Fred O. Kobernuss.

Founding of the Waco Aircraft Co., Volume One, details the Waco history from 1919 to 1925. Liberally illustrated with photos, copies of documents, tables and charts, and drawings.

This book deals with the evolvement of the largest producer of commercial aircraft during the 1920s and '30s For example, in 1927 this company built 460 airplanes while Boeing rolled out 25. It details the founding of the Waco Aircraft Co. and treats its growth in historical perspective by illuminating facts and figures that represent not only the contemporary competition to the men of Waco but also the general aviation climate of those embryonic years. The Waco Aircraft Co. had a world-wide reputation for excellence and many well- acquainted with the historical meaning of the "Waco" acronym (Weaver Aircraft Company). Now the mystery which enshrouded the formative years of the company has been removed. Ten years of painstaking research by the author, the late Fred Kobernuss, has cleared the air on prevalent conflicting information. Read the fascinating story of an aircraft company that had its own gravestone--long before its demise. This research was so extensive and filled with interesting photos, the publisher decided to publish this work in two volumes.… (mehr)