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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... cabin designed to carry two pilots and twelve marines was built over the wings , and ten additional men could ride in the two hulls , five on each side . Test flights were conducted by the project officer , Captain Ralph S. Bar- naby ...
... cabin designed to carry two pilots and twelve marines was built over the wings , and ten additional men could ride in the two hulls , five on each side . Test flights were conducted by the project officer , Captain Ralph S. Bar- naby ...
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... cabin for up to 103 passengers in seats facing aft . Some or all of these seats could be removed to transform the Tradewind into a cargo carrier , or it could be configured as a medical evacua- tion ( medivac ) aircraft accommodating 92 ...
... cabin for up to 103 passengers in seats facing aft . Some or all of these seats could be removed to transform the Tradewind into a cargo carrier , or it could be configured as a medical evacua- tion ( medivac ) aircraft accommodating 92 ...
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... 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 .
... 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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CHAPTER THREE The Nancy Boats | 39 |
CHAPTER FOUR The Roaring Twenties | 59 |
CHAPTER EIGHT The Warboats | 141 |
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