Golden Age of Aviation Books

By Alan Abel, Drina Welch Abel & Paul Matt

The book includes biographical information on the founders of Aeronca, and details the people, facilities and manufacturing operations of Aeronca during the Golden Years. It also includes the reasons for the company's name change to Aeronca.

Emphasis is given to Aeronca's C-2, C-3, Model K, Model L, 7AC Champ and 11AC Chief. All Aeronca's models are discussed. Several factory photos are included.

152 pages, SB, 240+ photos, 18 pages of internationally acclaimed 3-view scale drawings, 81/2 x11.

By Alan Abel, Drina Welch Abel & Paul Matt

Cessna's Golden Age takes a look at Clyde Cessna and nephew Dwane Wallace, longtime Cessna President, and the Cessna Aircraft Company from the early 1900s, through the struggling years of the Great Depression, through World War II and the post-war years.

It includes Cessna's biographical information and details the people, facilities and manufacturing operations of Cessna during the Golden Years.

The series will present an historical look at Aviation's Golden Years through detailed text, numerous photos, internationally acclaimed 3-view airplane scale drawings, and original airplane magazine ads of the era.

96 pages, SB, 81/2 x 11, detailed text, 180 photos, 8 pages of 3-view scale drawings.

By Abel, Abel & Matt

Details the formations, struggles and successes of the Piper Aircraft Corporation during aviation's Golden Age. It includes the particulars of the original Taylor Brothers Aircraft Corporation and of C.G. Taylor (the father of the light plane) and his brother, Gordon. It explains the move to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the bankruptcy of the company during the Depression, and the ultimate split of Taylor and Piper, and the beginning of the Piper Aircraft name.

90 pages, softbound, 11 pages of 3-view drawings, 8 1/2 x 11, 130 photos.