The American Airport covers the architectural history of American airports as they reflect developments in aviation.Beginning with the wooden track that launched the Wright Flyer from the sands of Kitty Hawk in 1903, the text traces airport history to the first military aerodromes used before World War I, to the use of open fields and gravel roads in the barnstorming days when air travel became commonplace for the masses.so covered is the transition to the jet age, and the subsequent demand for longer paved runways and modern terminals. The final chapters culminate with a look at the modern airport, with all its technology and vast acreage.
- ISBN13 9780760312421
- Publish Date 28 September 2003
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 7 October 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Zenith Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 156
- Language English