Oakland Aviation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781531635619)

From hot-air balloons to jets, no other place has had a more diverse and significant aviation history than the city of Oakland. Starting in the mid-1850s with balloons, the city has seen the development of many aircraft innovations, including gliders, the first powered dirigible in North America, some of the first powered airplanes, and even early flying boats. Oakland witnessed the advent of stunt flying, the first transpacific flights, and the Dole Race, as well as many early commercial aviation operations, and a host of other groundbreaking advancements.

Author: Ronald T. Reuther, William T. Larkins
ISBN-10: 153163561X
ISBN-13: 9781531635619
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 11/05/2008
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d