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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... major improvements to his initial concept , the first great American ocean - going flying boat was built in 1914. It was named the America , and was one of the most advanced flying machines of the day . With a wingspan of 72 feet , it ...
... major improvements to his initial concept , the first great American ocean - going flying boat was built in 1914. It was named the America , and was one of the most advanced flying machines of the day . With a wingspan of 72 feet , it ...
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... major supplier of aircraft to the U.S. Navy . This organization was headed by LeRoy Grumman , who was himself naturally oriented toward the Navy . Graduating from Cornell University in 1916 as a mechanical engineer , Grumman was soon ...
... major supplier of aircraft to the U.S. Navy . This organization was headed by LeRoy Grumman , who was himself naturally oriented toward the Navy . Graduating from Cornell University in 1916 as a mechanical engineer , Grumman was soon ...
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... major airlines were abandoning big seaplanes for faster , more efficient land - based planes , however , the flying boat was to remain for a while longer as an important component of naval aviation . The P5M Marlin , Martin Model 237 ...
... major airlines were abandoning big seaplanes for faster , more efficient land - based planes , however , the flying boat was to remain for a while longer as an important component of naval aviation . The P5M Marlin , Martin Model 237 ...
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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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