The ATL-98 Carvair

A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes

William Patrick Dean (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

415 Seiten

2015
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6280-0 (ISBN)

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The ATL-98 Carvair is a truly unusual aircraft. Converted from 19 C-54 World War II transport planes and two DC-4 airliners into a small fleet of air ferries by Aviation Traders of Southend, England, the Carvair allowed commercial air passengers to accompany their automobiles onboard the aircraft. The planes were dispersed throughout the world, operating for 75 airlines and transporting cars, royalty, rock groups, refugees, whales, rockets, military vehicles, gold, and even nuclear material. After more than 45 years, two Carvairs were in 2008 still in service.

This comprehensive history of the ATL-98 Carvair, begins with corporate histories and profiles of key players, including William Patterson, Donald Douglas, and Freddie Laker. Four chapters illustrate the evolution of the car-ferry as a viable aircraft, the history of Aviation Traders, engineering details incorporated into the Carvair's production, and major Carvair operators. Chapters on each of the fleet's 21 planes provide individual histories and anecdotes. Seven appendices provide several kinds of data and the book is fully indexed.

William Patrick Dean served in the U.S. Air Force and spent three decades with United Airlines. He has published numerous articles and photographed more than 10,000 aircraft. He lives in Henderson, Nevada, USA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Michael O’Callaghan

Preface

Introduction

Part I: Getting Off the Ground

1. Corporate History

2. Car-Ferry Evolution

3. Aviation Traders Engineering Limited

4. Engineering

5. Carvair Operators

Part II: Individual Aircraft Histories

6. Carvair Zero

7. Carvair One

8. Carvair Two

9. Carvair Three

10. Carvair Four

11. Carvair Five

12. Carvair Six

13. Carvair Seven

14. Carvair Eight

15. Carvair Nine

16. Carvair Ten

17. Carvair Eleven

18. Carvair Twelve

19. Carvair Thirteen

20. Carvair Fourteen

21. Carvair Fifteen

22. Carvair Sixteen

23. Carvair Seventeen

24. Carvair Eighteen

25. Carvair Nineteen

26. Carvair Twenty

27. Carvair Twenty-One

Epilogue

Appendix 1: Carvair’s DC-4 Airframes

Appendix 2: Individual Aircraft Dated Histories

Appendix 3: DC-4 Owners and Operators

Appendix 4: ATL-98 Carvair Owners, Operators, Liveries

Appendix 5: DC-4 Registration

Appendix 6: Carvair Registration

Appendix 7: Aircraft Names

Glossary

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Vorwort	Michael O'Callaghan
Zusatzinfo	178 photographs
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	1-4766-6280-0 / 1476662800
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6280-0 / 9781476662800
Zustand	Neuware