American X & Y Planes
Volume 1: Experimental Aircraft to 1945
Seiten
2010
The Crowood Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84797-141-8 (ISBN)
The Crowood Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84797-141-8 (ISBN)
The world of experimental and prototype aircraft throws up many interesting and unusual machines, and the aircraft manufacturers of the USA were no exception. Within a few years of the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903, World War One greatly accelerated the development of aircraft as the fighting machines.
This book, the first of a two-volume history of the USA's 'X' and 'Y' experimental planes from the earliest years of aviation to the present day, covers the period from the Wright Brothers to the end of World War Two. As well as famous names such as Curtiss, Northrop and Boeing, many long-forgotten manufacturers such as Loening and Thomas-Morse appear in these pages. The world of experimental and prototype aircraft throws up many interesting and unusual machines, and the aircraft manufacturers of the USA were no exception. Within a few years of the Wright Brothers's first flight in1903, World War One greatly accelerated the development of aircraft as the fighting machines of all sides were pushed to the limits to gain more speed, altitude and firepower. This detailed text, supported by extensive illustrations throughout, gives a fascinating insight into an often-overlooked area of aviation history.
This book, the first of a two-volume history of the USA's 'X' and 'Y' experimental planes from the earliest years of aviation to the present day, covers the period from the Wright Brothers to the end of World War Two. As well as famous names such as Curtiss, Northrop and Boeing, many long-forgotten manufacturers such as Loening and Thomas-Morse appear in these pages. The world of experimental and prototype aircraft throws up many interesting and unusual machines, and the aircraft manufacturers of the USA were no exception. Within a few years of the Wright Brothers's first flight in1903, World War One greatly accelerated the development of aircraft as the fighting machines of all sides were pushed to the limits to gain more speed, altitude and firepower. This detailed text, supported by extensive illustrations throughout, gives a fascinating insight into an often-overlooked area of aviation history.
Kev Darling spent more than twenty years in the Royal Air Force, engineering aircraft ranging in size from the Tiger Moth to the TriStar. Medically discharged after the first Gulf War he strengthened his writing career, which he had begun in 1986. Since then he has authored numerous magazine articles and more than twenty books and monographs. This is his seventh book for Crowood. Resident - Vale of Glamorgan
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2010 |
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Zusatzinfo | Halftones, black and white; Illustrations, unspecified |
Verlagsort | Ramsbury |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 172 x 242 mm |
Gewicht | 608 g |
Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
ISBN-10 | 1-84797-141-5 / 1847971415 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84797-141-8 / 9781847971418 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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