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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... similar amphibian ver- sion with 930 - horsepower R - 1820-45 Wright Cyclone engines had been built for the Army and designated the YOA - 5 . The only one of these built was delivered in 1934 . The Consolidated entry , designated the ...
... similar amphibian ver- sion with 930 - horsepower R - 1820-45 Wright Cyclone engines had been built for the Army and designated the YOA - 5 . The only one of these built was delivered in 1934 . The Consolidated entry , designated the ...
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... similar radio assistance . This de- ployment lasted three weeks , during which time the flight crews continued to familiarize themselves with the geography and to work out ways to cope with the harsh Alaskan environment . A ...
... similar radio assistance . This de- ployment lasted three weeks , during which time the flight crews continued to familiarize themselves with the geography and to work out ways to cope with the harsh Alaskan environment . A ...
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... similar in appearance to the Lockheed P - 38 , but featuring R - 4360 engines with contra - rotating propellers . Hughes always insisted that he alone was responsible for the initial flight - testing of aircraft which he had personally ...
... similar in appearance to the Lockheed P - 38 , but featuring R - 4360 engines with contra - rotating propellers . Hughes always insisted that he alone was responsible for the initial flight - testing of aircraft which he had personally ...
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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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