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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... pounds of baggage per person , and a mail and cargo load of 2,000 pounds . There were three sleeping compartments aboard , each comfortably accommodating up to six passengers . One unusual feature of the M - 130 was its sponsons , which ...
... pounds of baggage per person , and a mail and cargo load of 2,000 pounds . There were three sleeping compartments aboard , each comfortably accommodating up to six passengers . One unusual feature of the M - 130 was its sponsons , which ...
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... pounds , 8,500 pounds overweight , and did so with ease . The return flight was made in four legs , with the aircraft setting still another record on one of them , carrying a 34,811 - pound payload between Belem , Brazil , and Trinidad ...
... pounds , 8,500 pounds overweight , and did so with ease . The return flight was made in four legs , with the aircraft setting still another record on one of them , carrying a 34,811 - pound payload between Belem , Brazil , and Trinidad ...
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... pounds 555 knots 639 mph ( approx . ) 13,000 pounds 595 knots 685 mph ( approx . ) J - 75 - P - 2 17,500 pounds 628 knots 723 mph ( approx . ) 160,000 pounds . 171,000 pounds 188,000 pounds flown 2 Duration of flight test program July ...
... pounds 555 knots 639 mph ( approx . ) 13,000 pounds 595 knots 685 mph ( approx . ) J - 75 - P - 2 17,500 pounds 628 knots 723 mph ( approx . ) 160,000 pounds . 171,000 pounds 188,000 pounds flown 2 Duration of flight test program July ...
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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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