Bellanca's Golden Age book examines the colorful history of Giuseppe Mario Bellanca, better known as G.M. Bellanca, and his company's aircraft. This book's rich narrative and numerous period photographs reveal the reasons why the young Sicilian moved to the U.S. in 1910, and includes Bellanca innovations such as Columbia, which flew non-stop from New York to Germany just two weeks after Lindbergh's flight; Miss Veedol, the aircraft that made the first non-stop transpacific flight; the Cruisemaster; Bellanca racers and others.
This is the only book that captures the complete Bellanca story. Details of the first 10 flights over the Atlantic and the first one over the Pacific are provided. Includes never-before-told stories of Charles Lindbergh, Clarence Chamberlin and several other Golden Age personalities.
Tells the complete story of the greatest airplane of the 1920s--Bellanca's Columbia, the plane Lindbergh wanted for his famous flight, but did not get. Lindbergh thought an agreement for purchase had been reached, but Lindbergh left angry and immediately put into place plans for the Spirit of St. Louis.
In the 1930s the government tested 209 airplanes and found that Bellanca's was the best regarding "efficiency."
Book details Bellanca airplanes including Bellanca CD, CE, CF, Wright-Bellanca 1, WB-2, Columbia, Bellanca J, TES Tandem, Pacemaker, Special J-300, Model K, Airbus/Aircruiser, C-27A, Miss Veedol, The White Falcon, Senior Skyrocker, The Flash, XSE-1, XSE-2, Bellanca Racer, Cruisair Junior, YO-50 (liaison) AT-21-BL Trainer, Cruisair Senior, and Cruisemaster.
The Golden Age of Aviation Series highlights a number of aircraft manufacturers during the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s & 1940s. The series presents an historical look at Aviation's Golden Years through detailed text, numerous photos, internationally acclaimed 3-view airplane scale drawings, archival materials and original magazine ads of the era.
BOOK REVIEWS for The Golden Age of Aviation Series:
Smithsonian's Air & Space: "Archival photos and technical drawings abound."
American Aviation Historical Society: "...details the people, facilities and manufacturing operations."
EAA's Sport Aviation: "...progressively tells the events and details of these aircraft."
Skyways: "...a jewel" "...extraordinary" "...marvelous" 3-views augment excellent photos and text.
General Aviation News: "...books ARE A MUST FOR AVIATION BUFFS."
Historic Aviation: "...with rich narrative and colorful histories."
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Bellanca's Golden Age
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Book Contents
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| Chapter |
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Page |
| 1 |
Bellanca's Youth |
1 |
| 2 |
Coming to America |
2 |
| 3 |
Maryland Pressed Steel Company |
4 |
| 4 |
The 1919 Model CE 55-hp Biplane |
7 |
| 5 |
The Roos-Bellanca Airplane Company & the Model CF |
10 |
| 6 |
A Taste of Independence |
14 |
| 7 |
The Wright Aeronautical Corporation |
15 |
| 8 |
The Wright-Bellanca Number 1 (WB-1) |
16 |
| 9 |
The Wright Apache |
18 |
| 10 |
The WB-2 |
20 |
| 11 |
The Columbia & The Endurance Record |
22 |
| 12 |
Charles Lindbergh, the Columbia & Paris |
24 |
| 13 |
Air Transportation Over Great Distances |
28 |
| 14 |
Chamberlin & Levine Make Record Flight |
35 |
| 15 |
The Man of the Hour, The Toast of the Town |
38 |
| 16 |
A Parting of the Ways |
40 |
| 17 |
The Bellanca |
42 |
| 18 |
The Bellanca Tandem Experimental Sesquiplane |
44 |
| 19 |
The Bellanca Pacemaker |
47 |
| 20 |
The Bellanca Special J-300 |
55 |
| 21 |
5,000 Miles in a Flying Gas Tank |
57 |
| 22 |
The Bellanca Model K |
61 |
| 23 |
The Flying W |
64 |
| 24 |
More Record-Setting Flights |
70 |
| 25 |
More 1930s Bellanca?Another Grand Decade |
76 |
| 26 |
The Bellanca Senior Skyrocket |
76 |
| 27 |
The Bellanca Flash |
81 |
| 28 |
The Bellanca XSE-1 & XSE-2 |
85 |
| 29 |
Bellanca Builds a Racer |
86 |
| 30 |
Bellanca's First Venture into Lightplanes |
87 |
| 31 |
The Bellanca YO-50 |
89 |
| 32 |
World War II Effort |
91 |
| 33 |
Postwar Bellanca |
96 |
| 34 |
Bellanca's Crowning Achievement, The Cruisair Senior |
103 |
| 35 |
The Bellanca Cruisemaster |
107 |
| 36 |
After 42 Years... The End of the Bellanca Era |
111 |
| 37 |
Into the New Era, The Business Closes |
113 |
| 38 |
G.M. Bellanca's Death |
115 |
| 39 |
Like Father, Like Son?August Bellanca |
118 |
| 40 |
The Other Bellanca, 1956 to Present |
121 |
Bellanca's Golden Age book includes 148 pgs, SB, 8.5 x 11, 175+ photos, 3-view outlines. |
Bellanca’s Golden Age |
ISBN Number: 1-891118-46-3
Item Number: 82
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