History of Air-To-Air Refuelling - Hardcover

Penn & Sword Books

 
9781844152728: History of Air-To-Air Refuelling
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1844152723 ISBN 13: 9781844152728
Verlag: Penn & Sword Books, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

This is a unique account of the development and operational use of air-to-air flight refuelling since its early beginnings in the USA and the UK to the equipment that is in use today. The author draws upon his life-long career as senior design engineer with the successful British company In-Flight Refuelling who were responsible for the development of the hose and drogue technique now preferred by many of the world's air forces.

The story begins in the early 1920s when the art of air refuelling was part of the Barn Storming record-breaking attempts that were popular in the USA. It continues into the late thirties when successful experiments were made. Amazingly, the Royal Air Force were not interested in pursuing this great technical advantage during World War II and it was the USAAF who requested the British invention to experiment with on their B-17s and B-24s. The Korean War saw extended use of operational air-to-air refuelling for the first time and now the 'tanker fleet' is an essential unit in major air-forces around the world.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Richard 'Dick' Tanner was awarded the MBE for his work in tanker conversion for the RAF during the Falklands War. His career started before the end of World War II -'mending Spitfires' as an aircraft apprentice. He joined Sir Alan Cobhams's team in 1949 and worked in this specialised area of aviation until his retirement. Dick has had access to all In-flight Refuelling's archives and has produced what will be the most authoritative and informative book on this subject to have been published anywhere in the world.

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Verlag
Penn & Sword Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2006
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1844152723
ISBN 13 
9781844152728
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
352
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