took to Australian and international skies and braved the challenge of long-distance flying. Taking Flight draws from the National Library of Australia’s rich archives and manuscript collection to present the tale of Lores Bonney, the first woman to circumnavigate the Australian continent by air, the first woman acknowledged to fly from Australia to England, and the first solo pilot to fly from Australia to Cape Town, South Africa. Aviation writer Kristen Alexander intimately illuminates the woman behind the audacious pilot, exploring her highs and lows and struggle to gain and maintain her place as one of Australia’s great aviation pioneers.

Author : Ohio. Roster Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 810 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866: 87th-108th Regiments-Infantry written by Ohio. Roster Commission and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Amy Johnson
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1910226114
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sky Roads of the World written by Amy Johnson and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1939, when this Vintage Words of Wisdom title was first published, only 36 years had elapsed since the Wright brothers had made the first flight in a powered aeroplane. Yet in these few years, as Amy Johnson explains, the world had become a smaller place, shrunk by the achievements of pioneer aviators who established air routes connecting cities and peoples across the globe. Amy Johnson was one of these pioneers of aviation history, achieving remarkable fame for her many record-breaking flights during her short life - she died aged just 37 piloting an aircraft on behalf of the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1941. In May 1930 she became the first woman to fly from Great Britain to Australia and even today her name is recognised although, for many, her achievements are perhaps less familiar. Sky Roads of the World is her autobiography. It provides details of Amy's own flights but is also a rich source of information about the various men, and women, who throughout the 1920s and '30s risked their lives to extend the possibilities of aviation and achieve fame and glory setting records for speed and distance by air. She captures the thrill and anxiety faced by these pilots as they flew, often alone, with few instruments and no ground support. The tales are enhanced by her personal experience and she provides much background colour with her insights into the places and people encountered around the world.Amy and her fellow women pilots also challenged the expectation of the time that aeroplanes and flying were a man's world. For example, in this book Amy Johnson writes of finding a refreshing attitude in the USA where, 'I was in the land of opportunities, a country where a woman is given a job according to her qualifications and not her sex'. She also highlights the prejudice she often encountered throughout her career despite her success and achievements.For anyone interested in the growth of civilian aviation between the two World Wars this book provides much detail on emerging routes, airlines, aircraft and the numerous male and female aviators responsible for their development. Amy Johnson flew to and across many countries and writes of aviation in all continents in a manner that evokes much period charm. Amy Johnson is worthy of her place in the history of aviation and among our British heroes. Sky Roads of the World will introduce her to new readers who will gain a better understanding of Amy, the woman and pilot, and also of an early twentieth-century world experiencing considerable social and technological change.