Clipped Wings - Hardcover

Ormes, Ian; Ormes, Ralph

 
9781802826418: Clipped Wings
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1802826416 ISBN 13: 9781802826418
Verlag: Key Publishing Ltd, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

The story of aviation is, above all, the story of success. Few, if any, industries could have equaled the astounding pace of the development of flight. For many, however, it was also the story of failure – of wasted ideas, wasted designs and wasted money. There is also a third category of aviation. A sort of success-failure story. These were the aircraft that never completely made the grade – and their histories and development are as fascinating as any.This book explores ten of these ‘middle of the road’ aircraft. Some were just poor aircraft; some came at the wrong time; some were misused; and some found themselves in the most awful of predicaments – they became the target of political bias. But they were all characters. They all had a working life, however limited, and they all had their vices and virtues. Including first-hand accounts from designers, test pilots, operators and aircrew, this book presents detailed research into the truth behind the image. The aircraft included are the B.E.2c, R.E.8, General Aircraft Monospar, Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, Fairey Battle, Blackburn Roc, Westland Whirlwind, Saro Lerwick, Avro Manchester, and Vickers Supermarine Swift.

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Verlag
Key Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1802826416
ISBN 13 
9781802826418
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
192
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