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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... developed the first successful shipboard aircraft - catapult , which launched a Curtiss F - Boat from the deck of the USS North Carolina in 1915. And , like other Curtiss - trained naval aviators , he had become an admirer and friend of ...
... developed the first successful shipboard aircraft - catapult , which launched a Curtiss F - Boat from the deck of the USS North Carolina in 1915. And , like other Curtiss - trained naval aviators , he had become an admirer and friend of ...
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... developed 425 horsepower , and weighed less than 650 pounds . The U.S. Navy placed substantial orders for both Whirlwind and Wasp engines , and by the late 1920s , the air - cooled radials were specified for virtually every new Navy ...
... developed 425 horsepower , and weighed less than 650 pounds . The U.S. Navy placed substantial orders for both Whirlwind and Wasp engines , and by the late 1920s , the air - cooled radials were specified for virtually every new Navy ...
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... developed 1,050 horsepower on takeoff . Maximum gross weight was set at 48,540 pounds , and with a full fuel load , the aircraft could fly a distance of 4,500 miles . With a 4,000 - pound load of bombs and ammunition , its range was ...
... developed 1,050 horsepower on takeoff . Maximum gross weight was set at 48,540 pounds , and with a full fuel load , the aircraft could fly a distance of 4,500 miles . With a 4,000 - pound load of bombs and ammunition , its range was ...
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