Description: Pioneering Places of British Aviation by Bruce Hales-Dutton Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Fascinating exploration into the earlier days of British aviation, from gliders and balloons to the first powered aircraft. Publisher Description From as early as the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain was at the forefront of powered flight. Across the country many places became centres of innovation and experimentation, as increasing numbers of daring men took to the skies. It was in 1799, at Brompton Hall, that Sir George Cayley Bart put forward ideas which formed the basis of powered flight. Cayley is widely regarded as the father of aviation and his ancestral home the cradle of British aviation. There were balloon flights at Hendon from 1862, although attempts at powered flights from the area later used as the famous airfield, do not seem to have been particularly successful. Despite this, Louis Bleriot established a flying school there in 1910. It was gliders that Percy Pilcher flew from the grounds of Stamford Hall, Leicestershire during the 1890s. He was killed in a crash there in 1899, but Pilcher had plans for a powered aircraft which experts believe may well have enabled him to beat the Wright Brothers in becoming the first to make a fixed-wing powered flight. At Brooklands attempts were made to build and fly a powered aircraft in 1906 even before the banked racetrack was completed but these were unsuccessful. But on 8 June 1908, A.V. Roe made what is considered to be the first powered flight in Britain from there - in reality a short hop - in a machine of his own design and construction, enabling Brooklands to claim to be the birthplace of British aviation. These are just a few of the many places investigated by Bruce Hales-Dutton in this intriguing look at the early days of British aviation, which includes the first ever aircraft factory in Britain in the railway arches at Battersea; Larkhill on Salisbury Plain which became the British Armys first airfield, and Barking Creek where Frederick Handley Page established his first factory. AUTHOR: Newspaper and magazine journalist, government press officer and aviation industry public relations specialist, Bruce Hales-Duttons professional career has encompassed all of these. He has worked for the government department responsible for the aviation industry, a major international airports group and a highly-respected supplier of air traffic control services as well as Britains aviation industry regulator. During this time, he has written text for articles, news releases, brochures and leaflets, scripts for video programmes and speeches. He now concentrates on writing books and articles about his two great loves, aviation and motor racing. Bruce is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a volunteer steward at Brooklands Museum. He was born in Kent and continues to live there. 16 b/w illustrations Author Biography Newspaper and magazine journalist, government press officer and aviation industry public relations specialist, BRUCE HALES-DUTTONs professional career encompassed all of these. He worked for the government department responsible for the aviation industry, a major international airports group and a highly-respected supplier of air traffic control services as well as Britains aviation industry regulator. During this time, he wrote texts for articles, news releases, brochures and leaflets, scripts for video programmes and speeches. Bruce was a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and for many years a volunteer steward at Brooklands Museum. He passed away in November 2022. Details ISBN 1526750155 ISBN-13 9781526750150 Title Pioneering Places of British Aviation Author Bruce Hales-Dutton Format Hardcover Year 2020 Pages 248 Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd GE_Item_ID:127512325; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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Book Title: Pioneering Places of British Aviation : the Early Adventures of Powered Flight in the Uk
Number of Pages: X, 246 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books The Limited
Publication Year: 2020
Topic: Aviation / General, Europe / Great Britain / General
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Genre: Transportation, History
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Bruce Hales-Dutton
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
