Description: Moffett Field, California, Images of Aviation, Paperback The looming immensity of Moffett Field's Hangar One, built in 1933 to house the world's largest--and last--rigid-frame dirigible, is an unforgettable South Bay landmark. The lighter-than-air Macon cost 2.5 million Depression-era dollars and could hold 100 men and five Sparrowhawk biplanes, yet its silvery bulk hovered silently or sailed up to 80 miles an hour. It drew crowds as it darkened the skies around Mountain View until it broke up in a storm two years later. Other blimp squadrons, equipped with carrier pigeons instead of biplanes, succeeded the Macon. Moffett Field has at various times served the navy, army, and the air force. Now home to the world's largest wind tunnel, the NASA Ames Research Center also supports research that blazes the frontiers of supercomputing, robotics, space sciences, astrobiology, and nanotechnology.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738531328
Book Title: Moffett Field
Item Length: 9.2in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 6.9in.
Author: Nicholas A. Veronico
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Aviation / General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Idaho, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Aviation / Commercial, Subjects & Themes / Aerial
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Photography, Transportation, History
Item Weight: 11.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
