The Story of American Aviation

Fortunately, the Army considered the crash a result of material failure rather than a basic fault of the airplane. A year later, in July, 1909, Army trials again were held at Fo...

THE BIG BOATS HAD A GOOD TOP SPEED CONSIDERING THEIR SIZE. THEY COULD CARRY 1,800 GALLONS OF GASOLINE, AND ON A TEST FLIGHT ONE NC FLYING BOAT SOARED ALOFT WITH 51 PASSENGERS.

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 aëronau...

In the early twenties, with transcontinental mail service well under way, there were many attempts made to establish air transport and cargo services. Most of these ventures wer...

The Wright Brothers were not only inspired mechanics (as many people still believe today) but serious scientists, working along the soundest lines. In their keen desire to know...

THE DC-2 TRANSPORT PLANE COMBINED PASSENGER COMFORT WITH ECONOMICAL OPERATION COSTS AND HELPED TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR FASTER, SAFER, AND CHEAPER AIR TRAVEL. MANY OF THE EARLY...

The Army became very much interested in the Allison engine. Although a number of Army fighters were equipped with radials following the early successes of that type of engine, A...

The U. S. Navy pioneered in the development of aircraft as a military weapon and spared no effort to develop it and fit it into naval organization. The _Lexington_ and the _Sara...

The Vought F4U-1 _Corsair_ fighters began to go into service in the Pacific soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The _Corsair_ was a single-place fighter of unusual design. It...

In the high-flying, high-speed _Stratocruiser_ and the fast _Liberator Liner_ we see a type of transport that will become familiar in early postwar days. The development of airp...