CNAC cnacadmin https://cnac.hutch4.us/Home MediaWiki 1.31.14 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk CNAC CNAC talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Property Property talk Form Form talk Concept Concept talk smw/schema smw/schema talk Rule Rule talk Widget Widget talk GeoJson GeoJson talk Gadget Gadget talk Gadget definition Gadget definition talk Book Book talk Aircraft Aircraft talk Data Data talk 0 1 788 787 2020-04-12T14:47:08Z TomHutchison 1 TomHutchison moved page [[Main Page]] to [[Home]]: making Homepage Home wikitext text/x-wiki ==== China National Aviation Corporation, 1929–1949 ==== From its uncertain beginnings to its remarkable successes as Asia’s first sustained commercial airline, the China National Aviation Corporation blazed a trail unlike any other in the history of commercial air transport. For two decades, CNAC pioneered air operations over much of the world’s most challenging terrain. These included the route system over the Himalaya, an area between India and China known as "the Hump." Daring to fly at extreme altitudes through all types of harsh weather conditions, the skilled and adventurous pilots of CNAC established an aerial lifeline to China. The company's achievements occurred in the midst of—and were dramatically influenced by— a period of continuous political upheaval and wartime conditions throughout the region. CNAC's personnel continuously operated and adapted its air services during civil war, invasion, occupation, world war, and revolution. In opening the skies over China and beyond as a carrier of passengers, airmail, and cargo, CNAC became an important strategic asset during a time of great conflict. == The Aircraft of CNAC == CNAC used a wide variety of aircraft from 1929 to 1949. All the known data on CNAC Aircraft can be found on the [[CNAC Aircraft|CNAC Aircraft page]] listed in a table. If you are searching for one particular aircraft type, you may click any of the aircraft shown below to view all the details about the plane and its uses by CNAC. <div class="large-10 columns large-centered"> <ul class="small-block-grid-1 large-block-grid-4"> {{#ask: [[Category:Aircraft]] [[Aircraft Main Image::+]] |?=# |?Aircraft Main Image |?Aircraft CNAC Start Year |? |format=template |template=OutputGridAircraft |sort=Aircraft CNAC Start Year |order=asc }} </ul> </div> == Books About CNAC == Do you want to learn more about CNAC? Who were the courageous American Pilots flying for CNAC? How did Pan Am fit in? Why was conquering "The Hump" so important in World War II? There are many books about the men and women, the places, the adversities and the extraordinary accomplishments of CNAC during its two decades existence. <div class="large-10 columns large-centered"> <ul class="small-block-grid-1 large-block-grid-5"> {{#ask: [[Category:Books]] [[Book Cover Image::+]] |?=# |?Book Cover Image |?Book Publish Date |? |format=template |template=OutputGrid |sort=Book Publish Date |order=desc }} </ul> </div> __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__ fya18eob11yr5k520w4z91vv2w1h6z0