Supermarine 1913-63
Seiten
2023
Key Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80282-371-4 (ISBN)
Key Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80282-371-4 (ISBN)
It may be hard to imagine in 2012, but Great Britain was once filled with a plethora of aircraft manufacturers. One hundred years ago, the seeds of many of them were being sown, as the demand for aircraft gained pace following the outbreak of the First World War. Not all survived following the armistice and the subject of this book, Supermarine, only kept going by the skin of its teeth and certainly did not settle into a profitable aircraft manufacturing business until the mid to late 1920s. However, with the genius mind of Reginald Joseph Mitchell on board, the company could do no wrong and without doubt, the company's most famous and well-known product was the Spitfire. The colossal orders received for the fighter set the company on a steady post-war course which, once again, was a period that saw other companies fall by the wayside. Following Mitchell's demise, we must not forget the man who carried the baton, Joe Smith, who developed the Spitfire and Seafire into a machine that remained in production for ten years, ultimately ending its service career in Korea. Smith did not just ride on that back of Mitchell's designs and was responsible for the Spiteful, Seafang and the Attacker to name but a few. This book gives readers an insight into the aircraft produced by Supermarine, and those that did not quite make it, as well as a history of the aircraft company itself.
Erscheinungsdatum | 02.12.2022 |
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Reihe/Serie | Aviation Industry Series |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 170 x 243 mm |
Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
ISBN-10 | 1-80282-371-9 / 1802823719 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-80282-371-4 / 9781802823714 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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