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Author : René J. Francillon
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 written by René J. Francillon and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Of Men and Stars written by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E.R. Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476630658
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book United States Marine Corps Aircraft Since 1913 written by E.R. Johnson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the world’s military air arms, United States Marine Corps Aviation occupies a unique tactical niche. As the air component of a combined-arms expeditionary force, it exists primarily to support Marine combat forces on the ground in their amphibious assault mission. From the “Banana Wars” of the 1920s to the present day “War on Terror,” Marine aviation has undergone a lengthy fine-tuning process not only in terms of warfare doctrines and tactics, but also in the types of aircraft needed to accomplish the mission. This comprehensive survey provides the history, technical specifications, drawings, and photographs of every type of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft used by Marine Air from its origins prior to World War I up to current operations.
Author : E.R. Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476663475
Total Pages : 591 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book United States Marine Corps Aircraft Since 1913 written by E.R. Johnson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the world's military air arms, United States Marine Corps Aviation occupies a unique tactical niche. As the air component of a combined-arms expeditionary force, it exists primarily to support Marine combat forces on the ground in their amphibious assault mission. From the "Banana Wars" of the 1920s to the present day "War on Terror," Marine aviation has undergone a lengthy fine-tuning process not only in terms of warfare doctrines and tactics, but also in the types of aircraft needed to accomplish the mission. This comprehensive survey provides the history, technical specifications, drawings, and photographs of every type of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft used by Marine Air from its origins prior to World War I up to current operations.
Author : Charles Ferdinand Andrews
Publisher : Putnam Aeronautical Books
ISBN 13 : 9780851778150
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (781 download)
Download or read book Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 written by Charles Ferdinand Andrews and published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Wegg
Publisher : Brassey's
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book General Dynamics Aircraft and Their Predecessors written by John Wegg and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1990 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly acclaimed for its comprehensive coverage of the aviation industries and their products, from the turn of the century to the present, this popular series includes an abundance of photos and highly accurate line drawings. Each volume provides fascinating evaluations of aircraft design and construction and complete histories of aircraft manufacturers.
Author : S. Mike Pavelec
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1573567191
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (735 download)
Download or read book The Jet Race and the Second World War written by S. Mike Pavelec and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1930s, as nations braced for war, the German military build up caught Britain and the United States off-guard, particularly in aviation technology. The unending quest for speed resulted in the need for radical alternatives to piston engines. In Germany, Dr. Hans von Ohain was the first to complete a flight-worthy turbojet engine for aircraft. It was installed in a Heinkel-designed aircraft, and the Germans began the jet age on August 27, 1939. The Germans led the jet race throughout the war and were the first to produce jet aircraft for combat operations. In England, the doggedly determined Frank Whittle also developed a turbojet engine, but without the support enjoyed by his German counterpart. The British came second in the jet race when Whittle's engine powered the Gloster Pioneer on May 15, 1941. The Whittle-Gloster relationship continued and produced the only Allied combat jet aircraft during the war, the Meteor, which was relegated to Home Defense in Britain. In America, General Electric copied the Whittle designs, and Bell Aircraft contracted to build the first American jet plane. On October 1, 1942, a lackluster performance from the Bell Airacomet, ushered in the American jet age. The Yanks forged ahead, and had numerous engine and airframe programs in development by the end of the war. But, the Germans did it right and did it first, while the Allies lagged throughout the war, only rising to technological prominence on the ashes of the German defeat. Pavelec's analysis of the jet race uncovers all the excitement in the high-stakes race to develop effective jet engines for warfare and transport.
Author : Gordon Swanborough
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911 written by Gordon Swanborough and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'United States Navy Aircraft since 1911' has been completely revised and updated and, like the earlier editions, will become the standard reference work covering all the aircraft of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
Author : Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Of Men and Stars written by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : A.J. Jackson
Publisher : Naval Inst Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870210242
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909 written by A.J. Jackson and published by Naval Inst Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the British aircraft company and describes the development and characteristics of each model of commercial and military aircraft they produced
Author : Bill Yenne
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 161060086X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The American Aircraft Factory in World War II written by Bill Yenne and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2010-09-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few industrial phenomena have been as dramatic as the United States’ mid-20th-century shift from peacetime to wartime production. The American Aircraft Factory in World War II documents the production of legendary warbirds by companies like Boeing, North American, Curtiss, Consolidated, Douglas, Grumman, and Lockheed. It was a production unmatched by any other country and a crucial part of why the allies won the war. Author Bill Yenne considers the prewar governmental acts that got the plants rolling, as well as the gender shift that occurred as women entered the work force like never before. He also describes the construction of megafactories like Willow Run, factory design considerations, and the postwar conversion back to peacetime production. Illustrated with 175 period photographs—including 50 rare color photos never before seen in print.
Author : Harold Anthony Taylor
Publisher : Brassey's
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Fairey Aircraft Since 1915 written by Harold Anthony Taylor and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1974 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beretter om den engelske flyfabrik Fairey og dens flytyper gennem tiderne
Author : E.R. Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786462698
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book American Military Transport Aircraft Since 1925 written by E.R. Johnson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without the support of airlift, the modern American military machine would be brought to a standstill. Since World War II--beginning with the Cold War and continuing up to the present day--the U.S. armed forces have come increasingly to rely upon airlift for mobility. The power to rapidly move and thereafter support a military operation--anywhere in the world, at any time--has become a foundational element of American defense policy. This work provides the reader with a comprehensive historical survey--including technical specifications, drawings, and photographs--of each type of fixed-wing aircraft used by U.S. military forces over a nearly 90-year period to carry out the airlift mission.
Author : Jan Roskam
Publisher : DARcorporation
ISBN 13 : 9781884885433
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (854 download)
Download or read book Airplane Design: Preliminary configuration design and integration of the propulsion system written by Jan Roskam and published by DARcorporation. This book was released on 1985 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Graham M Simons
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1526758873
Total Pages : 723 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Lockheed Constellation written by Graham M Simons and published by Air World. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated history “recounts the unusual and sometimes dramatic development and operational career of one of the twentieth century’s most iconic airliners” (Aviation History Magazine). Clarence “Kelly” Johnson’s design for the Lockheed Constellation, known affectionately as the Connie, produced one of the world’s most iconic airliners. Lockheed had been working on the L-044 Excalibur, a four-engine, pressurized airliner, since 1937. In 1939, Trans World Airlines, at the instigation of major stockholder Howard Hughes, requested a forty-passenger transcontinental aircraft with a range of 3,500 miles, well beyond the capabilities of the Excalibur design. TWA’s requirements led to the L-049 Constellation, designed by Lockheed engineers including Kelly Johnson and Hall Hibbard. Between 1943 and 1958, Lockheed built 856 Constellations in numerous models at its Burbank, California, factory—all with the same distinctive and immediately recognizable triple-tail design and dolphin-shaped fuselage. The Constellation was used as a civil airliner and as a military and civilian air transport, seeing service in the Berlin and the Biafran airlifts. Three of them served as the presidential aircraft for Dwight D. Eisenhower. After World War II, TWA’s transatlantic service began on February 6, 1946 with a New York-Paris flight in a Constellation. Then, on June 17, 1947, Pan Am opened the first-ever scheduled round-the-world service with their L-749 Clipper America. With revealing insight into the Lockheed Constellation, the renowned aviation historian Graham M. Simons examines its design, development, and service, both military and civil. In doing so, he reveals the story of a design which, as the first pressurized airliner in widespread use, helped to usher in affordable and comfortable air travel around the world. “Simons makes good use of black-and-white and color photographs of Constellations in various airline markings and includes colorful airline brochures and marketing posters featuring the aircraft.” —Air Power History
Author : Peter J. Westwick
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520289064
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Blue Sky Metropolis written by Peter J. Westwick and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-06-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Like citrus, oil, movies, radio, and television, aerospace helped create Southern California and embody its values. Blue Sky Metropolis launches an entirely fresh consideration of an iconic industry that answered the immemorial hunger of the human race for flight and the future."--Kevin Starr, University of Southern California "Blue Sky Metropolis presents an intriguing survey of a unique time in Southern California history, when cheap land and benign weather lured massive aerospace enterprises to the region—eventually serving as home to nearly half of the nation’s defense and space fabricators. Before there was a Silicon Valley, high-tech dreamers were on the loose in the Southland, creating inventions as diverse as the Voyager planetary spacecraft and the Stealth bomber. These highly readable essays help us understand how it happened—how Southern California shaped aerospace, and vice versa."—Charles Elachi, Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory "Peter Westwick has assembled a rich collection of essays that tell a wonderful story about the importance of the aerospace industry to Southern California and the importance of Southern California to the aerospace industry. There's technology, sociology, economics, geography, anthropology, and much more woven through the chapters. It's an ambitious project, but it succeeds in being interesting, informative, and entertaining."—Michael Rich, President and CEO, The RAND Corporation
Author : William Norton
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book American Aircraft Development of the Second World War written by William Norton and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2019-07-06 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a little-known aspect of America's aircraft development of World War II in emphasizing unique and non-production aircraft or modifications for the purpose of research and experimentation in support of aircraft development, advancing technology, or meeting narrow combat needs. It describes some important areas of American aviation weapons maturation under the pressure of war with emphasis on advanced technology and experimental aircraft configurations. The great value of the work is illumination of little known or minimally documented projects that significantly advanced the science of aeronautics, propulsion, aircraft systems, and ordnance, but did not go into production. Each chapter introduces another topic by examining the state-of-the-art at the beginning of the war, advantages pursued, and results achieved during the conflict. This last is the vehicle to examine the secret modifications or experiments that are little known. Consequently, this is an important single-source for a fascinating and diverse collection of wartime efforts never before brought together under a single cover. The "war stories" are those of military staffs, engineering teams, and test pilots struggling against short schedules and tight resource constraints to push the bounds of technology. These epic and sometimes life-threatening endeavors were as vital as actual combat operations.
