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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... wing , it had a smaller lower wing of slightly less than half that span attached directly to the fuselage . This mini- wing provided extra lift as well as support for the two stabilizing floats . Two 575 - horsepower R - 1820 - E Wright ...
... wing , it had a smaller lower wing of slightly less than half that span attached directly to the fuselage . This mini- wing provided extra lift as well as support for the two stabilizing floats . Two 575 - horsepower R - 1820 - E Wright ...
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... wing aircraft with two Pratt and Whitney Wasp R - 1830-58 engines of 825 horsepower each , mounted above the wing . The aircraft hull was metal , as was most of the wing . It had a top speed of 161 miles per hour , and a maximum range ...
... wing aircraft with two Pratt and Whitney Wasp R - 1830-58 engines of 825 horsepower each , mounted above the wing . The aircraft hull was metal , as was most of the wing . It had a top speed of 161 miles per hour , and a maximum range ...
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... wing designed by David R. Davis . Outwardly it appeared that such a wing could not lift the weight and bulk of the Model 31 hull . In wind tunnel tests at the California Institute of Technology , however , this unique airfoil not only ...
... wing designed by David R. Davis . Outwardly it appeared that such a wing could not lift the weight and bulk of the Model 31 hull . In wind tunnel tests at the California Institute of Technology , however , this unique airfoil not only ...
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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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