Wings for the Navy: A History of the Naval Aircraft Factory, 1917-1956Naval Institute Press, 1990 - 413 pagine Traces the history of the only government-owned and operated aircraft production facility in the U.S. |
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... length and fitted them together into transverse frames on a thirteen- sided radial jig laid out on the floor of the high shop in Building 77 . The first midship frames came off the jig in the spring of 1922 , followed by main and ...
... length and fitted them together into transverse frames on a thirteen- sided radial jig laid out on the floor of the high shop in Building 77 . The first midship frames came off the jig in the spring of 1922 , followed by main and ...
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... length flaps on the upper wing to reduce landing speeds . The airplane was also to be convertible between conven- tional landing gear and floats . Considering the factory's design " of sufficient promise , when compared with all other ...
... length flaps on the upper wing to reduce landing speeds . The airplane was also to be convertible between conven- tional landing gear and floats . Considering the factory's design " of sufficient promise , when compared with all other ...
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... length of about 250 feet ( nearly the length of a football field ) , and be able to accelerate a thirty - ton aircraft to 120 miles per hour . The barge or lighter would permit forward basing of the catapult . Linking two of the giant ...
... length of about 250 feet ( nearly the length of a football field ) , and be able to accelerate a thirty - ton aircraft to 120 miles per hour . The barge or lighter would permit forward basing of the catapult . Linking two of the giant ...
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A New Industrial Establishment | 1 |
Flying Boats for the Fleet | 19 |
If You Produce Ill Get the Work to You | 40 |
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Air Material Center Air Station aircraft and engine Aircraft and Guided aircraft manufacturing aircraft production airplane arresting gear assault drone Barnaby BuAer Bureau of Aeronautics Capt Captain carrier Coburn Commander Committee completed Cong construction Corresp cost Curtiss delivery Dick Richardson duralumin early equipment experimental factory's Fahrney file NP 11 flight tests flying boat glider Gorgon Guided Missiles History of Pilotless ibid industry Initiated in BuC&R installation July June Laboratory launching League Island Lieutenant Manager Mark maximum takeoff weight memo ment Mitscher Moffett Mustin Field NAF's NAMC NAMU National Archives Naval Air Material Naval Aircraft Factory naval aviation Navy Yard navy's November OANHC officers operations personnel Philadelphia Philadelphia Navy Yard pilot Pilotless Aircraft plant problems project order radio radio-control Rear Admiral research and development SecNav ships target Taylor television tion torpedo trainer turbojet United Vinson-Trammell Act Vought Webster to Chief Westervelt Weyerbacher wing Zeigler
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