Harnessing the Sky - Frederick Trap Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's Aviation Pioneer, 1923-1952

Harnessing the Sky is one of the best untold stories in 100 years of naval aviation. This biography fills an important void in the history of flight test and explores the legacy of the man who has been called "the godfather of current naval aviation”. Vice Admiral Frederick M. Trapnell's calculated courage advanced the frontiers of Navy test flying more than any other aviator during one of the most perilous and thrilling periods of aviation history.

About the author

Frederick “Fritz” M. Trapnell Jr. had a fifty-year career in computer and software engineering and engineering management—starting with IBM and retiring in 2007 from Hewlett-Packard. He is a life-long aviation enthusiast with a special affection for naval aviation. He lives with his wife in Los Altos, California. Dana Trapnell Tibbitts began her career as a writer and media relations professional at UCLA in 1980 and continued to work in higher education, media and the arts for much of the next three decades. The stories of ordinary and extraordinary people inspire much of her work as a writer and teacher of biography in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick M. Trapnell Jr., Dana Trapnell Tibbits, Dana Trapnell Tibbitts, Frederick Trapnell, Frederick M. Trapnell, Frederick M. Trapnell Jr, Dana Trapnell Tibbits
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2015
• EAN: 9781612518480
• ISBN: 978-1-61251-848-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 236 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 555 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Moderne Kriegsführung, Biography / Autobiography, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / Aviation