20,000 Leagues in the Sea of Air
Hirth, Hellmuth (translated by Shirley Girad)
rare english language edition of "20 000 Kilometer im Luftmeer" (1914)
Hellmuth Hirth was one of, if not the most notable pioneer aviator in Germany. He was chief pilot and head engineer for Edmund Rumpler, then technical director for the Albatros factory. He won numerous competitions during the years 1911 to 1914 and held German and international records in speed, reliability and altitude. During WW I he was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class as part of the Boelcke fighter squadron. He was the founder of the Hirth Motoren GmbH and co-founder of Mahle Gmbh. This book is the autobiographical account of Hirth's experiences from childhood, through his time with Thomas Edison in the US, and into his adventures in aviation up until the outbreak of the Great War.
Tableof Contents:
Chapter 1. Autobiography
Chapter 2. As a flight student and flight instructor
Chapter 3. First German Reliability Flight at the Upper Rhine Region
Chapter 4. Munich-Berlin, Regarding the Kathreiner Prize
Chapter 5. Flight over Swabia
Chapter 6. Second German Reliability Flight in the Upper Rhein Region
Chapter 7. Berlin - Vienna and around Berlin
Chapter 8. Altitude flights
Chapter 9. The Southern Germany flight
Chapter 10. About passengers and such
Chapter 11. My flight from Berlin to Marseille
Chapter 12. My flights in France and England
Chapter 13. Various experiences in the clouds and the future of aviation
List of illustrations
Softcover
314 Seiten / pages
many illustrations
very good condition, new book
2019 - Shirley Girad
Art.Nr. 20982
