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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... redesignated the PN - 6 . An unusual flying boat developed during the early 1920s was the Tandem Fighter or TF . This aircraft was not a fighter - plane in the strict sense , but was instead a compact patrol aircraft , which , it was ...
... redesignated the PN - 6 . An unusual flying boat developed during the early 1920s was the Tandem Fighter or TF . This aircraft was not a fighter - plane in the strict sense , but was instead a compact patrol aircraft , which , it was ...
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... redesignated the XP2M - 2 . Only one XP2M model was ever built . The three - engine version of the aircraft had a top speed of 143 miles per hour , which was reduced to 128 with the removal of one engine . Consolidated , in the meantime ...
... redesignated the XP2M - 2 . Only one XP2M model was ever built . The three - engine version of the aircraft had a top speed of 143 miles per hour , which was reduced to 128 with the removal of one engine . Consolidated , in the meantime ...
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... redesignated the H - 4 , to leave no doubt that it had become strictly a Hughes endeavor . From the beginning Hughes plunged into the project with characteristic energy and attention to detail . He studied the problem thoroughly , and ...
... redesignated the H - 4 , to leave no doubt that it had become strictly a Hughes endeavor . From the beginning Hughes plunged into the project with characteristic energy and attention to detail . He studied the problem thoroughly , and ...
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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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