Flying the Atlantic in sixteen hours, with a discussion of aircraft in commerce and transportation

Brown Arthur Whitten (Sir) 1886-

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?CNJ I ^: 'CD 00 FLYING THEATLANTIC INSIXTEENHOURS i SIRARTHURWHTTfENBROW A ^ l^vtstxdth to oi lilt The Estate of the late John Brundle ATLANTIC INFLYING THE SIXTEEN HOURS CAPT. SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWX, K.B.E. FLYING THE ATLANTIC IN SIXTEEN HOURS AIRCRAFTWITH A DISCUSSION OF IN COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION BY SIR ARTHUR WRITTEN BROWN, K.B.E. ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C. WITH TWENTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOORAPHS NEW YORK FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1920, by Frederick A. Stokes Company AU rights reserved, including that trandationof into languages.foreign TU CONTENTS CHAPTEB PAQH I Some Preliminary Events .... 1 St. John's 15II Start 32III The Evening 47IV 55V Night 65VI Morning . 75VII The Arrival ..... 84VIII Aftermath of Arrival of Aircraft. ... 93IX The Navigation Transatlantic Flight. 108X The Future of 136XI The Air Age ILLUSTRATIONS Capt. Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, K.B.E. Frontispiece FACINQ PAoa The Late Capt. SirJohn Alcock, K.B.E., D.S.C. . 14 Feathering the Wings Setting— Up the Flier at John's,St. N. F 30 The Last Touches—Adjusting the Bracing Wires . 30 It Was Hard to Find an Aerodrome with Suf- ficient ''Take Off" 44 Sightseers, If Left to Themselves, Would Have Wrecked the Machine 44 The Transatlantic Machine—A Vickers-Vimy With Roll-Royce Engines 56 A Special Kind of GasoUneHad to Be Used . . 70 All Aboard for the First Trial Flight ....

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• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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FLYING THEATLANTIC
INSIXTEENHOURS
i SIRARTHURWHTTfENBROWA
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The Estate of
the late John BrundleATLANTIC INFLYING THE
SIXTEEN HOURSCAPT. SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWX, K.B.E.FLYING
THE ATLANTIC IN
SIXTEEN HOURS
AIRCRAFTWITH A DISCUSSION OF IN
COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION
BY
SIR ARTHUR WRITTEN BROWN, K.B.E.
ASSISTED BY
CAPTAIN ALAN BOTT, R.F.C.
WITH TWENTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOORAPHS
NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHERSCopyright, 1920, by
Frederick A. Stokes Company
AU rights reserved, including that trandationof
into languages.foreign
TU