William Patrick Dean

The ATL-98 Carvair

A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The ATL-98 Carvair is a truly unusual aircraft. Converted from 19 C-54 World War II transport planes and two DC-4 airliners into a small fleet of air ferries by Aviation Traders of Southend, England, the Carvair allowed commercial air passengers to accompany their automobiles onboard the aircraft. The planes were dispersed throughout the world, operating for 75 airlines and transporting cars, royalty, rock groups, refugees, whales, rockets, military vehicles, gold, and even nuclear material. After more than 45 years, two Carvairs were in 2008 still in service. This comprehensive history of the ATL-98 Carvair, begins with corporate histories and profiles of key players, including William Patterson, Donald Douglas, and Freddie Laker. Four chapters illustrate the evolution of the car-ferry as a viable aircraft, the history of Aviation Traders, engineering details incorporated into the Carvair's production, and major Carvair operators. Chapters on each of the fleet's 21 planes provide individual histories and anecdotes. Seven appendices provide several kinds of data and the book is fully indexed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 779g
• ISBN-13: 9781476662800
• ISBN-10: 1476662800
• Artikelnr.: 42953426

Autorenporträt

William Patrick Dean served in the U.S. Air Force and spent three decades with United Airlines. He has published numerous articles and photographed more than 10,000 aircraft. He lives in Henderson, Nevada.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Michael O'Callaghan Preface Introduction Part I:
Getting Off the Ground 1.
Corporate History 2.
Car-Ferry Evolution 3.
Aviation Traders Engineering Limited 4.
Engineering 5.
Carvair Operators Part II:
Individual Aircraft Histories 6.
Carvair Zero 7.
Carvair One 8.
Carvair Two 9.
Carvair Three 10.
Carvair Four 11.
Carvair Five 12.
Carvair Six 13.
Carvair Seven 14.
Carvair Eight 15.
Carvair Nine 16.
Carvair Ten 17.
Carvair Eleven 18.
Carvair Twelve 19.
Carvair Thirteen 20.
Carvair Fourteen 21.
Carvair Fifteen 22.
Carvair Sixteen 23.
Carvair Seventeen 24.
Carvair Eighteen 25.
Carvair Nineteen 26.
Carvair Twenty 27.
Carvair Twenty-One Epilogue Appendix 1: Carvair's DC-4 Airframes Appendix 2: Individual Aircraft Dated Histories Appendix 3: DC-4 Owners and Operators Appendix 4: ATL-98 Carvair Owners, Operators, Liveries Appendix 5: DC-4 Registration Appendix 6: Carvair Registration Appendix 7: Aircraft Names Glossary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index