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100 1 _aCarpenter, Ford A.
_q(Ford Ashman),
_d1868-1947
245 1 4 _aThe Aviator and the Weather Bureau
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-07-04
505 0 _aThe Signal Corps aviation school at San Diego, California -- Applied meteorology for the aviator -- Weather observations from an airplane -- Investigating the upper air.
508 _aE-text prepared by ellinora, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"The Aviator and the Weather Bureau" by Ford A. Carpenter is a non-fiction account written in the early 20th century, specifically in the context of World War I-era aviation. The book explores the history and development of aviation in Southern California, focusing particularly on the War Department aviation school in San Diego. It delves into the intersection of meteorology and aviation, emphasizing the importance of weather study for aviators, a timely topic given the burgeoning interest in flight during that period. The content of the book is structured around the experiences and observations of Carpenter, who served as a meteorologist at the Aviation School. It includes detailed accounts of the training processes for aviators, lessons in applied meteorology, and firsthand narratives from flight observations. Carpenter discusses the significance of weather conditions for flying, the technological advancements in aircraft, and the collaborative efforts between aviators and the Weather Bureau. Filled with personal anecdotes and technical insights, the book highlights the critical relationship between understanding weather phenomena and successful aviation, making it both an informative and engaging read for those interested in the history of flight and meteorology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAeronautics
653 _aMeteorology in aeronautics
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57443
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