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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... modification and strengthen- ing before they were serviceable , and they came to be called “ Large America Converts ... modified to HS- IL . In its original production version , the engine was upgraded to 400 - horse- power , and later ...
... modification and strengthen- ing before they were serviceable , and they came to be called “ Large America Converts ... modified to HS- IL . In its original production version , the engine was upgraded to 400 - horse- power , and later ...
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... modified by the substitution of R - 1820-88 Wright Cyclone engines , which were raised and faired into the leading ... modification proved so successful that on 27 December 1933 the Navy awarded a contract to Consoli- dated for twenty ...
... modified by the substitution of R - 1820-88 Wright Cyclone engines , which were raised and faired into the leading ... modification proved so successful that on 27 December 1933 the Navy awarded a contract to Consoli- dated for twenty ...
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... modified for this particular flight , as part of a tail - shake test . Unfortunately , the modification was based upon wind tunnel data later found to be faulty , and the change was determined to have been responsible for the plane's ...
... modified for this particular flight , as part of a tail - shake test . Unfortunately , the modification was based upon wind tunnel data later found to be faulty , and the change was determined to have been responsible for the plane's ...
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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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