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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... nacelles and geared to a shaft driving 18 - foot - diameter tractor propellers . Each engine could be disengaged for repairs in flight . The top and middle wings of the Giant Boat had 150 - foot spans and areas of 2,100 square feet ...
... nacelles and geared to a shaft driving 18 - foot - diameter tractor propellers . Each engine could be disengaged for repairs in flight . The top and middle wings of the Giant Boat had 150 - foot spans and areas of 2,100 square feet ...
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... nacelle . On 12 March 1920 , Gallaudet received a $ 40,000 award to build one of the power units ; the navy later assigned two more nacelles to the company , complet- ing the power plant contracts for the Giant Boat . Delivery of the ...
... nacelle . On 12 March 1920 , Gallaudet received a $ 40,000 award to build one of the power units ; the navy later assigned two more nacelles to the company , complet- ing the power plant contracts for the Giant Boat . Delivery of the ...
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... nacelles , which caused postponement of flight tests until April.26 Tardy delivery of engines from Packard and a variety of minor though annoying problems held up work on the second airplane , number A - 6878 . This aircraft had a ...
... nacelles , which caused postponement of flight tests until April.26 Tardy delivery of engines from Packard and a variety of minor though annoying problems held up work on the second airplane , number A - 6878 . This aircraft had a ...
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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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