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Author:   Wally Soplata
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9781476680668

ISBN 10:   1476680663
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   20 July 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface  1. No Place Like Home  2. Airplane Siblings  3. Sky King  4. Scraping By  5. The Banana Bus  6. Walter the Conqueror  7. Heavy Metal  8. The ­­Mother-In-Law  9. Wild Cargo 10. The Flying Zoo 11. The Little Six That Could 12. Wings of the Night 13. Treasure Hunting 14. On the Outside Looking Up 15. Chicago Clone 16. Plane Crazy 17. Delusions of Flight 18. Plane Folks 19. Along for the Ride 20. High Hopes 21. Carrying a Load Not Measured in Pounds 22. A Hollywood Part 23. As Is, Where Is—The Fate of the Hunted 24. “Your Place” 25. In the Grip of Obsession 26. Mother Load 27. Chasing the Dream Epilogue: Live and Let Fly Appendix I: Walter Soplata’s Airplanes: Where Are They Now? Appendix II: Aviatrix Marge Hurlburt’s Hidden Treasure: Air Race Corsair Lucky Gallon Appendix III: The Global Reach of Walter Soplata’s Airplanes: Lockheed Neptune #40436 Sources Bibliography Aircraft Make and Model Index General Index

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"""[W]ill leave you marveling and in awe... . It's a grand story; best yet, it's all true! Man's ingenuity at its best demonstrated. ""--SpeedReaders.info"

[W]ill leave you marveling and in awe... . It's a grand story; best yet, it's all true! Man's ingenuity at its best demonstrated. --SpeedReaders.info The trials and tribulations of working with his exacting yet nutty-professor father and his Rube Goldbergesque style of engineering as applied to the physics of dismantling an aircraft are amazing, funny, and in some instances, simply insane. --Air Classics

“The trials and tribulations of working with his exacting yet nutty-professor father and his Rube Goldbergesque style of engineering as applied to the physics of dismantling an aircraft are amazing, funny, and in some instances, simply insane.”—Air Classics “[W]ill leave you marveling and in awe… . It's a grand story; best yet, it's all true! Man's ingenuity at its best demonstrated. ”—SpeedReaders.info

Author Information

Wally Soplata spent the majority of his Air Force flying career as an Instructor Pilot (IP) teaching in T-37s, T-38s and C-141s. Following his Air Force retirement as a lieutenant colonel, he enjoyed a second flying career with a major airline flying the Boeing 727, 757, 767, 777 as well as the Douglas DC-10 and Airbus A300/A310. After retiring from airline flying as a Boeing 767 Captain, he continues flying a variety of General Aviation aircraft as a flight instructor. He lives in Collierville, Tennessee.

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