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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... feet long , 10 feet 6 inches high , and 14 feet 6 inches in width of beam . The wingspan was 150 feet , with the wings featuring steel spars and Duralumin ribs covered with cotton fabric . A gunner's station was the uppermost point of ...
... feet long , 10 feet 6 inches high , and 14 feet 6 inches in width of beam . The wingspan was 150 feet , with the wings featuring steel spars and Duralumin ribs covered with cotton fabric . A gunner's station was the uppermost point of ...
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... feet , and the overall length was 44 feet , 4 inches ( 45 feet , 3 inches on later versions ) . An unusual feature of this aircraft was its auxiliary wing , 20 feet in length , which served as a brace for the strut - mounted engines and ...
... feet , and the overall length was 44 feet , 4 inches ( 45 feet , 3 inches on later versions ) . An unusual feature of this aircraft was its auxiliary wing , 20 feet in length , which served as a brace for the strut - mounted engines and ...
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... feet , and the overall length was 32 feet , 7 inches . The gross weight was 4,831 pounds , and the service ceiling was 21,500 feet . The XJF - 1 was delivered to the Navy in May 1933 , and after exhaustive evaluation by the test ...
... feet , and the overall length was 32 feet , 7 inches . The gross weight was 4,831 pounds , and the service ceiling was 21,500 feet . The XJF - 1 was delivered to the Navy in May 1933 , and after exhaustive evaluation by the test ...
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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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