Luftwaffe Profile Series No10 Bf 109 G K Field Conversion Kits Rustsatze

Author : Harald Vogt
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 : 9780764305658
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luftwaffe Profile Series No. 10 written by Harald Vogt and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 1998-06-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers in photos and text all of the conversion kits that were available for the Luftwaffe's Bf 109.

Author : Lawrence Goldstone
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345538048
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birdmen written by Lawrence Goldstone and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From acclaimed historian Lawrence Goldstone comes a thrilling narrative of courage, determination, and competition: the story of the intense rivalry that fueled the rise of American aviation. The feud between this nation’s great air pioneers, the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss, was a collision of unyielding and profoundly American personalities. On one side, a pair of tenacious siblings who together had solved the centuries-old riddle of powered, heavier-than-air flight. On the other, an audacious motorcycle racer whose innovative aircraft became synonymous in the public mind with death-defying stunts. For more than a decade, they battled each other in court, at air shows, and in the newspapers. The outcome of this contest of wills would shape the course of aviation history—and take a fearsome toll on the men involved. Birdmen sets the engrossing story of the Wrights’ war with Curtiss against the thrilling backdrop of the early years of manned flight, and is rich with period detail and larger-than-life personalities: Thomas Scott Baldwin, or “Cap’t Tom” as he styled himself, who invented the parachute and almost convinced the world that balloons were the future of aviation; John Moisant, the dapper daredevil who took to the skies after three failed attempts to overthrow the government of El Salvador, then quickly emerged as a celebrity flyer; and Harriet Quimby, the statuesque silent-film beauty who became the first woman to fly across the English Channel. And then there is Lincoln Beachey, perhaps the greatest aviator who ever lived, who dazzled crowds with an array of trademark twists and dives—and best embodied the romance with death that fueled so many of aviation’s earliest heroes. A dramatic story of unimaginable bravery in the air and brutal competition on the ground, Birdmen is at once a thrill ride through flight’s wild early years and a surprising look at the personal clash that fueled America’s race to the skies. Praise for Birdmen “A meticulously researched account of the first few hectic, tangled years of aviation and the curious characters who pursued it . . . a worthy companion to Richard Holmes’s marvelous history of ballooning, Falling Upwards.”—Time “The daredevil scientists and engineers who forged the field of aeronautics spring vividly to life in Lawrence Goldstone’s history.”—Nature “The history of the development of an integral part of the modern world and a fascinating portrayal of how a group of men and women achieved a dream that had captivated humanity for centuries.”—The Christian Science Monitor “Captivating and wonderfully presented . . . a fine book about these rival pioneers.”—The Wall Street Journal “[A] vivid story of invention, vendettas, derring-do, media hype and patent fights [with] modern resonance.”—Financial Times “A powerful story that contrasts soaring hopes with the anchors of ego and courtroom.”—Kirkus Reviews “A riveting narrative about the pioneering era of aeronautics in America and beyond . . . Goldstone raises questions of enduring importance regarding innovation and the indefinite exertion of control over ideas that go public.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author : Herbert Alan Johnson
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807826270
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wingless Eagle written by Herbert Alan Johnson and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the aerial operations by the American Army during the First World War.

Author : Rebecca Hancock Cameron
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530027880
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Training to Fly written by Rebecca Hancock Cameron and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-13 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Training to Fly: Military Flight Training, 1907-1945," is an institutional history of flight training by the predecessor organizations of the United States Air Force. The U.S. Army purchased its first airplane, built and successfully flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright, in 1909, and placed both lighter- and heavier-than-air aeronautics in the Division of Military Aeronautics of the Signal Corps. As pilots and observers in the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Forces, Americans flew combat missions in France during the Great War. In the first postwar decade, airmen achieved a measure of recognition with the establishment of the Air Corps and, during World War II, the Army Air Forces attained equal status with the Army Ground Forces. During this first era of military aviation, as described by Rebecca Cameron in "Training to Fly," the groundwork was laid for the independent United States Air Force. Those were extraordinarily fertile years of invention and innovation in aircraft, engine, and avionics technologies. It was a period in which an air force culture was created, one that was a product of individual personalities, of the demands of a technologically oriented officer corps who served as the fighting force, and of patterns of professional development and identity unique to airmen. Most critical, a flight training system was established on firm footing, whose effective test came in combat in World War II, and whose organization and methods continue virtually intact to the present day. This volume is based primarily on official documents that are housed in the National Archives and Records Administration. Some, dating from World War II, remained unconsulted and languishing in dust-covered boxes until the author's research required that they be declassified. She has relied upon memoirs and other first-person accounts to give a human face to training policies as found in those dry, official records. "Training to Fly" is the first definitive study of this important subject. Training is often overlooked because operations, especially descriptions of aerial combat, have attracted the greatest attention of scholars and the popular press. Yet the success of any military action, as we have learned over and over, is inevitably based upon the quality of training. That training is further enhanced by an understanding of its history, of what has failed, and what has worked.

Author : Samuel Willard Crompton
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438104316
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wright Brothers written by Samuel Willard Crompton and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history by embarking on the first controlled airplane flight among the dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, thus opening up an era of aviation throughout the world. This title is part of the "Milestones in American History" series.

Author : Graham M. Simons
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 178383014X
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Northrop Flying Wings written by Graham M. Simons and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aviation historian and author of Memphis Belle presents an authoritative analysis of the groundbreaking, post-WWI series of military aircraft. In the years following the First World War, a new imperative arose in aviation technology: stealth, speed, and precision. American aircraft designer Jack Northrop developed a streamlined craft that did away with superfluous appendages, including the weighty fuselage and tail units. This was an extreme measure, but Northrop was determined to push aircraft design to a new level. Eliminating both the fuselage and tail meant placing the pilot, the engines, and the payload entirely within the wing envelope. The resulting craft, Northrop’s flying wings, were some of the most spectacular machines ever to grace the skies. With barely any vertical surfaces at all, they looked like something from the realm of science fiction. Indeed, one even appeared in the film version of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds. Written off by many as a mere novelty, the development of these unique bombers provided aeronautical innovations that paved the way for a raft of new designs. During the 1970s, when the United States needed a new strategic bomber to replace the B-52 Superfortress, the flying wing design was brought to the fore once again. The B-2 Spirit was born out of this, continuing the legacy of this stealthy design. This craft, along with the B-35, the eight-engined YB-49 and the YRB-49A, are all highlighted in this authoritative history. Detailed analyses of each design, set within a wider historical context, make for a compelling record of this landmark design.

Author : Martin Caidin
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 138769524X
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Thursday: The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid written by Martin Caidin and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-03-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Caidin's Black Thursday: The Story of the Schweinfurt Raid tells of the United States Air Force's massive bombing raid into Nazi Germany's industrial heartland on Thursday, October 14, 1943. On that fateful day two hundred and ninety one hulking B-17 Flying Fortresses - escorted by squadrons of nimble P-47 Thunderbolts - miraculously fought their way through swarms of Messerschmitt Me-109's, Focke-Wulf FW-190's, Heinkel He-113's and more on their way to cripple the enemy's vital ball-bearings plant at Schweinfurt.

Author : Tom D. Crouch
Publisher : National Geographic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age written by Tom D. Crouch and published by National Geographic. This book was released on 2003 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a biography of the Wright brothers, focusing on their systematic research of flight mechanics which proved the key to their success.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Military Aviation in San Antonio written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John C. Fredriksen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United States Air Force written by John C. Fredriksen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understand the growth and evolution of American air power with this overview of the history of the world's most successful aviation force. The United States Air Force: A Chronology captures the sweep of U.S. Air Force history from the service's inception to present times. Concise entries, arranged by date, touch upon military events such as victories and defeats; significant political, administrative, and technological changes affecting the service; and significant events in the careers of noted leaders. Daily occurrences are described within the context of greater historical events such as wars. The chronology covers all aspects of the U.S. Air Force and its historical antecedents (U.S. Air Service, Army Air Corps, and Army Air Force), commencing with the Balloon Corps in the American Civil War and extending through Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. Events of note, major and minor, are listed in the order of occurrence. The book includes all major air campaigns in all major conflicts, as well as such noteworthy events as record-breaking flights and the introduction of new aircraft.