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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... side - by - side . Behind them in the hull was a narrow one - man sleeping area , and still further aft were located three gas tanks with a total capacity of about 300 gallons . The rearmost section of the hull had four watertight ...
... side - by - side . Behind them in the hull was a narrow one - man sleeping area , and still further aft were located three gas tanks with a total capacity of about 300 gallons . The rearmost section of the hull had four watertight ...
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... side of the center- line in tandem fashion , with the two forward - facing engines pulling , and the two aft - facing ones pushing . This arrangement provided considerably more power and a greater weight - lifting capability , but was ...
... side of the center- line in tandem fashion , with the two forward - facing engines pulling , and the two aft - facing ones pushing . This arrangement provided considerably more power and a greater weight - lifting capability , but was ...
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... sides of the hull just above the chine . * The skin of the S - 42 was " Alclad " alu- minum , with flush riveting cutting down considerably on surface drag . But it was the efficient wing design which made the big difference . Loading ...
... sides of the hull just above the chine . * The skin of the S - 42 was " Alclad " alu- minum , with flush riveting cutting down considerably on surface drag . But it was the efficient wing design which made the big difference . Loading ...
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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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