Dreams of Flight : General Aviation in the United States.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (210 pages)
- Centennial of Flight Series ; v.4 .
- Centennial of Flight Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- From First Seedsto Early Blossoms -- The"Golden Age"1926-39 -- For the Duration1939-45 -- Up from the Ashes1945-80 -- Dreams Once Again DeferredPost-1980 -- Notes -- Sources for the Historyof General Aviation -- Index.
General aviation encompasses all the ways aircraft are used beyond commercial and military flying: private flights, barnstormers, cropdusters, and more. Here, the authors have taken on the formidable task of discussing the hundredyear history of this diverse field by focusing on the most important figures in aviation, from Clyde Cessna to Paul Poberezny, as well as organizations and the major producers of aircraft and engines.