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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... seaplane by the following spring capable of crossing the Pacific . In February 1920 the Naval Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives was told of plans to construct two giant seaplanes larger than any ever built . The Navy's ...
... seaplane by the following spring capable of crossing the Pacific . In February 1920 the Naval Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives was told of plans to construct two giant seaplanes larger than any ever built . The Navy's ...
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... seaplane , and still produce an air- craft which performs as smoothly operating from dry land as it does from water . At the same time , it must be capable of a respectable speed , load- carrying capacity , and range , and have good ...
... seaplane , and still produce an air- craft which performs as smoothly operating from dry land as it does from water . At the same time , it must be capable of a respectable speed , load- carrying capacity , and range , and have good ...
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... Seaplane Engineering . " Towers , J. H. " Operations Of Naval Aircraft . " Vincent , J. G. " The Liberty Engine . " " The Transatlantic Flight . " Flight , June 26 , 1914 . U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings Murphy , William B. " They ...
... Seaplane Engineering . " Towers , J. H. " Operations Of Naval Aircraft . " Vincent , J. G. " The Liberty Engine . " " The Transatlantic Flight . " Flight , June 26 , 1914 . U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings Murphy , William B. " They ...
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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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