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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Aeronca’s Golden Age
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Book Contents
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| 1 |
Pre-Aeronca Development |
1 |
| 2 |
Aeronautical Corp. of America |
3 |
| 3 |
Development of the Roche Lightplane |
6 |
| 4 |
The Big Problem is Solved |
11 |
| 5 |
The Ends Are Tied Together |
16 |
| 6 |
The C-2 Goes Into Production |
19 |
| 7 |
The Advent of the C-3 |
26 |
| 8 |
The C-1 Incident |
32 |
| 9 |
Introducing the C-3 Master |
34 |
| 10 |
Aeronca Model K and Model L |
42 |
| 11 |
The Model K |
44 |
| 12 |
The Model L |
49 |
| 13 |
The 1937 Flood |
62 |
| 14 |
Aeronca Prewar Chiefs: The Model K Resurrected |
66 |
| 15 |
The First Chief |
81 |
| 16 |
The Super Chief |
85 |
| 17 |
Aeronca Tandem Trainer |
88 |
| 18 |
Aeronca Expansion |
92 |
| 19 |
Aeronca TA Defenders |
94 |
| 20 |
Aeronca Liaisons |
96 |
| 21 |
Aeronca TG-5 Gliders |
98 |
| 22 |
Aeronca-built Fairchild PT-19 & PT-23 Primary Trainers |
101 |
| 23 |
The Aeronca 7AC Champion |
106 |
| 24 |
The Aeronca Model 9 Arrow, Experimental |
120 |
| 25 |
The Aeronca Model 10 Eagle, Experimental |
123 |
| 26 |
The Aeronca 11AC Chief |
125 |
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The Aeronca 12AC Chum, Experimental |
135 |
| 28 |
The Aeronca 15AC Sedan |
139 |
