The general aviation industry in America : a history /

The general aviation industry in America : a history /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Pattillo, Donald M., 1940- author.
Uniform title:	Pushing the envelope.
Edition:	Second Edition.
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Description:	viii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Aircraft industry -- United States -- History. Aerospace industries -- United States -- History. Aerospace industries. Aircraft industry. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12309818

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ISBN:	9781476677217 1476677212 9781476638256
Notes:	Revised edition of the author's Pushing the envelope, 1998. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	""The industry known as "general aviation"-encompassing all flying outside of the military and commercial airlines-dates from the early days of powered flight. As technology advanced, making possible smaller aircraft that could be owned and operated by civilians, manufacturers emerged to a serve a growing market. Increasingly this meant business flying, as companies used aircraft in a variety of roles. The industry struggled during the Great Depression but development continued; small aircraft manufacturers became vital to the massive military production effort during World War II. After the war, rapid technological advancement and a robust, prosperous middle class were expected to result in a democratized civil aviation industry. For many reasons this was never realized, even as general aviation roles and aircraft capabilities expanded. Despite its many reverses and struggles, entrepreneurship has remained the driving factor of the industry."-Provided by publisher"--

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. Origins of Personal Aviation
2. Growth from the Lindbergh Boom
3. Market Expansion and War Production
4. The Postwar Era, 1946-1954
5. General Aviation Matures, 1954-1967
6. The Modern Era, 1967-1979
7. The General Aviation Crisis
8. The Path to Recovery
9. The Industry Enters the New Millennium
10. Again, Crisis and Recovery
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index