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Author : Ralph Pegram
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1781552029
Author : Ralph Pegram
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1781551790
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.
Author : Stéphane Nicolaou
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Seaplanes
ISBN : 9780760306215
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.
Author : Edward Eves
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Airplane racing
ISBN : NWU:35556033439639
Attracting entries from the U.S., Great Britain, France, and Italy, the Schneider Trophy fostered a rapid advance in aviation technology. This book devotes an entire chapter to each of the 12 races, with details of pre-race planning, navigation and seaworthiness trials, the race itself, and, of course, aircraft designs and engines.
Author : Jerry Murland
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526770028
The history of the Schneider Trophy is the history of aircraft development. When Jacques Schneider devised and inaugurated the Coupe d’Aviation Maritime race for seaplanes in 1913, no-one could have predicted the profound effect the Series would have on aircraft design and aeronautical development, not to mention world history. Howard Pixton’s 1914 victory in a Sopwith Tabloid biplane surprisingly surpassed the performance of monoplanes and other manufacturers turned back to biplanes. During The Great War aerial combat was almost entirely conducted by biplanes, with their low landing speeds, rapid climb rates and maneuverability. Post-war the Races resumed in 1920. The American Curtiss racing aircraft set the pattern for the 1920s, making way for Harold Mitchell’s Supermarines in the 1930’s. Having won the 1927 race at Venice Mitchell developed his ground-breaking aircraft into the iconic Spitfire powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. This new generation of British fighter aircraft were to play a decisive role in defeating the Luftwaffe and thwarting the Nazis’ invasion plans. This is a fascinating account of the air race series that had a huge influence on the development of flight.
Author : Derek N. James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-14
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1781554188
At the end of 1912 Jacques Schneider announced his intention of presenting an annual trophy for an international seaplane contest. There were only twelve Schneider contests but they were major international events with the major rivals being Britain and Italy, followed by France and the US. Biplane seaplanes and flying-boats predominated the early contests and some very advanced twin-float biplanes were among the winners as late as 1925. However, it was the monoplane which was to become the symbol of Schneider Trophy, with Supermarine and Macchi designs reaching the peak of racing seaplane performance. The final winning combination of Supermarine airframe and Rolls-Royce engine was to make a vital contribution to Britain's defence in 1940 in the form of the Rolls-Royce powered Hurricane and Spitfire. This book records the contests and, in considerable detail, the design, development and achievements of the participating aircraft; those which failed to take part; and the projects, some of which embodied very advanced ideas even if they were proved to be unrealistic.
Author : Henry Robinson Palmer
Publisher : Tab Books
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015039968980
Author : Christopher Smith
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445651255
Explores the fascinating history of Supermarine.
Author : Ralph Pegram
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1785212265
On 13 September 1931 the Schneider Trophy was won outright for Britain on Southampton Water by Flt Lt John Boothman flying Supermarine S6B, S1595, with a record-breaking average speed of 379.08mph. In Supermarine Rolls-Royce S6B Owners' Workshop Manual, Ralph Pegram relates the story of the Schneider Trophy competitions and describes the development of British high-speed seaplane designs. He examines the anatomy of the S6B (including the Rolls-Royce R engine), as well as giving rare insights into its flying characteristics and how it was maintained, operated and – of course – raced in the final competition.
Author : Jonathan Glancey
Publisher : Atlantic Books
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786494207
Announced in 1912, the Schneider Trophy stole the imaginations of pioneering aircraft manufacturers in America, France, Britain and Italy, as they competed in a series of air races that attracted a hugely popular following. Perhaps inevitably, the dynamism of rival engineering led to the most potent military fighters of World War Two and Reginald Mitchell's record-breaking Supermarine seaplanes morphed into the Spitfire. Wings Over Water tells the story of the Schneider air races afresh and also examines the wider politics and society of the early twentieth-century that framed the event. It is an exhilarating tale of raw adventure, public excitement and engineering genius.
Author : John Shelton
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1844255301
This is the first book to give a comprehensive account of the entire design career of legendary aircraft designer Reginald J. Mitchell. Renowned as the creator of the iconic Supermarine Spitfire fighter, Mitchell was also responsible for the sleek record-breaking seaplane aircraft that won outright the Schneider Trophy in 1931, and other classic designs such as the Stranraer and Southampton flying boats. John Shelton examines Mitchell’s 28 designs and recounts how each of his aircraft emerged in response to contemporary requirements and to prevailing design philosophies.
Author : Ellison Hawks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038427998
Beretter om britisk deltagelse i hastighedskonkurrencerne om det franskinstiftede "Schneider-trofæ" i perioden 1913-1931. De britiske deltagende fly, Supermarine S-6 og S-6B dannede grundlaget for udviklingen af såvel Hawker Hurricane som Supermarine Spitfire.
Author : Charles R. G. Bain
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
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.
Author : Jo Hillman,Colin Higgs
Publisher : Air World
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526784957
“Largely photographic coverage of the graceful 1920s flying boat designed by R.J. Mitchell of later Spitfire fame . . . A nostalgic look back.” —Helicopter International The Supermarine Southampton was the first flying boat to be designed for the RAF after the First World War. Produced between 1924 and 1934, it entered into RAF service in 1925 and became the second longest serving (behind the Short Sunderland) and one of the most successful of the inter-war flying boats. In an unusual move for the times, the Air Ministry ordered six Southamptons straight from the drawing board as the design had been based on the success of the experimental Supermarine Swan amphibious aircraft. So successful was the aircraft that a further twelve were ordered in July 1925. The Southampton was a hugely successful aircraft for the RAF, the aircraft’s main sponsor, and was used for reconnaissance duties and as a patrol aircraft. It became best known for a series of publicly lauded long-distance flights, the intention of which was partly “flag waving” and partly for gaining valuable experience of flying boats in remote waters. The 1927 Far East Flight became known for the Southampton’s display of its prodigious range and reliability. The Southampton was a very profitable series of flying boats with sales also being made to Argentina, Turkey and Japan almost doubling Supermarine’s business in just a few years. A total of eighty-three of all types were built, all of which are revealed in this unrivaled collection of archive images, the majority of which, having been drawn from private collections, have not been published before.
Author : Mike Phipp
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445613055
The story of the flying boats and seaplanes of Solent and Poole.