Known as the "Air Capital of the World," Wichita, Kansas, has been continuously associated with aviation longer than any city in the world. The city's inventive and entrepreneurial spirit made an early mark on the aviation and aerospace industries. From the first hot air balloons floating over the wheat fields to the major aviation corporations that still call the city home, Wichita has been associated with the wonder of flight, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2003. The images in this book document the evolution of flight and its subsequent effect on the cowtown that dared to dream it could become an international center for aviation.
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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics-Wichita Section has sponsored this book as part of the nation's celebration of the centennial of flight. The project team, under the direction of Jay M. Price, consisted of students with Wichita State University's Public History Program. The students were John D. Hays, Benjamin Hruska, Chad Kannady, Ben Matthaei, Charles Lawrence, Sandra Reddish, and Theresa St. Romain.
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A unique and wonderful history of Wichita & its aviation!,
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This book is a must for anyone interested in the history of aviation, or even the history of Wichita itself. The mostly pictorial book contains great photos of early Wichita (the old Miller Theater, the 81 Drive-In !!), its residents, and of course the airplanes that have made the city famous. Stuff I've never seen anywhere else. You'll spend hours immersed in the photos reliving the "good old days" or perhaps catching a glimpse of those days for the first time. Perfect for historians or enthusiasts, old or young. Well worth the price.
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This is an awesome walk down memory lane for anyone who lived or visited there during the time periods covered. Especially so for aviation enthusiasts. An evolution of entrepreneurs and adventurers rarely seen in but a few places in the world. These were risk takers of both their money and their lives.
For those of us fortunate to arrive in Wichita soon after WWII and become a part of this great opportunity, it provides hours of wonderful reminiscing. The city and surrounding areas grew rapidly with the burgeoning aircraft industry plus addition of McConnel AFB in 1950. My good fortune was to also grow and become personally acquainted with many of the people named in the companies ... truly great Americans! For the General Aviation buff, hard to beat, Ed Law
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Two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, changed the world when they first flew on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Courtesy Kansas Aviation Museum, Local History Section, Courtesy Wichita Public Library, Courtesy Wichita State University Libraries, Department of Special Collections, World War, Courtesy Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Travel Air, Courtesy John, Clyde Cessna, Air Force Base, United States, Walter Beech, Olive Ann, Cessna Aircraft Company, Boeing Wichita, University of Wichita, Army Air Corps, Beech Aircraft Company, Cold War, Courtesy Jay, Dwane Wallace, Great Depression, Wichita Municipal Airport, Courtesy The Boeing Company New!
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Two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, changed the world when they first flew on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aircraft company, aircraft companies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courtesy Kansas Aviation Museum, Local History Section, Courtesy Wichita Public Library, Courtesy Wichita State University Libraries, Department of Special Collections, World War, Courtesy Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Travel Air, Courtesy John, Clyde Cessna, Air Force Base, United States, Walter Beech, Olive Ann, Cessna Aircraft Company, Boeing Wichita, University of Wichita, Army Air Corps, Beech Aircraft Company, Cold War, Courtesy Jay, Dwane Wallace, Great Depression, Wichita Municipal Airport, Courtesy The Boeing Company New!
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- DK Publishing: Amelia Earhart (DK Biography) by Tanya Lee Stone on page 42
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