{"id":37256,"date":"2020-08-19T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=37256"},"modified":"2020-07-25T09:33:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T14:33:51","slug":"happy-national-aviation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/happy-national-aviation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy National Aviation Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Look!\u00a0 What\u2019s that in the sky?\u00a0 Is it a bird? \u00a0Is it the sun?\u00a0 By golly, it\u2019s an airplane.<\/p>\n

Now we take seeing these marvels of engineering for granted.\u00a0 But back 120 years ago it was likely just a bird up in the air.<\/p>\n

Today we mark the 81st anniversary of National Aviation Day.\u00a0 Yes, it\u2019s a little-known holiday, but that shouldn\u2019t stop you from celebrating!\u00a0 In 1939 President Roosevelt proclaimed August 19th<\/sup>, Orville Wright\u2019s birthday, a day to commemorate the historic work of the Wright brothers.<\/p>\n

The Wrights were not the first to build and fly experimental aircraft, but they invented aircraft controls that made fixed wing flight possible.\u00a0 And since that initial, historic, 1903 flight, brave men and women took to the skies in the 10s and 20s.\u00a0 And now most US residents have flown at some point in their life.<\/p>\n

What an impact the Wrights’ work has had! \u00a0One can go cross-country in an afternoon.\u00a0 Behold the power of flight!<\/p>\n

Honor Aviation Day and the Wrights.\u00a0 Let your spirits soar by partaking of these great titles.<\/p>\n

DVDS:<\/span><\/p>\n

Memphis Belle<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> (2009) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/a>Based on a true story about the famous plane of World War II, the Flying Fortress.\u00a0 Memphis<\/span> Belle<\/span> is about the crew of one of the B-17s flying their last mission before they can go home to a hero’s welcome.<\/p>\n

The Aviator<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0 (2004) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/a>Howard Hughes as the twenty-something millionaire, having already made a fortune improving the design of oil-drilling bits, comes to Hollywood with an interest in getting into the picture business.\u00a0 His film was a massive hit, and the eccentric inventor became a mogul in Hollywood, making Jean Harlow a star and enjoying a romance with Katharine Hepburn.\u00a0 But in time his passion for flying began to reclaim his attentions.\u00a0 He began designing new planes, setting air speed records, flying around the world, and founded his own airline, Trans-World Airlines.<\/p>\n

Sully<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 (2016)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain Sully glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River.\u00a0\u00a0 However, even as Sully<\/span> was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.<\/p>\n

Planes: from above the world of Cars<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a><\/span> \u00a0 (2013)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dusty is a crop-dusting plane<\/span> with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer.\u00a0 But Dusty’s not exactly built for racing, and he happens to be afraid of heights.\u00a0 So he turns to a seasoned naval aviator, who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty’s courage is put to the ultimate test.<\/p>\n

Airplane!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 (1980)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In this spoof of disaster movies, an ex-Navy pilot with a deep aversion to planes finds himself on a flight with an ex-girlfriend he wants to win back.\u00a0 He becomes embroiled in a crisis where the crew and many of the passengers have fallen seriously ill.\u00a0 Now, it is up to him to overcome his fear of flying and land the airplane<\/span> safely before the poisonings become fatal.<\/p>\n

Books:<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlocking the sky : Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the race to invent the airplane<\/strong><\/em><\/span> \u00a0 By Seth Shulman.\u00a0 (2002)<\/a><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The first commercially sold airplane.\u00a0 The first flight from one American city to another.\u00a0 The first pilot license issued in this country.\u00a0 These were just a few of the milestones in the career of Glenn Hammond Curtiss.\u00a0 A tale of the race to design, refine, and manufacture a manned flying machine that took place in the air, on the ground, on the water, and in the courtrooms of America.\u00a0 Who would be the first to make a workable airplane, and almost as critical, who would control the right to use or sell this revolutionary technology?<\/p>\n

Area 51 black jets : a history of the aircraft developed at Groom Lake, America’s secret aviation base<\/span> <\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 By Bill Yenne.\u00a0 (2014) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/span>When most of us think of Area<\/span> 51<\/span>, we think of aliens, UFOs, and controversial government cover-ups.\u00a0 It’s easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States’ famed extension of Edwards Air Force Base has served as a top-secret CIA testing ground for many of the most groundbreaking advancements in American military aviation technology.\u00a0\u00a0 The first fully illustrated chronology of Area<\/span> 51<\/span>‘s most famous aircraft projects.\u00a0 This book reveals Area<\/span> 51<\/span> for what it truly is: a clandestine area<\/span> for the United States’ most cutting-edge technological innovators in military aviation.<\/p>\n

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