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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... rudder , with a low conventional horizontal stabilizer and elevators . This air- plane was powered by two improved Wright Cyclone R - 3350-30W compound engines of 3,250 horsepower each . These were mounted on the wings at the angles ...
... rudder , with a low conventional horizontal stabilizer and elevators . This air- plane was powered by two improved Wright Cyclone R - 3350-30W compound engines of 3,250 horsepower each . These were mounted on the wings at the angles ...
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... rudder pedals as he would toe brakes in a plane taxiing on land . ( Martin Marietta ) E NAVY A P5M - 1 Marlin nests in a rubber dock alongside a tender for servicing . ( U.S. Navy ) CC NAVY VP - 45 NAVY NAVY HIGH The P5M -
... rudder pedals as he would toe brakes in a plane taxiing on land . ( Martin Marietta ) E NAVY A P5M - 1 Marlin nests in a rubber dock alongside a tender for servicing . ( U.S. Navy ) CC NAVY VP - 45 NAVY NAVY HIGH The P5M -
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... rudder was deflected just enough to keep the aircraft on course , they began their long , slow journey . Corrections in head- ing were made by small power adjustments on the one good engine . About two hours after the landing , a ...
... rudder was deflected just enough to keep the aircraft on course , they began their long , slow journey . Corrections in head- ing were made by small power adjustments on the one good engine . About two hours after the landing , a ...
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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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