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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... manufacturer . From the beginning , it had been agreed by all concerned that the new fly- ing boat would be powered ... manufacturers cooperating to provide components that each was best suited to produce , the first eight - cylinder ...
... manufacturer . From the beginning , it had been agreed by all concerned that the new fly- ing boat would be powered ... manufacturers cooperating to provide components that each was best suited to produce , the first eight - cylinder ...
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... manufacturers . By 1922/23 , many of those remaining in business were surviving by only a bare margin . Buyers ... Manufacturing Company at Santa Barbara , California , in 1916. One of their first aircraft was the F - 1 Flying Boat , a ...
... manufacturers . By 1922/23 , many of those remaining in business were surviving by only a bare margin . Buyers ... Manufacturing Company at Santa Barbara , California , in 1916. One of their first aircraft was the F - 1 Flying Boat , a ...
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... manufacture long before he sold his first airplane . He was a prag- matist and a fierce competitor , in an age when ... manufacturer of training aircraft for both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy . In 1927 , Fleet hired aircraft designer ...
... manufacture long before he sold his first airplane . He was a prag- matist and a fierce competitor , in an age when ... manufacturer of training aircraft for both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy . In 1927 , Fleet hired aircraft designer ...
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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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