‎Aviation ‎

‎'NIGHT-HAWK, pseud.'‎

‎Rovers of the Night Sky. BRIGHT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION‎

‎8vo., First Edition, title and preliminaries lightly spotted, page-edges tanning lightly as usual; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, covers mildly age-soiled else a bright, clean copy. 'A personal narrative of night fighting and bombing' (Noffsinger). SCARCE. Enser, p.304; Noffsinger 1086.‎

‎( AVIATION, ALBUM PROGRAMME )‎

‎MEETING NATIONAL DE L'AIR. MACH 1 !.‎

‎Sans mention de lieu, ni date (imprimerie Georges Lang, Paris) ni date in 8 (27x21,5) 1 volume broché, couverture illustrée en couleurs (Paul Langellé), texte non paginé (52 pages). Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc, dont publicités. Album programme présenté et réalisé par Roland Lacombe. Meeting placé sous le haut patronnage de monsieur le président de la république René Coty. Hommage autographe signé par Marcel Dassault sur la couverture. Bon exemplaire‎

‎Bon‎

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‎( CATALOGUE ) Musée de l’air‎

‎Catalogue des appareils d’aviation‎

‎Musée de l’air, Paris, 1962. In/8 reliure mécanique, couverture illustrée (Marcel Jeanjean), quelques photographies en sépia in-texte, 38 pages. Quelques écrits en regard du texte et une coupure de journal collée sur la dernière page.‎

‎( CATALOGUE COMMERCIAL )‎

‎STAB, S.A. Fabrication d'accastillage miniature en bronze pour maquettes de bateaux anciens et modernes.‎

‎Paris Stab S.A 0 in 8 (21x14) 1 volume broché, couverture rouge, plat supérieur de la couverture illustré, 218 pages, avec de nombreuses photographies, dessins, figures ou croquis en noir et blanc. Catalogue à prix marqués. Documentation: Bateaux, Moteurs, Télécommandes. Plans de constructions: Bateaux - Moteurs. Moteurs: Glow-Plug, vapeur, électrique. Boîtes de constructions: bateaux modernes, bateaux anciens. Répertoire des principaux articles. Bel exemplaire‎

‎Très bon Broché‎

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‎( REVUE - AVIATION )-‎

‎L' AIR. Revue bi-mensuelle. 26 numéros entre le 15 avril 1925 et le 15 mars 1945.‎

‎Revue in-4°, agrafée, couverture illustrée en couleurs de 32pp. Illustré en noir et en couleurs. Nous possédons les numéros 167, 180 , 221, 223, 242, 250, 253 à 255, 258, 261, 263, 300, 304, 307, 308, 309, 317, 347, 348, 359, 362, 365, 399, 400, 551.‎

‎Quelques piqûres, taches ou froissements aux couvertures, au déchirures au dos sans manque, bon état général pour l'ensemble. ( Reu-CO2)‎

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‎( Services de la Défense et de l'Education Nationale ) Jeanjean Marcel‎

‎ALERTE AUX AVIONS !!. Manuel officiel rédigé par les services de la défense et de l'éducation nationale‎

‎Paris Hachette ( sans date, vers 1940 ) 1940 in 4 (26,5x21,5) 1 volume reliure cartonnée souple de l'éditeur, dos toilé bleu, plat supérieur illustré en couleurs, 32 pages, avec des dessins en couleurs par Marcel Jeanjean, peintre du Département de l Air. Manuel officiel élémentaire de défense passive contre les attaques aériennes. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )‎

‎Très bon Broché‎

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‎(AERNONAUTIQUE)‎

‎Revue de l'Aéronautique Théorique et Appliquée Année 1888 et année 1891‎

‎G. Masson Editeur 1888-1893, grand et fort in-4 (30 x 22,5 cm) relié demi-basane à coins noire, 148-132 p. (très bon état) Rare recueil de cette revue pionnière en la matière, traitant longuement des ballons et aérostats, qui paraissait à raison de quatre livraisons par an. Ce volume rassemble les années complètes 1888 (première année d'existence) et 1891 ainsi que diverses livraisons des années 1889, 1890 et 1893.‎

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‎(ANONYME). U. S. N./ O. N. R. (United States Navy/Office of Naval Research).‎

‎Test d’élévateur sur piste d’aviation.‎

‎Tirage argentique d’époque en noir et blanc, tampon Centre Culturel Américain au dos (20,5/25,2 cm). Bon état.‎

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‎(Australian Naval Aviation Museum)‎

‎Flying Stations : A Story of Australian Naval Aviation‎

‎Sydney: Allen & Unwin 1998. 1st edition. As New. Quarto. dust jacket x 289pp. b/w plates index Published to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of HMAS Albatross. Nice production with many unusual photographs. Limited edition. Copy No. 122. Signatures of several Fleet Air Arm members mentioned in text on the title-page Allen & Unwin unknown‎

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‎(aviation fuel)‎

‎AVIATION FUEL CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUM‎

‎Washington 1985. 4to. 733pp. photo illustrations diagrams wraps. Small depository library stamp and some ink numbers on front. Number stamp on title page. VG. paperback‎

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‎(AVIATION - BALLOONS). FAUJAS DE SAINT-FOND, BARTHELEMY‎

‎DESCRIPTION DES EXPÉRIENCES DE LA MACHINE AÉROSTATIQUE DE MM. DE MONTGOLFIER. and L'ART DE VOYAGER DANS LES AIRS . . . . bound with ROULAND. DESCRIPTION DES MACHINES ÉLECTRIQUES À TAFFETAS DE LEURS EFFETS ET DES DIVERS AVANTAGES QUE PRÉSENTENT CES NOUVEAUX APPAREILS‎

‎Paris: Cuchet 1783-1784; 1784; Amsterdam and Paris: Gueffier 1785. FIRST EDITIONS. Second Issue of the first work with the four-page "Supplément" at the end. 223 x 127 mm. 8 x 5". Three separately published works bound as a three-volume set the first work occupying the first two volumes. <br/> Uniform contemporary orange paste-paper boards backed with marbled sheepskin corners tipped with vellum raised bands flanked by decorative gilt rolls one red and one green morocco label. First work with a folding table and 14 ENGRAVED PLATES nine numbered plates in first volume five in second two of the latter folding; second with three engraved plates; third work with one folding plate. First work: Darmon 51; PMM 229; Norman I 769; Maggs Bros. "The History of Flight" 65. A hint of rubbing to extremities intermittent minor browning small rust spots or offsetting in the text bed largely due to inferior paper stock four leaves with one-inch brown stain to text nothing obscured a couple of short marginal tears from rough opening but QUITE A FINE SET--the text clean fresh and well-margined the plates with excellent impressions and the binding remarkably well preserved with few signs of wear.<br/> <br/> This is the second issue with the rare "Supplément" in the second volume of the earliest account of the first public experiments with hot air balloons and it is considered to be the first authoritative technical and historical work on aerostation as well as the first serious discussion of balloon travel as a practical possibility. The experiments were conducted by the Montgolfier brothers Joseph 1740-1810 and Etienne 1745-99 who had been intrigued by the experiments of Cavendish and Priestly with "inflammable air." The eminent scientist Faujas 1741-1823 who was the promoter financier and chronicler of the Montgolfiers quickly published this account after the brothers had launched a balloon at Annonay in June of 1783 then a balloon carrying some farm animals in September and finally a balloon carrying Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes in November. This last flight--the first manned aerial voyage in history--covered five-and-one-half miles across Paris and lasted 25 minutes. Plate 8 here shows the two original aeronauts viewed from the terrace of Franklin's home in Passy. <br /> <br /> The third volume begins with a discussion of the inflammable gas used to lift the balloons and gives a summary of Montgolfier's history of balloon flights. The final work sets forth another scientific innovation an electrostatic machine that employed sheets of taffeta to create friction that produced static electricity. The Royal Academy of Sciences tested the machine and found it a great improvement--less expensive and less liable to accidents--than earlier machines that had used plates of glass. The work seems to be very rare: we could find no copy sold at auction in either RBH or ABPC. This is a most appealing set its combination of works on inventions offering a glimpse of the popular fascination with emerging technologies especially those related to flight in the late 18th century. Cuchet, 1783-1784; 1784; Amsterdam and Paris: Gueffier unknown‎

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‎(Aviation Training Division ).‎

‎Gymnastics and Tumbling. 1944. First edition.‎

‎Annapolis.: United States Naval Institute. 1944. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . 4to. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. United States Naval Institute. hardcover‎

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‎(Aviation Interest) Hedin, Sven‎

‎My Life as an Explorer‎

‎Garden CityNY: Garden City Publishing Co 1925. Later printing. Hardcover. Very good. 544p large octavo illustrated. A very good copy in tan cloth. Dated 1925 but much later. Original edition was published by Boni and Liveright. This copy inscribed by Wiley Post the first pilot to fly around the world solo. Inscribed by Post in 1935 to aviation pioneer Will D Parker in 1935. Parker built his own plane in 1912 and flew with a British unit in World War 1 <br/><br/> Garden City Publishing Co hardcover‎

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‎(Aviation & Space) ALDRIN, Buzz‎

‎Reaching for the Moon SIGNED 1ST‎

‎New York: HarperCollins 2005. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Wendell Minor. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $15.99 on rear panel. Signed by both Buzz Aldrin and Wendell Minor on the title-page. PSA/DNA autograph authentication to same page with slip laid-in. HarperCollins hardcover‎

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‎(Aviation Education Research Group)‎

‎Science of Pre-Flight Aeronautics‎

‎New York: MacMillan 1944. reprint. Very Good. octavo. orig. cloth xix 868pp. b/w pls. text ills. diags. maps appends. glossary index Very comprehensive account of aviation technology to date. Neat ownership inscription o/w nice copy MacMillan hardcover‎

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‎(Aviation)‎

‎Aircraft Year Book 1928‎

‎NY: Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America 1928. First. Hardcover. Khaki colored cloth stamped in blue and red 551 pps. with index statistical appendices. Illustarted with monochrome photos and drawings. This edition the 10th annual covers Lindbergh's famous flight to Paris. Sections include: Ephocal Flights of 1927 Civil Avaiation in the U.S. Governmental including miltary Aviation Airports and Airways Airships and Balloons Aeronautical Education and Foreign Aeronautical Review. A tight clean fine copy couple of tiny nicks to the front cover. <br/><br/> Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America hardcover‎

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‎(AVIATION)‎

‎Archive of Designs Photos and Other Ephemera of Aviation Expert Paul Karnow.‎

‎V.p.: N.p. 1915-1948. Paul Karnow was a designer for the US Naval Aircraft Modification Unit in Johnsville PA during the war and following years in the 1940s having Confidential Status. As a child he developed a passion for aircraft and became a respected and noted designer and builder of model airplanes. Actually even though he designed a missile for the U. S. Government he is best remembered for his mastery of model airplane designs. These binders provide an insight from his birth and growth in this field via photos original and photocopy drawings and blueprints new articles and letters plus three aeronautics lapel pinsThe archive consists of five very meticulously ordered binders. They start from his birth and go through to late 40s. They are all 9 1/2 x 12 inches and all material therein is sleeved. When needed an item is annotated by Karnow who had such good penmanship he won a "Penmanship Award" in high school; included herein in extremely clear lettering. Four of the binders are black faux morocco and the fifth is blue. All the binders have spine labels under mylar. All in very good condition.The first binder is labeled- P. Karnow Album 1915-1937. It opens with a photocopy of his Russian birth certificate and right after that is the original substituted Certificate of Birth issued by the State of Pennsylvania as the Russian one was of no use stating he was born on 12/06/1915 and listing his father's name as John Turofsky. And behind that is a photocopy of the decree issued in 1945 allowing him to officially change his name from Paul Turofsky to Paul Karnow the Cold War was in full effect and he worked at times for the government so this was an understandable undertaking. But they must have passed themselves of as Karnows for decades for in each graduating class list he is called Paul Karnow not Turofsky. It is followed by a few original photographs of the family in Russia. The next photograph is one of the whole family surrounding a infant sibling's coffin. Paul Karnow appears to be about ten years old. They must have been in the U. S. by then as the banner on the casket reads "Our Dear Baby" it is an open casket and one can see the deceased infant. Then follows many dozens of original photographs dealing with his homes friends and schools. Madison Elementary School in Philadelphia then to Lawrence Massachusetts then to Penn Treat Junior High School back in Philly and finally graduation from Northeast High School includes a copy of his diploma. The second half of the album is concerned with his personal life; kayaking visiting Russian Orthodox churches sailing partying and most of all aviation. There is one photo entitled "Photos taken from Col. Clarence Chamberlin's Curtiss Condor biplane flying from Boulevard Airport" so it would seem he already had his pilot's license. It ends with photographs of a friend's wedding and later his both in 1937. The extreme details exhibited are rather astounding. E.g.; He has the names of all his graduating classmates at all his schools and one with a overlay on which the people are numbered and on top the numbers are given names. The next four volumes are predominantly about his occupation and avocation; flight. The next binder has a simple title and is composed almost entirely of designs for model planes: Drawings by Payl Karnow Published in Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Saturday Aviation page 1932 TO 1935. In manuscript in the first leaf we can read- Age 16 yrs Mach 26 1932. Printed on rectos only. the first 69 leaves are construction designs and the remaining approx 60 leaves bear newspaper stories about Karno's model aircraft racing. He won a good many times. At the end of this section are photocopies of his manuscript thoughts on flight in general and model airplanes in particular. One of the final photocopies is a page from a notebook he kept and below it he has typed "Reproduced from Notebook on Aeronautics written by Paul Karnow at age 12." A rather precocious and obsessive individual. Writing in the third person connotes to this cataloger that he had plans for a publication of all this material. There is another volume that duplicates all of this one except the articles are actually clipped from the newspapers rather than photocopied.In the blue volume we have a complete history of all the model and occasionally actual planes that he designed. There are over thirty 8 x 10 original photographs and numerous blueprints. Each plane has a tab separating it from the other; XLRA 1941; XLRA Twin 1942; Zebra June 1944; Duckling 1944 etc. There are some tabs with no contents.The final binder concerns his work with the U. S. Naval Aircraft Modification Unit at Johnsville Pennsylvania. He he was likely a civilian employee although with Confidential status. Here he work with others on the proposed Growler-Jet guided missile. From the 5th page; -"The Growler-Jet packs a terrific wallop. The extreme power available. particularly in short bursts is second only to atomic power. It however. exhibits none of the radio-activity which makes atomic application so difficult . Exhaust gases are said to be highly ionized but radio interference is not expected. It is known officially as the CA-1 Ascender." Aside from the text it also contains four original photographs and two hand-drawn designs. The whole binder is entitled "CONFIDENTIAL Date 12-17-46 Report No. 8 CAN-! "Ascender" Preliminary Analysis." One suspects that Karnow's participation in this project was to build a model of the missile and indeed there is a photograph of a model of it. The project was eventually abandoned by the Navy.The obsessive nature of these binders is rather astounding and a bit disturbing but it does provide a very intimate look into the life of an immigrant. From his childhood in the poorer parts of Philadelphia through his younger years and into his time with the U.S. Navy we are given everything neatly arranged and annotated. An impressive gathering.abaa-ny-2022 N.p. unknown‎

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‎(AVIATION) BARLING, Walter H‎

‎Confidential Prospectus for the Formation of the Barling Aircraft Corporation.‎

‎Santa Cruz: N.p. ca. 1942. Original typescript 18-page rectos only document recounting the aviation design skills of Walter Henry Barling and seeking investors for his proposed Barling Aircraft Corporation. In a binder with an original 8 x 10 photograph of the Barling Bomber with its development crew standing in front of it with Walter Barling at the far right standing right next to General "Billy: Mitchell; William Lendrum Mitchell was a United States Army general who is regarded as the father of the United States Air Force.Walter Henry Barling was born in England and for a time worked as a designer for the Royal Aircraft Company there but soon immigrated to the United States. He was an engineer of the first order and was soon at work on experimental aircraft for the US government. While his contributions to the history of flight are many and varied he is chiefly remembered as the designer of the ill-fated "Barling Bomber." The Barling Bomber is generally attributed the press called it "Mitchell's Folly" to William "Billy" Mitchell a U.S. Army Air Service General and most vocal advocate of strategic airpower who in 1919 discovered Walter H. Barling who had previously worked for the Royal Aircraft Factory. Mitchell asked Barling to design a bomber capable of carrying enough bombs to sink a battleship. Mitchell's goal was to demonstrate the effectiveness of airpower by sinking a battleship from the air and needed a large strategic bomber in order to accomplish this feat. Mitchell projected the cost of two prototype bombers at $375000. On 15 May 1920 the Army Engineering Division sought bids for the construction of a bomber based on Barling's sketches with the requirement that it be capable of carrying a 5000 lb 2300 kg bomb load to an altitude of 10000 ft 3000 m at a speed of no less than 100 mph 160 km/h.23 Barling had all of its engines mounted level with the fuselage. The aircraft used three wings but was not actually a triplane. More correctly it was a two-and-a-half wing aircraft. The middle wing had no control surfaces and was shorter and narrower than the two primary wings. The top and bottom wings had a chord of 13 ft 6 in 4.11 m and each had a surface area of about 2000 sq ft 190 m2. The stabilizer and elevator surfaces were 575 sq ft 53.4 m2 with an 8 ft 2.4 m chord. The fins and rudders looked like a box kite and had a surface area of 250 sq ft 23 m2. The undercarriage consisted of 10 wheels including two wheels mounted towards the front of the aircraft to prevent a nose-over on takeoff and a tail skid. The gross weight of the bomber was 42569 lb. It had a fuel capacity of 2000 gallons and carried 181 gallons of oil. On 22 August 1923 the Barling Bomber made its maiden flight from Wilbur Wright Field in Fairfield Ohio. At the time it was by far the heaviest aircraft in the world and remains large even by today's standards. Although capable of carrying a 5000 lb 2300 kg bomb load it was soon discovered that the aircraft was seriously underpowered and performance was disappointing. When it failed to fly over the Appalachian Mountains the program was discontinued. Many historians point out its influence in the development of the great bombers of WWII; the B29 and B17.But Walter Barley's aviation career did not end there. He turned to civil aviation and designed a three place low wing high performance monoplane which could be made by quality production methods such as those used in Ford Automobile plants. This craft was to become the well known NB3. It was put into manufacture by the Nicholas Beasley Airplane Company. There are two pages extolling the excellence of the NB3. Barling soon felt that another larger ship was in order so he designed the Barling B6. It was built flight tested and made ready for manufacture. In 1931 due to hard times in the business world the plant that was to build the B6 shut down. Barling purchased all the drawings specification lists valuable dies and jigs and had them shipped along with himself and his family to Santa Cruz California. In California he did some consulting work for J. H. McCollough and the two eventually in 1939 decided to form the Barling Aircraft Company. The remaining pages are a plea to investors stating that they can build great numbers of reliable and inexpensive NB3 and 6s. The final two page are marked "Confidential" and are a list of Barling's demands salary etc should some entrepreneur decide to foot the bill and actually fund the Barling Aircraft Company. Apparently William Barling never found a backer and he spent the rest of his life in Santa Cruz where he died in 1965. N.p. unknown‎

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‎(Aviation)‎

‎INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NEW WRIGHT WHIRLWIND NINE WRIGHT WHIRLWIND SEVEN WRIGHT WHIRLWIND FIVE AVIATION ENGINES.‎

‎Paterson N.J.: Wright Aeronautical Corperation October 1929. 2nd edition. Pages 119 pp.8vo. Brown cloth binding. 2nd edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous fold-out plans. Owner�s signature on title page else in very good condition. Paterson, N.J.: Wright Aeronautical Corperation October, 1929. hardcover‎

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‎(AVIATION)‎

‎Le Conquête de l’Air‎

‎This spectacular color lithograph commemorates the Grande Semaine d'Aviation of 1909 the first international public flying event and a turning point in aviation history. The powered aircraft featured at the event dominate the center. Surrounding it are portraits of pioneering figures in flight including Wright Curtiss Latham Fournier and Blériot and vignettes from aviation history.The event held at Reims France in August 1909 attracted more than 500000 spectators to watch famous aviators compete in contests of distance altitude and speed all from the massive grandstands constructed for the event. The meeting signified a transition in the public perception of flight. Once an experimental curiosity practiced by a few it came to be seen as a viable technology with the potential for practical application.This print a supplement to Parisian newspaper Le Petit Journal highlights technological advances in aviation history. The fall of Icarus is depicted in the upper right corner next to two unrealized designs for flying machines from the 17th century. Vignettes show the various hot air balloons of the 18th century and capture the 19th-century shift to airships capable of controlled flight.At the center the collection of heavier-than-air planes flown at Reims in the early 20th century point to the transitional nature of this pioneer era. In 1903 the Wright brothers achieved a twelve-second flight in their biplane; in 1909 technology had advanced enough for Louis Blériot to cross the English Channel in a powered monoplane. The array of airplanes shown in Reims exemplified this transformational period as Wright-style flyers and propeller-led monoplanes were featured side by side. The debut of lightweight more reliable engines at Reims also indicated the advances that were to come.The Grande Semaine showed that heavier-than-air flight was proven to be a viable technology full of possibilities. The next few decades brought the first major wartime use of airplanes the invention of the jet engine and growth of commercial aviation. Within sixty years man's "conquest of the air" had extended to outer space.This is a visually stunning record of a critical moment in technological history marking the beginning of modern aviation. Le Petit Journal‎

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‎(aviation)‎

‎NATIONAL AIRPORT SYSTEM PLAN REVISED STATISTICS 1980-1989‎

‎Washington 1989 Federal Aviation Administration. Oblong 4to 446pp. original printed wraps. A few depository library stamps and numbers on front and on title page. VG. . paperback‎

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‎(Aviation) RICKENBACKER, Capt Edward‎

‎Seven Came Through SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY‎

‎Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran and Company 1943. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 Inches. 118 PP. Signed "To my good friend & associate / "Hugh Knowlton" / With my very best wishes / Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker 1943" directly on the FFEP.<br /> <br /> Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $1.50 intact on front flap. Signed by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker to his friend and the man largely responsible for his purchase of Eastern Airlines from General Motors in 1938. Rickenbacker a Medal of Honor Recipient is best known as the most successful fighter ace of WWI. After WWI Rickenbacker parlayed his fame into an eventual purchase of Eastern Airlines for $3.5 million. In 1942 Rickenbacker was sent by the Secretary of War Henry Stimson on a tour of Pacific Theater Operations at the outset of WWII and survived 24 days adrift at sea after his plane crashed. <br /> <br /> A clean copy with minor toning. DJ a bit chipped and worn at edges and folds. Tape repairs to inside of DJ. Doubleday, Doran and Company hardcover‎

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‎(AVIATION) DE LA CIERVA, Juan [inventor]‎

‎The Autogiro.‎

‎Philadelphia: Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company of America 1930. First edition a second edition was published 3 years later. Quarto 8 7/8 x 11 3/4 inches. 31 1 pp. with photographic illustrations on every page. Publisher's pictorial wrappers. Small stamp at head of from wrapper else a very good copy."Instead of a wing the autogiro had a large propeller on top. A second regular propeller drove it forward. But the big overhead propeller free-wheeled as the autogiro flew; it provided only lift. An autogiro could take off and land in a very short distance; but it couldn't rise vertically like a helicopter. If one lost power it spun safely back down to earth like a maple seed. It was developed by Spanish aerial pioneer Juan de la Cierva. Cierva and his brother began trying to build airplanes before WW-I while he was a civil-engineering student in Madrid. Juan de la Cierva built conventional airplanes for several years before he began thinking about the autogiro. Finally one night at the opera Aida he realized how to balance lift on advancing and retreating blades of that overhead propeller" J. Leihard. For some while there was a fantasy that everyone would own an autogiro and park it in their driveways. A year after this publication Amelia Earhart tried to be the first person to fly an autogiro coast to coast; she finally made it only to be told she had been beaten to the punch. In the late 1930s real helicopters came on the scene and that was in effect the end of the autogiro. Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company of America unknown‎

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‎(AVIATION) -‎

‎Aéro-Club du Nivernais - Annuaire 1935 / Aéronautique du Nivernais Annuaire 1946-47.‎

‎1935 Nevers Imprimerie de la Nièvre, 1935 et sans lieu, ni nom (Nevers 1946); 2 brochures in-8° agrafés, couverture orange imprimée en noir. 1) 1935 : 85pp. illustrations photographiques et un plan de l'Aéroport de Nevers. 2) 34pp. Il. photographiques dans le texte (modèles d'avion).‎

‎Petit grignotage à l'angle supérieur des feuillets de l'annuaire de 1935, sans aucue atteinte au texte. (S2)‎

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‎(Aviation, Airplanes, Christmas, New Year, Greeting Card)‎

‎Season's Greetings Card Featuring an Early Airplane‎

‎n/a: n/a 1915. Paperback. Very Good. 1915 season's greetings card featuring an early model of airplane. Measures 5 by 8 inches tie bound front illustrated with airplane and folding calendar contemporary gift inscription. Very good. Light edge wear and toning else clean and unmarked. n/a paperback‎

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