How to Grow an Airport

“Model airports aren’t accidents. They don’t, like Topsy, just grow up. They are the product of foresight, careful planning and plenty of hard work,” said Cornish, speaking at the International Aircraft Show in Chicago in the winter of 1938. An airport manager “must be a politician, diplomat, salesm...

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Published inCap Cornish, Indiana Pilot p. 115
Main Author Ingraham, Ruth Ann
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Purdue University Press 15.06.2014
Subjects
Aerospace engineering
Air mail
Air transportation
Air transportation facilities
Air transportation industry
Aircraft
Airlines
Airport runways
Airports
Applied sciences
Aviation
Business
Cities
Civil aviation
Civil engineering
Engineering
Fortresses
Forts
Human geography
Human populations
Industrial sectors
Industry
Infrastructure
Mail services
Metropolitan areas
Military bases
Military engineering
Military facilities
Military infrastructure
Passengers
Persons
Political geography
Population studies
Postal services
Service industries
Shipping industries
Social sciences
Transportation facilities
Transportation industries
Transportation infrastructure
Travelers
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Summary:“Model airports aren’t accidents. They don’t, like Topsy, just grow up. They are the product of foresight, careful planning and plenty of hard work,” said Cornish, speaking at the International Aircraft Show in Chicago in the winter of 1938. An airport manager “must be a politician, diplomat, salesman, publicity expert, showman, radio operator, bookkeeper, policeman, engineer and, incidentally, a trained pilot.” Because Fort Wayne’s airport was regarded as one of the most modern and best-equipped fields for a city its size, the Illinois Air Pilots Association had invited Cornish to share what had been done at Paul Baer Municipal Airport
ISBN:1557536848
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