Project Gutenberg 2014-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 200 Brown, Arthur Whitten, Sir 1886 1948 Bott, Alan 1893 1952 Contact Bott, Alan John 20008254 Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours With a Discussion of Aircraft in Commerce and Transportation Flying the Atlantic in 16 Hours With a Discussion of Aircraft in Commerce and Transportation Produced by Haragos Pál and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours" by Sir Arthur Whitten Brown is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the momentous event of the first non-stop transatlantic flight, undertaken by Brown and his pilot, Sir John Alcock, in a Vickers-Vimy bomber. This remarkable achievement not only exemplifies the ingenuity and bravery of early aviators but also marks a pivotal moment in the development of aviation. The opening of the work introduces readers to Brown's reflections on the historical significance of their flight and pays tribute to the pioneers of aviation who came before them. Brown shares his humble thoughts on being a part of such a historic event while recounting the preparation and excitement leading up to the flight. We learn about his background, his partnership with Alcock, and the challenges they faced in getting their aircraft ready for the journey. The narrative is filled with anticipation and a sense of adventure as they prepare to set out on an unprecedented endeavor that will change the landscape of air travel forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Aeronautics, Commercial Transatlantic flights TL Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - Modern (1750+) 272986 2025-09-19T05:05:18.623404 text/html 250820 2024-10-24T11:40:00 text/html 5226023 2025-09-19T05:05:25.356504 application/epub+zip 5217817 2025-09-19T05:05:19.905522 application/epub+zip 166240 2025-09-19T05:05:19.137465 application/epub+zip 5295029 2025-09-19T05:05:29.249453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5255202 2025-09-19T05:05:23.987436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228826 2022-09-21T11:56:35.213226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231101 2025-09-19T05:05:17.757442 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211196 2024-10-24T11:40:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17616 2025-09-19T05:05:29.406355 application/rdf+xml 20951 2025-09-19T05:05:19.244420 image/jpeg 3139 2025-09-19T05:05:19.191408 image/jpeg 5200900 2025-09-19T05:05:18.784466 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia