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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1: Balloon Flight
Elements of Balloon Flight
The Pioneers
The Montgolfier Brothers
The Gas-Hot-Air Hybrid Balloon
Smoke and Coal Gas
Military Experiments and Petroleum Fuel
Balloons Reach the Stratosphere
Plastic Balloons
Superpressure Balloons
Modern Hot-Air Balloons
Chapter 2: Flight Balloons and Airships
Hot-Air Ballooning
Hot-Air Balloon Components
Envelope Design
Deflation Systems
Burners
Baskets
High-Altitude Ballooning
Long-Distance Ballooning
Steve Fossett Circles the Globe
Airships
The Hindenburg Disaster
Chapter 3: The Invention of the Airplane
The Problem of Lift
The Problem of Propulsion
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
The Problem of Control
Other Aviation Pioneers
Chapter 4: Pistons and Propellers
The Headliners
Lindbergh Crosses the Atlantic
The First Airlines
From Airmail to Airlines in the United States
The DC-3
The Aeronautical Infrastructure
Wartime Legacies
Postwar Airlines
General Aviation
Chapter 5: The Jet Age
First Experiments
World War II
Technical Advantages and Challenges
The Black Box
The Airlines Re-equip
Progress in Engines and Airframes
Air Force One
Avionics, Passenger Support, and Safety
Supersonic Flight
The Concorde
Chapter 6: Helicopters, Hang Gliders, and Ultralights
The Helicopter
History
Autogiros
Principles of Flight and Operation
Control Functions
The Hang Glider
Otto Lilienthal
The Ultralight
Chapter 7: Airports
Modern Airports
Operational Requirements
Runway Configurations
Runway Pavements
Navigational Aids, Lighting, and Marking
Air Traffic Control
Cargo Facilities
Environmental Impact
Airport Security
Conclusion
Appendix
Notable Balloon Flights
Notable Balloon Altitude Records
Pioneer Aircraft
World’s Busiest Airports by Total Passenger Traffic (Enplaning and Deplaning)
World’s Busiest Airports by Total Movements (Takeoffs and Landings)
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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