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The Propeller Under the Bed: A Personal History of Homebuilt Aircraft
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Item specifics
- Condition
- EAN
- 9780295746081
- UPC
- 9780295746081
- ISBN
- 9780295746081
- MPN
- N/A
- Item Length
- 22.1 cm
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Propeller under the Bed: a Personal History of Homebuilt Aircraft
- Item Height
- 229mm
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Topic
- Memorials, Government, History, Aircraft
- Item Width
- 152mm
- Item Weight
- 295g
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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On July 25, 2010, Arnold Ebneter flew across the country in a plane he designed and built himself, setting an aviation world record for aircraft of its class. He was eighty-two at the time and the flight represented the culmination of a dream he'd cultivated since his childhood in the 1930s. Eileen Bjorkman - herself a pilot and aeronautical engineer - frames her father's journey from teenage airplane enthusiast to Air Force pilot and Boeing engineer in the context of the rise, near extermination, and ongoing interest in homebuilt aircraft in the United States. She gives us a glimpse into life growing up in a flying family with two pilots for parents, a family plane named Charlie, and quite literally, a propeller under her parents' bed. From early airplane designs serialized in magazines to the annual Oshkosh Fly-in where you can see experimental aircraft on display, Bjorkman offers a personal take on the history of building something in your garage that you can actually (and legally) fly as well as how the homebuilt aircraft movement has contributed to aviation and innovation in America. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8PvowEMkmQ
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Washington Press
ISBN-13
9780295746081
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13046521819
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Propeller under the Bed: a Personal History of Homebuilt Aircraft
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Memorials, Government, History, Aircraft
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
295g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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