| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 238 pages) : illustrations |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 3, 2015) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Dark storm eastward: Naval Air Station Anacostia, D.C., November 15, 1940 -- The launching, 1902-1925 -- Naval aviation 1911-926, historical interlude -- Fighter pilot, 1926-1929 -- Test pilot: learning the craft, 1930-1932 -- Airship carriers, 1932-1933 -- Scouting and patrolling, 1934-1940 -- Naval aviation 1930-1940, historical interlude -- Chief of Flight Test, 1940-1941 -- The desperate gamble, November 1940 -- Flight test at war, 1941-1943 -- High noon in the Pacific, 1943-1945 -- The challenge, 1946 -- The quest, 1946-1950 -- Harnessing the jets, 1946-1949 -- Turmoil, 1949-1952 -- Legacy -- Epilogue: The new guard. |
| Summary |
Harnessing the Sky is one of the best untold stories in 100 years of naval aviation. This biography fills an important void in the history of flight test and explores the legacy of the man who has been called the godfather of current naval aviation."Vice Admiral Frederick M. Trapnell's calculated courage advanced the frontiers of Navy test flying more than any other aviator during one of the most perilous and thrilling periods of aviation history. Trap" entered the Navy at a time when flight testing was still in its infancy- when test pilots were more likely to be stunt men than engineers; w. |
| Subject |
Trapnell, Frederick M., 1902-1975.
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United States. Navy -- Aviation -- Biography.
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United States. Navy -- Aviation -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. Navy -- Officers -- Biography.
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Test pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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Admirals -- United States -- Biography.
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Airplanes, Military -- United States -- Flight testing -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science.
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| Added Author |
Tibbitts, Dana Trapnell, author.
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| Added Title |
"Trap" Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's aviation pioneer, 1923-52 |
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Frederick "Trap" Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's aviation pioneer, 1923-52 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Trapnell, Frederick M., Jr. Harnessing the sky Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2015] 9781612518480 (DLC) 2015006810 |
| ISBN |
9781612518558 (electronic bk.) |
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1612518559 (electronic bk.) |
| Music No. |
EB00649697 Recorded Books |
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