The American Flying Boat: An Illustrated HistoryNaval Institute Press, 1979 - 262 pagine First published in 1979, this fully illustrated study includes complete data on all of the Navy's flying boats since 1912. |
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... aircraft . Tetraethyl leaded gasoline also appeared on the scene about this time , but it was not used to any appreciable degree because of its corrosive effects . In 1922 , the U.S. Navy adopted a new aircraft designation system , in ...
... aircraft . Tetraethyl leaded gasoline also appeared on the scene about this time , but it was not used to any appreciable degree because of its corrosive effects . In 1922 , the U.S. Navy adopted a new aircraft designation system , in ...
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... aircraft which could make grueling long - distance over- water flights . It was somewhat larger than the PN - 9 , with the lower hull con- structed of metal and the upper part of wood . The wing spars and ribs were of tubular metal ...
... aircraft which could make grueling long - distance over- water flights . It was somewhat larger than the PN - 9 , with the lower hull con- structed of metal and the upper part of wood . The wing spars and ribs were of tubular metal ...
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... aircraft . To this day , over thirty years since they first entered service , they remain the largest operational flying boats ever built . If these aircraft are ever lost , the cost of duplicating them today would be many millions of ...
... aircraft . To this day , over thirty years since they first entered service , they remain the largest operational flying boats ever built . If these aircraft are ever lost , the cost of duplicating them today would be many millions of ...
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CHAPTER THREE The Nancy Boats | 39 |
CHAPTER FOUR The Roaring Twenties | 59 |
CHAPTER EIGHT The Warboats | 141 |
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