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Cargando... Three Across: The Great Transatlantic Air Race of 1927por Norman H. Finkelstein
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The early years of aviation were marked by a series of firsts. It seemed as if each record-setting flight was quickly surpassed by an even more daring aviation feat. Although uncountable records were made and then broken, one aviation goal captivated everyone's attention, a nonstop flight between Paris and New York. This is the story of the daring feats of three courageous adventurers and their airplanes. Although only one plane could be first, the remaining two shared in the glory of historic, heart-stopping flights. And, all three changed aviation history. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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A hotel owner named Orteig offered the first pilot to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, from New York to Paris, a prize of $25,000. In 1919, aviation was in its infancy and that was a great deal of money, but by 1927 the prize still had not been awarded, and the feat was considered impossible.
This is the story of the first three men to shepherd their tiny planes across the great Atlantic.
Charles Lindbergh, "Lucky Lindy," who was virtually unknown, flew the Spirit of St. Louis. He had tried in vain to be the pilot of the Columbia, but was rejected. Charles A. Levine owned the Columbia, but decided on the well-known test pilot, Clarence Chamberlin, to be at the controls. The Columbia already held the world's endurance record, having flown over 30,000 miles. The third plane was the multi-engined America, piloted by Richard E. Byrd, the Arctic explorer, and held a crew of four.
All the world watched as the impossible feat became reality.
Finklestein captures the excitement of the times as he traces the rise of aviation from the first flight of the Kitty Hawk to the great Atlantic race. He tells the history of each man, their dreams of greatness, and the setbacks and problems they encountered. The book is illustrated with black and white photographs throughout that show everything from the instrument panels and crowded cockpits of the planes to pictures of the pilots and the crowds that greeted them at the finish lines.
I thoroughly enjoyed this sojourn back into history and comparing it to today's aviation miracles that are just taken for granted. THREE ACROSS tells of one of history's finest moments and belongs in every school library. (