Pghillips is the leading author on the history of American general aviation aircraft makers. He continues that here by aouting he products of the long-gone but fiondly remembered Travel Air company. He charts the founding by a habdful of aviation pioneers including Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech and Lloyd Stearman (yes, THAT Cessna, Beech, and Stearman) back when Witchita was making a name for itself as the "Air Capital" of the world. The book is filled with period photos, (in B&W as to be expected) but it would have been nice to have a chapter on the many survivors and restored aircraft still flying. If you're a student of American aircraft builders, you'll need this book in your library. b-12

Travel Air: Wings over the Prairie

History

Phillips, Edward H.

Resley, Bob

Americas

Flying Books

Although much has been written about Cessna aircraft, little factual information has been accumulated about Clyde Vernon Cessna, the man, his companies and the machines that bore his name. In Cessna - a Master's Expression, Ed Phillips has skillfully blended history with a highly readable text that represents the most thoroughly researched story of Cessna yet published. Accordingl, much new ground has been covered in this book. The reader will quickly discovery that many of the previously accepted stories of Cessna history will conflict with the information presented herein. Mr. Phillips has done much original and intensive research into the earliest days of Cessna's flying, a time period sorely lacking in reliable information until now. He interviewed Cessna factory employees who were there when many of the company's historic events occured. The author also talked with men and women who knew Clyde Cessna and his son, Eldon a team that built the famous CR-series racers in 1932-1933. As company historian at Ceesna for 19 years, I have been looking forward to a publication that covers the history of Clyde Vernon Cessna and his tremendous career in aviaiton. It's my pleasure to welcome Cessna - A Master's Expression to the library of aviation enthusiasts and historians everywhere.

Cessna: A Master's Expression

Beechcraft: Staggerwing to Starship, an Illustrated History

Beechcraft Pursuit of Perfection

From the Taylor A-2 Chummy to the Malibu Mirage, this book traces the history of C.G. Taylor and William T. Piper, Sr. Follows the establishment of the Piper Aircraft Corporation and its 56-year history as one of the world's most prolific producers of general aviation aircraft. Chronicles development of Piper's single and twin-engine aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s. The most comprehensive Piper history available. Specs., 3 view-drawings, and 402 photos.

Piper: A Legend Aloft

Of all the light airplanes built in America since the 1930s, the Cessna series of monoplanes has emerged as one of the best known today to both airman and layman alike, spreading their wings to serve the needs of flight trainings, charter, corporate, private, agricultural and military aviation for over 50 years. The purpose of this book is to illustrate the Cessna airplanes built from 1946 through 1986 in a pictorial format, one that lends itself to the interests of the weekend pilot as well as the aero historian.

Wings of Cessna: Model 120 to the Citation X

Reference

New copy, wings over the prairie, history of the Travel Air development, construction, many photos & 3-view drawings, 126 pages.

The Staggerwing Story: A History of the Beechcraft Model 17

History of the Travel Air Type R Monoplanes by Edward H. Phillips. Designed in secret by Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech, and Lloyd Stearman in 1928, the five Travel Air Type R "Mystery Ships," which were faster than any plane the U.S. military possessed, dominated the air racing circuit for several years. This heavily illustrated book examines the history of each of the five models of this wire-braced, low-wing, 235-mph racing airplane - and their colorful pilots, including Jimmy Doolittle, Frank Hawks and "Pancho" Barnes. 112 pages, 135 photographs and illustrations, 8½"x 11", softcover.

Mystery Ship: A History of the Travel Air Type R Monoplanes (Historic Aircraft Series)

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Item is new direct from publisher H. E. Howard First Edition signed by author, no dust jacket, Serial number 851 of a 1000

The Lower Shenandoah Valley in the Civil War: The Impact of War Upon the Civilian Population and Upon Civil Institutions

H.E. Howard, Inc.

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Travel Air: Wings over the Prairie

Cessna: A Master's Expression

Beechcraft: Staggerwing to Starship, an Illustrated History

Beechcraft Pursuit of Perfection

Piper: A Legend Aloft

Wings of Cessna: Model 120 to the Citation X

Travel Air: Wings over the Prairie

The Staggerwing Story: A History of the Beechcraft Model 17

Mystery Ship: A History of the Travel Air Type R Monoplanes (Historic Aircraft Series)

The Lower Shenandoah Valley in the Civil War: The Impact of War Upon the Civilian Population and Upon Civil Institutions