Project Gutenberg 2014-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 90 Brown, Arthur Whitten, Sir 1886 1948 Bott, Alan 1893 1952 Contact Bott, Alan John 20008254 Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours With a Discussion of Aircraft in Commerce and Transportation Flying the Atlantic in 16 Hours With a Discussion of Aircraft in Commerce and Transportation Produced by Haragos Pál and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours" by Sir Arthur Whitten Brown is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the momentous event of the first non-stop transatlantic flight, undertaken by Brown and his pilot, Sir John Alcock, in a Vickers-Vimy bomber. This remarkable achievement not only exemplifies the ingenuity and bravery of early aviators but also marks a pivotal moment in the development of aviation. The opening of the work introduces readers to Brown's reflections on the historical significance of their flight and pays tribute to the pioneers of aviation who came before them. Brown shares his humble thoughts on being a part of such a historic event while recounting the preparation and excitement leading up to the flight. We learn about his background, his partnership with Alcock, and the challenges they faced in getting their aircraft ready for the journey. The narrative is filled with anticipation and a sense of adventure as they prepare to set out on an unprecedented endeavor that will change the landscape of air travel forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Aeronautics, Commercial Transatlantic flights TL Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Science - General 272791 272801 2024-09-19T15:33:16.611604 2023-09-20T11:33:23.499243 text/html text/html 271173 2014-10-15T13:59:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4892047 2014-10-15T13:59:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5226295 2024-09-19T15:33:24.330649 application/epub+zip 5218330 2024-09-19T15:33:18.215605 application/epub+zip 166559 2024-09-19T15:33:17.141749 application/epub+zip 5295239 2024-09-19T15:33:28.826539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5255198 2024-09-19T15:33:22.713596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228826 2022-09-21T11:56:35.213226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231254 231065 2024-09-19T15:33:15.561642 2023-09-20T11:33:22.805274 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 231393 2014-10-15T13:59:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 84345 2014-10-15T13:59:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231401 2014-10-15T13:59:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84292 2014-10-15T13:59:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21039 2024-09-19T15:33:28.989546 application/rdf+xml 20951 2024-09-19T15:33:17.253623 image/jpeg 3139 2024-09-19T15:33:17.196611 image/jpeg 5201207 2024-09-19T15:33:16.768607 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog