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Amelia Earhart gained worldwide fame in 1928 when she became the first woman on a transatlantic flight. Her lifelong accomplishments as an aviator influenced pilots in the United States and throughout the world. Her bravery encouraged women to learn to fly and fulfill their dreams. On her attempt to circum-navigate the globe at the equator, Earhart and her plane vanished and were never found. But her memory endures as a symbol of adventure, courage,...
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Examines the lives and achievements of eight pioneers of aviation, including the Montgolfier brothers, inventors of the hot-air balloon; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female piolet; and Beryl Markham, the first piolet to cross the Atlantic, east to west.
11) Test pilot
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This title introduces readers to the job of test pilot. A short history of the profession is included, as are test pilots such as the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager, Neil Armstrong, and their contributions to aviation and aircraft advancement. Education and training needed to become a test pilot is covered, such as programs at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, United States Naval Test Pilot School, and the National Test Pilot...
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"Amelia Earhart became the first woman pilot to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane--and she broke many other flight records before her mysterious disappearance. Before she made history and changed the world for pilots everywhere, Amelia was an adventure-loving kid who wasn't afraid to be different. She worked hard and learned how to fly airplanes at a time when many people didn't think women should be pilots. Explore how Amelia Earhart...
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"High-flying history is brought to life in this suspenseful story of an unknown and daring pilot named Jack Knight, who in 1921 flew his biplane straight into a blizzard over America's heartland and saved the US Air Mail Service in the process. When Jack Knight takes off in his biplane from North Platte, Nebraska, in 1921, hundreds of people crowd the airstrip. Is Jack transporting a famous passenger? Is he ferrying medicine for a sick child? Nope--Jack...
15) Tuskegee Airmen
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The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American combat pilots in US military history. Ride along with these brave pilots on the dangerous military missions that changed the course of history.
16) Test pilots
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Piloting experimental aircraft is more dangerous than most other types of flying. Test pilots are generally military aviators who fly new and modified aircraft, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the rate of about one a week, but the risks have shrunk to a fraction of that, thanks to the sophistication of aircraft technology, better ground-testing, and simulation of aircraft...