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Author : Grover Loening
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Monoplanes and Biplanes, Their Design, Construction and Operation written by Grover Loening and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter D. Gall
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (317 download)
Download or read book Study of Winglets Applied to Biplanes written by Peter D. Gall and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter C. Smith
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473874254
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Combat Biplanes of World War II written by Peter C. Smith and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The era of the combat biplane is usually thought to have been between 1914 and 1938. By the outbreak of World War II, most of the advanced air forces of the world had moved on to monoplane aircraft for their front-line battle forces, both in bomber and fighter capacities. Yet despite this, many biplanes did still survive, both in front-line service and in numerous subsidiary roles, and not just as training machines but as fully operational warplanes. Thus in 1939 the majority of major European powers still retained some, albeit few, biplane aircraft. Sadly, and as an indictment of failed British Government defence policies, it was Great Britain who still had the bulk of such obsolescent combat aircraft, machines like the Gladiator, Swordfish, Walrus, Vildebeeste and Audax for example, while the inferior Albacore, meant to replace the Swordfish, was still yet to enter service!Germany had relegated most of her biplane designs to secondary roles, but they still managed to conduct missions in which biplanes like the He.50, He.51 and Hs.120 excelled. Both France and Italy had biplanes in active service, Mussolini's Regia Aeronautica attaching great importance to the type as a fighter aircraft as late as 1941, while the Soviet Union also retained some machines like the Po-2 in front-line service right through the war and beyond. In addition, a whole range of smaller nations utilised biplanes built for larger combatants in their own air forces. By the time Japan and the United States entered the war two years later, they had mainly rid themselves of biplanes but, even here, a few specialised types lingered on. This book describes a selection of these gallant old warriors of all nations. They represent the author's own personal selection from a surprisingly large range of aircraft that, despite all predictions, fought hard and well in World War II.
Author : George K. Williams
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178625025X
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)
Download or read book Biplanes and Bombsights: British Bombing in World War I written by George K. Williams and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study measures wartime claims against actual results of the British bombing campaign against Germany in the Great War. Components of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), and the Royal Air Force (RAF) conducted bombing raids between July 1916 and the Armistice. Specifically, Number 3 Wing (RNAS), 41 Wing of Eighth Brigade (RFC), and the Independent Force (IF) bombed German targets from bases in France. Lessons supposedly gleaned from these campaigns heavily influenced British military aviation, underpinning RAF doctrine up to and into the Second World War. Fundamental discrepancies exist, however, between the official verdict and the first-hand evidence of bombing results gathered by intelligence teams of the RAF and the US Air Service. Results of the British bombing efforts were demonstrably more modest, and costs in casualties and wastage far steeper, than previously acknowledged. A preoccupation with “moral effect” came to dominate the British view of their aerial offensives. Maj Gen Hugh M. Trenchard played a pivotal role in bringing this misperception to the forefront of public consciousness. After the Armistice, the potential of strategic bombing was officially extolled to justify the RAF as an independent service. The Air Ministry’s final report must be evaluated as a partisan manifestation of this crusade and not as a definitive final assessment, as it has been mistakenly accepted previously. This study develops and substantiates a comprehensive evaluation of British long-range bombing in the First World War. Its findings run directly counter to the generally held opinion. Natural limitations, technical shortfalls, and aircrews lacking proficiency acted in concert with German defenses to produce far less results than those claimed.
Author : Wray R. Johnson
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813177065
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Biplanes at War written by Wray R. Johnson and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike the relative uniformity of conventional warfare, the peculiarities of small wars prevent a clear definition of rules and roles for military forces to follow. During the small wars era, aviation was still in its infancy, and the US military had only recently begun battling in the skies. The US Marine Corps recognized that flexibility and ingenuity would be critical to the successful conduct of small wars and thus employed the new technology of aviation. In Biplanes at War: US Marine Corps Aviation in the Small Wars Era, 1915–1934, author Wray R. Johnson provides a riveting history of the marines' use of aviation between the world wars, a time in which young soldiers were volunteering to fly in combat when flying itself was a dangerous feat. Starting with Haiti in 1915, Biplanes at War follows the marines' aviation experiences in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, China, and Nicaragua, chronicling how marines used aircraft to provide supporting fires (e.g., dive-bombing) to ground troops in close contact with irregular opponents, evacuate the sick and wounded, transport people and cargo (e.g., to assist humanitarian operations), and even support elections in furtherance of democracy. After years of expanding the capabilities of airplanes far beyond what was deemed possible, the small wars era ended, and the US Marines Corps transitioned into an amphibious assault force. The legacy of the marines' ability to adapt and innovate during the small wars era endures and provides a useful case study. Biplanes at War sheds light on how the marines pioneered roles and missions that have become commonplace for air forces today, an accomplishment that has largely gone unrecognized in mainstream histories of aviation and air power.
Author : Michael Sharpe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781897884683
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (846 download)
Download or read book Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes written by Michael Sharpe and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 300 biplanes, triplanes and seaplanes featured, each one illustrated by a full-color artwork. Describes the most important and exciting Biplanes, triplanes and seaplanes from around the world. Includes the famous aircraft of World War I, including planes flown by the Red Baron and Eddie Rickenbacker.
Author : Michael F. Jerram
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ISBN 13 : 9780890095126
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (951 download)
Download or read book Biplanes written by Michael F. Jerram and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kevin Hunt
Publisher : Kevin Hunt
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book From Biplanes to Supersonic: The Evolution of Air Travel written by Kevin Hunt and published by Kevin Hunt. This book was released on 2024-02-26 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wings of Progress: Journey Through Air Travel History The Evolution of Air Travel invites you to soar through time, tracing the remarkable evolution of air travel. From flimsy biplanes to supersonic jets, this book unveils the triumphs, tragedies, and technological leaps that shaped our skies. Biplanes to Supersonics celebrates the marvels—the roar of engines, the thrill of takeoff, and the vistas from above. Join us as we navigate turbulence, explore stratospheres, and honor the pioneers who turned dreams into flight. Time to buckle up for the journey! Are you ready to take a 1st-Class flight through aircraft history?
Author : United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Technical Note - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics written by United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Bach
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451697449
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Biplane written by Richard Bach and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biplane is the story of Richard Bach’s solo flight into the American skies—a flight that became a personal quest to discover everything that lies beyond the ordinary. Includes an introduction by Ray Bradbury.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1296 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Reports and Memoranda written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Aeronautical Research Council (Great Britain)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1296 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Technical Report written by Aeronautical Research Council (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes its Reports, which are also issued separately.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1288 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Technical Report of the Aeronautical Research Committee for the Year ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yefim Gordon
Publisher : Ian Allan Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781857801415
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Polikarpov's Biplane Fighters written by Yefim Gordon and published by Ian Allan Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Soviet Polikarpov design bureau is perhaps best known for the I-16 fighter, the world's first monoplane fighter to have a retractable undercarriage. This aircraft is covered in Volume 3 of the Red Star series. This book explores the development of Polikarpov's fighting biplanes from the 2I-N1 to his first aircraft to see production; to the I-3 and the I-5 created while the designer was in prison. This design paved the way for the I-15 which earned fame as the Chato during the Spanish Civil War and also saw action against the Japanese, and the I-15bis which owed its existence mainly to Soviet Air Force's prejudice against gull wings; and the famous I-153 Chaika, a gull-wing biplane with retractable-landing gear. Experimental versions of this aricraftg are also included in the book. A detailed account of the combat role of these aircraft is given as are structural descriptions. The book also includes details of the ill-starred I-190 which was to have superceded the Chaika and of privately owned I-15bis and I-153s which have been restored to airworthy condition.
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1848324065
Total Pages : 1247 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)
Download or read book Fighters Over the Fleet written by Norman Friedman and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page 1247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tactical and technical history of the development of British, American, and Japanese naval air defense from the 1920s to the 1980s. This is an account of the evolution of naval fighters for fleet air defense and the parallel evolution of the ships operating and controlling them, concentrating on the three main exponents of carrier warfare: the British Royal Navy, the U.S. Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Navy. It describes the earliest efforts from the 1920s, but it was not until radar allowed the direction of fighters that organized air defense became possible. Thus, major naval-air battles of the Second World War like Midway, the Pedestal convoy, the Philippine Sea, and Okinawa are portrayed as tests of the new technology. This was ultimately found wanting by the Kamikaze campaigns, leading to postwar moves towards computer control and new kinds of fighters. After 1945 the threats of nuclear weapons and standoff missiles compounded the difficulties of naval air defense. The second half of the book covers R.N. and U.S.N. attempts to solve these problems, looking at the American experience in Vietnam and British operations in the Falklands War. It concludes with the ultimate U.S. development of techniques and technology to fight the Outer Air Battle in the 1980s, which in turn point to the current state of carrier fighters and the supporting technology. Based largely on documentary sources, some previously unused, this book will appeal to both the naval and aviation communities. “Fighters Over the Fleet provides more information about fleet air defense than any other work currently available. It is recommended for specialist as well aviation-minded readers.” —Naval Historical Foundation
Author : Charles Frederick Snowden Gamble
Publisher : London : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Story of a North Sea Air Station written by Charles Frederick Snowden Gamble and published by London : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1928 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver situationen op til 1. verdenskrig og luftoperationer under krigen set fra den engelske flyveplads Great Yarmouth med en Naval Wing under Royal Flying Corps
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Flight written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
