Take-Off: the helicopters (NZ) story
Maker and role
Gavin McLean, Author
Pat Lewis, Researcher
Production date
2006
Object detail
Accession number
PUB-2019-14
Maker
Description
"[This book] describes the ups and downs of this helicopter company since its founding fifty years ago. In doing so, it also documents many aspects of the development of the helicopter industry in New Zealand." - inside dust jacket.
Abbreviations / preface / flights of fancy? 1955-61 / bureaucrats, flying samaritans and aerial cowboys: 1961-70 / the offshore lifeline: marine crew transfers and rig support, 1969-78 / the onshore struggle: crisis and retrenchment, 1978 - 84 / growing pains: 1984 - 2006 / on ice: antarctica / heat, fire and dust: australia, the pacific and asia / conclusion / maintenance matters 1956-2006 / helicopters (nz) ltd fleet list by type / helicopter specifications: current HNZ fleet - squirrel helicopters ; bell helicopters ; helicopter types previously used by HNZ / endnotes and panel credits / bibliography / index
Abbreviations / preface / flights of fancy? 1955-61 / bureaucrats, flying samaritans and aerial cowboys: 1961-70 / the offshore lifeline: marine crew transfers and rig support, 1969-78 / the onshore struggle: crisis and retrenchment, 1978 - 84 / growing pains: 1984 - 2006 / on ice: antarctica / heat, fire and dust: australia, the pacific and asia / conclusion / maintenance matters 1956-2006 / helicopters (nz) ltd fleet list by type / helicopter specifications: current HNZ fleet - squirrel helicopters ; bell helicopters ; helicopter types previously used by HNZ / endnotes and panel credits / bibliography / index
Media/Materials
Physical description
222 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
ISBN/ISSN
1877393312
Credit line
Gavin McLean et al. 2006. Take-Off: the helicopters (NZ) story, PUB-2019-14. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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