Flying Boats Of The Solent And Poole

Author : Mike Phipp
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445613050
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying Boats of the Solent and Poole written by Mike Phipp and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the flying boats and seaplanes of Solent and Poole.

Author : Charles Woodley
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750989726
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying Boats written by Charles Woodley and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-08-10 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flying Boats: Air Travel in the Golden Age sets out to do justice to a time of glamorous, unhurried air travel, unrecognisable to most of today's air travellers, but sorely missed by some. During the 1930s, long-distance air travel was the preserve of the flying boat, which transported well-heeled passengers in ocean-liner style and comfort across the oceans. But then the Second World War came, and things changed. Suddenly, landplanes were more efficient, and in abundance: long concrete runways had been constructed during the war that could be used by a new generation of large transport aircraft; and endless developments in aircraft meant they could fly faster and for further distances. Commercial flying boat services resumed, but their days would be numbered.

Author : Leslie Dawson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473826756
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fabulous Flying Boats written by Leslie Dawson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the development and operations of flying boats in the early twentieth century is a vibrant one, full of colourful characters and experimentation. In 'Fabulous Flying Boats', Leslie Dawson captures this spirit of dynamism, reminding us of the most successful early pioneers of the seaplanes development, including a little known and oft-overlooked rival to the Wright Brothers, working to put their mutual successes in context. He goes on to describe, in clear and vivid detail, and using first hand-accounts, what it was like to be aboard one of the resulting huge passenger flying boats, as air crew and as a passenger. He also recounts the part played by the military boats inevitably seconded to such use. Incredibly well researched, the narrative embraces the globe-trotting air routes, from Europe to the Far East and to the Americas, and is well supported with evocative images from private and corporate collections, and the worlds aviation museums. The in-depth Appendix is virtually a book in itself. This book is sure to be a welcome addition to any Aviation enthusiasts library as it covers a particularly important period of Aviation development which formed a fertile environment for a host of young experimenters. The process of development continues to this day.

Author : Leslie Dawson
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 152674421X
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 20th Century Passenger Flying Boats written by Leslie Dawson and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Henri Fabre's first successful take-off from water, to the introduction of a hull (rather than floats) by American Glenn Curtiss, to the world-wide development of huge, ocean-crossing flying boats on both sides of the Atlantic - the passenger flying boat era continues to fascinate aviation enthusiasts and historians alike. It is a sadly missed epoch of flight. In this pictorial account, the reader embarks on a fast-moving journey, from the pioneering early years to the present day. The book features images sourced from private, public and corporate archives around the world.

Author : Norman Hull
Publisher : Silver Link
ISBN 13 : 9781857941616
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying Boats of the Solent written by Norman Hull and published by Silver Link. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Adrian B. Rance
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780905280035
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea Planes and Flying Boats of the Solent written by Adrian B. Rance and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martyn Pring
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526761939
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boat Trains: The English Channel & Ocean Liner Specials written by Martyn Pring and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the specialty train, including its history, development, and operation beginning at the end of the nineteenth century. In many ways this title, featuring the evolution of cross-channel boat trains and the many dedicated services responsible for moving international passengers to and from trans-Atlantic steamers, is an extension of luxury railway travel. But that’s not the full story as it encapsulates more than 125 years of independent and organised tourism development. At the end of the nineteenth century, faster and more stable twin-screw vessels replaced cross-channel paddlers resulting in a significant expansion in the numbers of day excursionists and short-stay visitors heading to Belgium, France and the Channel Islands. Continental Europe, as it had done since the end of the Napoleonic Wars beckoned, introducing ideas of modern-day mass tourism. Numerous liners bestriding the globe were British domiciled. Major ports became hives of commercial activity involving moving freight and mail, as well as transporting all manner of travellers. Not only was there intense competition for passenger traffic between the Old and New World and Britain’s imperial interests, greater numbers of well-heeled tourists headed off to warmer winter climes, and also experimented with the novel idea of using ocean steamers as hotels to visit an array of diverse destinations. Cruise tourism and the itinerary had arrived as ‘Ocean Special’ boat trains became essential components of railway and port procedures. Whilst some railway operations were dedicated to emigrant traffic, continental and ocean liner boat trains were also synonymous with the most glamorous travel services ever choreographed by shipping lines and railway companies working closely in tandem. This well illustrated book explores the many functions of boat train travel. “This book should appeal to the rail fan, the ship enthusiast, the connoisseur of travel posters and those interested in the business of transportation. I know of nowhere else one can find so much information on boat train operation in one book. . . . Well worth a read by anyone interested in the interconnectivity of different means of public transportation.” —Charles H. Bogart, Steamship Historical Society of America

Author : Ed Perkins
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1398100315
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain's Forgotten Traitor written by Ed Perkins and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the Englishman allegedly freed from a French prison after meeting John Amery, the treacherous son of a Cabinet minister, and sent back to Britain to spy - only to be caught, prosecuted and hanged for being a traitor to his country. But this 'spy' always claimed to have simply lied in order to come home. Was he telling the truth?

Author : Phillip E. Sims
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783468831
Total Pages : 729 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adventurous Empires written by Phillip E. Sims and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-01-19 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story from a bygone age recalling the most successful flying-boat airliner ever built. Designed to a specification for Imperial Airways, then Britains national airline, it carried passengers and, more importantly, mail throughout the British Empire. The airliner offered luxurious travel for the privileged few, every journey being an adventure shared by passengers and crew.Short Brothers built 42 Empires at their factory in Rochester during the late 1930s. Imperial Airways were expanding their network to the furthermost outposts of the British Empire, whilst laying down the principles of scheduled airline operation.This is the tale of the realization of a dream and the efforts of those who made it possible. During World War II, the military Sunderland version became an icon.

Author : Maurice Allward
Publisher : Marboro Books
ISBN 13 : 9780880292863
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Illustrated History of Seaplanes & Flying Boats written by Maurice Allward and published by Marboro Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For a brief period of forty years, the flying boat and its smaller counterpart, the float plane, were a familiar part of the flying scene."--Inside jacket.