Overview

This book celebrates the aviators, astronauts, airline executives, and other innovators who have made Texas an influential world leader in the aerospace industry over the past century. Tracing the hundred-year history of aviation in Texas, aviator and historian Barbara Ganson brings to life the colorful personalities that shaped the phenomenally successful development of this industry in the state. Weaving stories and profiles of aviators, designers, manufacturers, and those in related services, Texas Takes Wing covers the major trends that propelled Texas to the forefront of the field. Covering institutions from San Antonio's Randolph Air Force Base (the West Point of this branch of service) to Brownsville's airport with its Pan American Airlines instrument flight school (which served as an international gateway to Latin America as early as the 1920s) to Houston's Johnson Space Center, home of Mission Control for the U.S. space program, the book provides an exhilarating timeline and engaging history of dozens of unsung pioneers as well as their more widely celebrated peers. Drawn from personal interviews as well as major archives and the collections of several commercial airlines, including American, Southwest, Braniff, Pan American Airways, and Continental, this sweeping history captures the story of powered flight in Texas since 1910. With its generally favorable flying weather, flat terrain, and wide open spaces, Texas has more airports than any other state and is often considered one of America's most aviation-friendly places. Texas Takes Wing also explores the men and women who made the region pivotal in military training, aircraft manufacturing during wartime, general aviation, and air servicing of the agricultural industry. The result is a soaring history that will delight aviators and passengers alike.

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Author:   Barbara Ganson
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9781477326480

ISBN 10:   1477326480
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   06 September 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One. Flying Takes Off in Texas Chapter Two. The Stinson Flying Family of San Antonio and Texas Aviators in the Great War Chapter Three. Between the World Wars: Barnstormers--Owners and Operators of Flying Services Chapter Four. Record Setters and Air Racers Chapter Five. Creating a More Connected World Chapter Six. Flight Training Chapter Seven. Texas Air Power during the Second World War Chapter Eight. Aircraft Designers and Manufacturers Chapter Nine. Red, White, and Blue All Over: Texas Air Power in the Cold War and the Space Age Epilogue. Aeronautical Achievements, Education, and the Future of Air and Space Travel Appendices Notes Bibliography Index  

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Brilliantly demonstrates the evolution of flight technology as a harbinger of social change. * Technology and Culture *

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Barbara Ganson is Associate Professor of History at Florida Atlantic University. She is also a trustee of the International Women’s Air and Space Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Her work formed the basis of the 2010 exhibition Tango Alpha Charlie: Texas Aviation Celebration at the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum.

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