The History of Development of Transatlantic Passenger Air Services

 
PIIS020596060013011-4-1
DOI10.31857/S020596060013011-4
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
Affiliation: S. I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow
Journal nameVoprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki
EditionVolume 41 4
Pages677-691
Abstract

The task of opening transatlantic flights between North America and Europe was commercially attractive but technically difficult. This paper reviews four stages in its implementation in the 1920s – 1940s: the attempts at world-beating flights across the Atlantic; the use of dirigibles; a short-lived exploitation of flying boats; and the beginning of regular passenger flights after WWII. The use of flight range extension methods such as fuel terminals in the ocean, in-flight refueling, and combined airplanes is described.

Keywordsairplane, dirigible, flying boat, refueling
Received06.02.2020
Publication date23.12.2020
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