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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... engine which had recently been developed . When the United States entered World War I in April 1917 , mili- tary planners were faced with the disconcerting fact that this country pro- duced no aircraft engines which were suitable for ...
... engine which had recently been developed . When the United States entered World War I in April 1917 , mili- tary planners were faced with the disconcerting fact that this country pro- duced no aircraft engines which were suitable for ...
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... engine machines , but with engine arrangements which were different from either of the two previous models . Two of the engines were mounted back - to - back along the centerline , while the remaining two were positioned on either side ...
... engine machines , but with engine arrangements which were different from either of the two previous models . Two of the engines were mounted back - to - back along the centerline , while the remaining two were positioned on either side ...
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... engines compensated for any speed loss which may have been caused by the added resistance of the lower wing . The XP2Y - 1 was originally built and flown as a three - engine airplane , with the third engine mounted on the centerline ...
... engines compensated for any speed loss which may have been caused by the added resistance of the lower wing . The XP2Y - 1 was originally built and flown as a three - engine airplane , with the third engine mounted on the centerline ...
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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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