The enterprise of flight : the American aviation and aerospace industry / Roger E. Bilstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bilstein, Roger E.

Contributor:

Bilstein, Roger E.

Series:

Smithsonian history of aviation and spaceflight series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aerospace industries--United States--History.

Aerospace industries.

Aircraft industry--United States--History.

Aircraft industry.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xviii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution Press, [2001]

Summary:

This reissue of The Enterprise of Flight: The American Aviation and Aerospace Industry (originally titled The American Aerospace Industry) is a highly praised contribution to the literature on American aviation and space-exploration history. In a new introduction for this paperback edition, Roger E. Bilstein explains how international competition has affected American aerospace airline manufacturers, leading to some unlikely partnerships, and updates the ongoing controversy over the high cost of military aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor. In the five years since the original publication, the surge in popularity of executive jets also surprised many, and the operational debut of the International Space Station proved to be a genuine historical moment.

Contents:

1. The Flamboyant Years, 1900-1919 1

2. Outlines of an Industry, 1919-1933 21

3. Aviation and Airpower, 1933-1945 49

4. Cold War Resposes, 1945-1969 79

5. Rockets and Space, 1926-1969 108

6. Airliners and Light Planes, 1945-1969 135

7. Changing Horizons, 1970s/1980s 160

8. Global Perspectives, 1980s/1990s 187

9. Twenty-First-Century Transitions 209.

Notes:

Previous ed. published under: American aerospace industry. 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-270) and index.

Related Work:

Bilstein, Roger E. American aerospace industry.

ISBN:

1560989645

OCLC:

46640982