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French Flying Boats of WWII

Gérard Bousquet
French Flying Boats of WWII Book PDF

Author : Gérard Bousquet
Publisher : MMP
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 8363678066

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French Flying Boats of WWII by Gérard Bousquet Pdf

Here you will find a global and unique coverage of the subject. This work will also help you fill out your knowledge and will be a very useful reference work. In addition to monographs of each aircraft type, whole families of aircraft are presented along with comparative studies, which set French aviation in the context of the period, thus giving an appreciation of its real value. The text has been illustrated with photographs and high quality color profiles.REVIEWS MMP has a deserved reputation for providing superbly researched and usable books that are a delight for both the enthusiast and modeler. This one has raised that bar another notch in terms of the sheer wealth of information that has been provided on what is to many, a pretty obscure, yet historically important subject. It is an absolute must have for any modeler and a book that gets my highest recommendation.Model Madness The lavishly illustrated, annotated account begins with sections recapping French naval aviation in 1939, technical programs, asset dispositions and losses...Photos, drawings and color profiles by the late, great Teodor Liviu Morosanu illustrate text... The stunning illustration of "Antares" in aluminum and anti-corrosion red with "livree d'esclave" Vichy red-and-yellow "slave stripes" nearly gave me whiplash...Roundly recommended.Cybermodeler

Flying Boats & Seaplanes

Stéphane Nicolaou
Flying Boats Seaplanes Book PDF

Author : Stéphane Nicolaou
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Seaplanes
ISBN : 9780760306215

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Beginning with races that were staged at elegant French resorts in the early part of the century, flying boats and seaplanes have played an integral part in aviation history. World War I spurred the development of these machines, and by the 1930s, flying boats and seaplanes had become pioneers in transcontinental flight. This photo-filled history recalls the role of flying boats and seaplanes in civil and military aviation history, and the enthusiasm of the engineers and pilots who are associated with their development. In addition to the golden years of hydraviation prior to World War II, author Nicolaou examines the decline of the seaplane, and its subsequent renaissance in nations that are today considered seaplane paradises. The saga is illustrated by more than 200 rare photographs uncovered in archives around the globe.

20th Century Passenger Flying Boats

Leslie Dawson
20th Century Passenger Flying Boats Book PDF

Author : Leslie Dawson
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526744210

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20th Century Passenger Flying Boats by Leslie Dawson Pdf

From Henri Fabre's first successful take-off from water, to the introduction of a hull (rather than floats) by American Glenn Curtiss, to the world-wide development of huge, ocean-crossing flying boats on both sides of the Atlantic - the passenger flying boat era continues to fascinate aviation enthusiasts and historians alike. It is a sadly missed epoch of flight. In this pictorial account, the reader embarks on a fast-moving journey, from the pioneering early years to the present day. The book features images sourced from private, public and corporate archives around the world.

Flying Boats

Alex Frame
Flying Boats Book PDF

Author : Alex Frame
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0864735626

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"Flying Boats : My Father's War in the Mediterranean is an exciting and original blend of personal memoir and war history. Alex Frame's father was a flying boat pilot in war and afterwards in peace, and the roots of this book are the logbooks he kept over his 30 year career, the first covering early flights in 1938 and the war years, the second from 1950 to 1960 flying in Sydney and then Tahiti on the legendary Coral route around the Pacific Islands, and the third the final years flying in the Pacific from 1960 to 1969. This book concentrates on the years of World War II , and the star of the story is the Sunderland flying boat T9046, while under the command of Alex's father from November 1940 to June 1941. During this concentrated period of setbacks and disasters for the Commonwealth and British forces, the crews of the large, graceful flying boats were both saviours and victims in the struggle against Hitler's war machine." --Back cover.

High Hulls

Charles R. G. Bain
High Hulls Book PDF

Author : Charles R. G. Bain
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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High Hulls by Charles R. G. Bain Pdf

For a time, the flying boat was seen as the way of the future. These aircraft, so strange and foreign to the modern mind, once criss-crossed the world and fulfilled essential military roles. In his latest book for Fonthill, Charles Bain looks at the golden age of the flying boat, when these sometimes strange and often beautiful vessels spanned the globe. These vessels-a combination of ship and airplane-found themselves working as patrol aircraft, passenger aircraft, transports, and even as combat aircraft. This volume contains their stories, from memorable aircraft such as the Short Sunderland and Boeing 314 Clipper, to the craft that roamed the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War, to forgotten giants from Saunders-Roe and even strange jet fighters that once landed like ducks. It even includes the flying boat that has not let time get in the way of doing its job-the Martin Mars. Each of these aircraft has a story worthy of the telling, and often a memorable role to play in the history of aviation. `High Hulls' delves deeply into a long-vanished part of aviation's golden age.

American Flying Boats and Amphibious Aircraft

E.R. Johnson
American Flying Boats and Amphibious Aircraft Book PDF

Author : E.R. Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0786457082

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American Flying Boats and Amphibious Aircraft by E.R. Johnson Pdf

This work is a comprehensive, heavily illustrated history of the many flying boats and amphibious aircraft designed and built in the United States. It is divided into three chronological sections: the early era (1912–1928), the golden era (1928–1945), and the post-war era (1945–present), with historical overviews of each period. Within each section, individual aircraft types are listed in alphabetical order by manufacturer or builder, with historical background, technical specifications, drawings, and one or more photographs. Appendices cover lesser known flying boat and amphibian types as well as various design concepts that never achieved the flying stage.

The Schneider Trophy Seaplanes and Flying Boats

Ralph Pegram
The Schneider Trophy Seaplanes and Flying Boats Book PDF

Author : Ralph Pegram
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1781551790

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The Schneider Trophy Seaplanes and Flying Boats by Ralph Pegram Pdf

Timed to coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of the Schneider Trophy, this book is a history of over one hundred different aircraft that contested the trophy between 1913 and 1931. The book includes amazing drawings and photographs of the aircraft that have never been seen before.

Flying Boats

Charles Woodley
Flying Boats Book PDF

Author : Charles Woodley
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780750989725

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Flying Boats: Air Travel in the Golden Age sets out to do justice to a time of glamorous, unhurried air travel, unrecognisable to most of today's air travellers, but sorely missed by some. During the 1930s, long-distance air travel was the preserve of the flying boat, which transported well-heeled passengers in ocean-liner style and comfort across the oceans. But then the Second World War came, and things changed. Suddenly, landplanes were more efficient, and in abundance: long concrete runways had been constructed during the war that could be used by a new generation of large transport aircraft; and endless developments in aircraft meant they could fly faster and for further distances. Commercial flying boat services resumed, but their days would be numbered.

Fabulous Flying Boats

Leslie Dawson
Fabulous Flying Boats Book PDF

Author : Leslie Dawson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473826755

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The history of the development and operations of flying boats in the early twentieth century is a vibrant one, full of colourful characters and experimentation. In 'Fabulous Flying Boats', Leslie Dawson captures this spirit of dynamism, reminding us of the most successful early pioneers of the seaplanes development, including a little known and oft-overlooked rival to the Wright Brothers, working to put their mutual successes in context. He goes on to describe, in clear and vivid detail, and using first hand-accounts, what it was like to be aboard one of the resulting huge passenger flying boats, as air crew and as a passenger. He also recounts the part played by the military boats inevitably seconded to such use. Incredibly well researched, the narrative embraces the globe-trotting air routes, from Europe to the Far East and to the Americas, and is well supported with evocative images from private and corporate collections, and the worlds aviation museums. The in-depth Appendix is virtually a book in itself. This book is sure to be a welcome addition to any Aviation enthusiasts library as it covers a particularly important period of Aviation development which formed a fertile environment for a host of young experimenters. The process of development continues to this day.

Jet Flying Boats

David Oliver
Jet Flying Boats Book PDF

Author : David Oliver
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445646145

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In this book, aviation historian David Oliver covers the little-known flying-boat legacy of the Second World War.

Flying Boats of the Solent and Poole

Mike Phipp
Flying Boats of the Solent and Poole Book PDF

Author : Mike Phipp
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445613055

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Flying Boats of the Solent and Poole by Mike Phipp Pdf

The story of the flying boats and seaplanes of Solent and Poole.

Hydrodynamic Properties of Planing Surfaces and Flying Boats

Nikolaĭ Aleksandrovich Sokolov
Hydrodynamic Properties of Planing Surfaces and Flying Boats Book PDF

Author : Nikolaĭ Aleksandrovich Sokolov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Hydrodynamics
ISBN : UVA:X006080246

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Hydrodynamic Properties of Planing Surfaces and Flying Boats by Nikolaĭ Aleksandrovich Sokolov Pdf

The study of the hydrodynamic properties of planing bottom of flying boats and seaplane floats is at the present time based exclusively on the curves of towing tests conducted in tanks.

Adventurous Empires

Phillip E. Sims
Adventurous Empires Book PDF

Author : Phillip E. Sims
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783468836

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This is a story from a bygone age recalling the most successful flying-boat airliner ever built. Designed to a specification for Imperial Airways, then Britains national airline, it carried passengers and, more importantly, mail throughout the British Empire. The airliner offered luxurious travel for the privileged few, every journey being an adventure shared by passengers and crew.Short Brothers built 42 Empires at their factory in Rochester during the late 1930s. Imperial Airways were expanding their network to the furthermost outposts of the British Empire, whilst laying down the principles of scheduled airline operation.This is the tale of the realization of a dream and the efforts of those who made it possible. During World War II, the military Sunderland version became an icon.

Pan American Clippers

James Trautman
Pan American Clippers Book PDF

Author : James Trautman
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : TRANSPORTATION
ISBN : 0228102308

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Pan American Clippers by James Trautman Pdf

"Illustrated with rare period photographs, vintage travel posters, magazine ads and colorful company brochures, Pan American Clippers covers every aspect of the era of flying boats, from 1931-1946. Trautman explains PanAm's founding and growth, their wartime activities, and the design choices that made the company a symbol of luxury. "--

Corsairville

Graham Coster
Corsairville Book PDF

Author : Graham Coster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015050059438

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Corsairville by Graham Coster Pdf

It was the obscure legend of the lying boat Corsair, recued from the Belgian Congo in an epic salvage operation, that fired Graham Coster's quest for the lost world of the flying boat. Coster's journey begins in Southampton, from where Imperial Airways' Empire boats departed to fly up the Nile on their way to South Africa, and takes him to the flying boats' old haunts in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe, from Lake Naivasha to Victoria Falls.