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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... speed was about 180 miles an hour , with a cruising speed of over 150. With a full load , a customary speed was 130 miles per hour at 10,000 feet . Shortly after the outbreak of World War II , the Navy acquired both the China and ...
... speed was about 180 miles an hour , with a cruising speed of over 150. With a full load , a customary speed was 130 miles per hour at 10,000 feet . Shortly after the outbreak of World War II , the Navy acquired both the China and ...
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... speed was 192 miles per hour , with a cruising speed of approximately 150. The JRFs were usually configured to carry two pilots and six passengers . Subsequent versions differed from the early models in small ways . Some , like the JRF ...
... speed was 192 miles per hour , with a cruising speed of approximately 150. The JRFs were usually configured to carry two pilots and six passengers . Subsequent versions differed from the early models in small ways . Some , like the JRF ...
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... cruising speed of 170 miles per hour , and Pacific Aircraft Engineering Corporation's Gannet with its radial , air - cooled Lycomings of 300 horsepower each , and a cruising speed of 170 . The third aircraft in the Grumman twin - engine ...
... cruising speed of 170 miles per hour , and Pacific Aircraft Engineering Corporation's Gannet with its radial , air - cooled Lycomings of 300 horsepower each , and a cruising speed of 170 . The third aircraft in the Grumman twin - engine ...
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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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