Airplane Stories and Histories by Currey, Norman
Airplane Stories and Histories by Currey, Norman

Airplane Stories and Histories

Airplane Stories and Histories chronicles two hundred years of aviation highlights including the exploits of pioneers such...
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Author: Norman Currey
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Language: English
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Airplane Stories and Histories by Currey, Norman

Airplane Stories and Histories

$85.42
Airplane Stories and Histories by Currey, Norman

Airplane Stories and Histories

$85.42
Author: Norman Currey
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Airplane Stories and Histories chronicles two hundred years of aviation highlights including the exploits of pioneers such as Sir George Cayley, the Wright brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post, Amelia Earheart, R. J. Mitchell, Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, Allan Loughead, Frank Whittle, and Kelly Johnson. Notable events and developments are discussed, such as the first flight, first transatlantic flight, first around-the-world flight, the jet engine, Spitfire, Mustang, Mosquito, Comet, Concorde, Boeing 747, C-5 Galaxy, Avro Arrow, C-130 Hercules, and the advent of unmanned vehicles (drones). An extensive bibliography is provided for those who wish to explore subjects at greater depth.



Author: Norman Currey
Publisher: Xlibris
Published: 03/15/2017
Pages: 180
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781524588298

About the Author
Currey, Norman: - Norman Currey was born on the North Sea Coast if Scarborough, Yorkshire, in 1926. His first experience with aircraft was in the Air Training Corps from 1941 to 1943, and after high school he attended the de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School for four years at Harfield, a few miles north of London. After graduating, he worked as a stress engineer at de Havilland on the Comet, and then sailed to Canada where he was a design engineer at Avro Aircraft for 10 years, working mostly in its Initial Projects Office. He then worked Lockheed for 30 years on the C-130, C-5, JetStar and conducting research and development in their Preliminary Design department. Since retirement he did some consulting and presented lectures to the South Korean Agency Defense Development. He is a Chartered Engineer (UK) and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and has published many articles, presented papers at two SAE Systems Conferences, and has published a book on landing gear design (AIAA).

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