Helicopters 1948-1998 a Contemporary History

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{detailed description}"Helicopters: 1948-1998" traces the growth of the civil helicopter industry worldwide, including increasingly safe and more capable machines and the dedicated professionals who manufactured, operated, flew, and maintained them.
Paralleling all this has been the growth of the Helicopter Association International (HAI).
The book is organized chronologically by decades and focuses on the people, the organizations, and the world events that - directly or indirectly - shaped the helicopter industry as it grew under the influence of some remarkably farsighted and courageous entrepreneurs.
Just as the field of medicine often improves dramatically during wartime, so it was that helicopters used during World War II and in Korea, Algeria, Southeast Asia, and other conflicts provided technical advances that benefitted the civil industry throughout the world.
Igor Sikorsky himself described the helicopter best in 1947 when he said, "If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your life."
HAI is very pleased to sponsor "Helicopters: 1948-1998." We believe it fills a need for detailed but readable information on an exciting and productive half century. For helicopter professionals, this book should refresh your own recollections and possibly fill in some blanks in your memory.
For the non-industry readers, it is our hope that "Helicopters: 1948-1998" will open your minds to the true value of these incredible machines and this fascinating industry.
{Author / Publisher / Date}by Francis G. McGuire
published by Helicopter Association International 1998 1st edn. 254pp profusely illustrated, index 23x28 pictorial laminated boards
{condition}fine
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