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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... prototype had cost a million dollars to build , and the six follow on PB2Y - 2s were to be delivered at $ 300,000 each . In 1939 this was a lot of money , roughly three times the cost of the proven PBY . The first of six PB2Y - 2s were ...
... prototype had cost a million dollars to build , and the six follow on PB2Y - 2s were to be delivered at $ 300,000 each . In 1939 this was a lot of money , roughly three times the cost of the proven PBY . The first of six PB2Y - 2s were ...
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... prototype was delivered to the U.S. Navy in October 1942 , and test flown in January of the following year . The XLRQ - 1 had a wingspan of 71 feet and an empty weight of 2,800 pounds . A second test model delivered in May 1943 was ...
... prototype was delivered to the U.S. Navy in October 1942 , and test flown in January of the following year . The XLRQ - 1 had a wingspan of 71 feet and an empty weight of 2,800 pounds . A second test model delivered in May 1943 was ...
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... prototype was awarded on 26 June 1946 , and the new patrol aircraft , designated the XP5M - 1 , was first flown at Middle River , Mary- land , on 30 May 1948 by company test pilots O. E. " Pat " Tibbs and Wilbur Smith . This airplane ...
... prototype was awarded on 26 June 1946 , and the new patrol aircraft , designated the XP5M - 1 , was first flown at Middle River , Mary- land , on 30 May 1948 by company test pilots O. E. " Pat " Tibbs and Wilbur Smith . This airplane ...
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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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