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Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Author: Marcelle Size Knaack
Author: United States. Naval Air Technical Training CommandUltra-Large Aircraft, 1940-1970
Author: William Patrick DeanPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476665036
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In 1962, a unique transport aircraft was built from the parts of 27 Boeing B-377 airliners to provide NASA a means of transporting rocket boosters. With an interior the size of a gymnasium, "The Pregnant Guppy" was the first of six enormous cargo planes built by Aero Spacelines and two built by Union de Transport Aeriens. More than half a century later, the last Super Guppy is still in active service with NASA and the design concept has been applied to next-generation transports. This comprehensive history of expanded fuselage aircraft begins in the 1940s with the military's need for a long-range transport. The author examines the development of competing designs by Boeing, Convair and Douglas, and the many challenges and catastrophic failures. Behind-the-scenes maneuvers of financiers, corporate raiders, mobsters and other nefarious characters provide an inside look at aviation development from the drawing board to the scrap yard.
Author: United States. Department of the Air ForceAircraft Engines, NAVPERS 10334A
Author: Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359125425
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Beginning with the basic principles of engine operation, this book furnishes general information on all types of powerplants. Then the text becomes specific, and provides descriptions of the outstanding aircraft engines used in Naval Aviation.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
Author: United States. Armed Forces Supply Support CenterAllied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II
Author: Graham WhitePublisher: SAE International
ISBN: 0768095549
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, now in its second edition, coalesces multiple aspects of war-driven aviation and its amazing technical accomplishments, leading to the allied victory during the second world war. Not by chance, the air battles that took place then defined much of the outcome of one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history. Forward-thinking airplane design had to be developed quickly as the war raged on, and the engines that propelled them were indeed the focus of intense cutting-edge engineering efforts. Flying higher, faster, and taking the enemy down before they even noticed your presence became a matter of life or death for the allied forces. Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, Second Edition, addresses British- and American-developed engines. It looks at the piston engines in detail as they supported amazing wins both in the heat of the air battles, and on the ground supplying and giving cover to the troops. This new edition, fully revised by the original author, Graham White, offers new images and information, in addition to expanded specifications on the Rolls-Royce/ Packard Merlin and the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines. Jay Leno, a known enthusiast, wrote the Foreword.
