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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... amphibian flying boat , from the giant Sikorsky Clippers , to tiny private sportplanes . The Sikorsky S - 40 amphibian eventually shed its retractable landing gear , and enjoyed a distinguished career operating strictly as a seaplane ...
... amphibian flying boat , from the giant Sikorsky Clippers , to tiny private sportplanes . The Sikorsky S - 40 amphibian eventually shed its retractable landing gear , and enjoyed a distinguished career operating strictly as a seaplane ...
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... AMPHIBIANS 203 204 THE AMERICAN FLYING BOAT There he worked on a. The Sperry amphibian resembled a flying bathtub , but was stable in flight and per- formed well . ( Sperry Div . of Sperry Rand Corp. ) The Loening Cabin Amphibian , 1928 .
... AMPHIBIANS 203 204 THE AMERICAN FLYING BOAT There he worked on a. The Sperry amphibian resembled a flying bathtub , but was stable in flight and per- formed well . ( Sperry Div . of Sperry Rand Corp. ) The Loening Cabin Amphibian , 1928 .
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... Amphibian , he produced the little - known XS2L - 1 Scout Plane , * a one of a kind amphibian , and a small two - place mono- plane pusher - type flying boat , the XSL - 1 , both for the Navy . Another prominent individual associated ...
... Amphibian , he produced the little - known XS2L - 1 Scout Plane , * a one of a kind amphibian , and a small two - place mono- plane pusher - type flying boat , the XSL - 1 , both for the Navy . Another prominent individual associated ...
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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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