Aeroplanes Of The Royal Aircraft Factory

Author : Paul R. Hare
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aeroplanes of the Royal Aircraft Factory written by Paul R. Hare and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 1999 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough was unique in that it was an experimental government establishment which actually produced very few aircraft, but designed a long string of successful types that were produced by other companies. Paul Hare outlines the story of the factory and describes the development of the airplanes it designed for use in World War I.

Author : Paul R. Hare
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Aircraft Factory written by Paul R. Hare and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough, forerunner of the World’s premier aeronautical research establishment wherein were designed a diversity of aircraft including many of those that equipped the RFC, RNAS and RAF during the First World War. Originally established to build observation balloons for the Victorian British Army, the Factory later expanded to employ over 3500 people by mid-1916, at which time it became the subject of a political controversy that ended in a judicial enquiry. In 1918 its title was changed to the Royal Aircraft Establishment, not only to avoid a clash of initials with the newly formed Royal Air Force but to better define its changing role. Each of the many designs for airships and aeroplanes that were produced by the Factory between 1908 and 1918 is described in detail, illustrated by photographs, and with three-view drawings provided for the more prominent designs.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 772 pages
Book Rating : 4.3L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aeroplane written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aeroplane written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul R. Hare
Publisher : Anchor Books
ISBN 13 : 9781781550656
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fokker Fodder written by Paul R. Hare and published by Anchor Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the full story of the aeroplane that formed the backbone of the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. This is the first comprehensive history of the Fokker Fodder and includes many previously unpublished photographs.

Author : Mark C. Wilkins
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612008828
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Fighter Aircraft in World War I written by Mark C. Wilkins and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Go buy this book right now. It is rare that ISD gives an instant five-star rating to any new volume, but Mark C. Wilkins' British Fighter Aircraft in World War I is a rare book." — Indy Squadron Dispatch World War I witnessed unprecedented growth and innovation in aircraft design, construction, and as the war progressed—mass production. Each country generated its own innovations sometimes in surprising ways—Albatros Fokker, Pfalz, and Junkers in Germany and Nieuport, Spad, Sopwith and Bristol in France and Britain. This book focuses on the British approach to fighter design, construction, and mass production. Initially the French led the way in Allied fighter development with their Bleriot trainers then nimble Nieuport Scouts—culminating with the powerful, fast gun platforms as exemplified by the Spads. The Spads had a major drawback however, in that they were difficult and counter-intuitive to fix in the field. The British developed fighters in a very different way; Tommy Sopwith had a distinctive approach to fighter design that relied on lightly loaded wings and simple functional box-girder fuselages. His Camel was revolutionary as it combined all the weight well forward; enabling the Camel to turn very quickly—but also making it an unforgiving fighter for the inexperienced. The Royal Aircraft Factory’s SE5a represented another leap forward with its comfortable cockpit, modern instrumentation, and inline engine—clearly influenced by both Spads and German aircraft. Each manufacturer and design team vied for the upper hand and deftly and quickly appropriated good ideas from other companies—be they friend or foe. Developments in tactics and deployment also influenced design—from the early reconnaissance planes, to turn fighters, finally planes that relied upon formation tactics, speed, and firepower. Advances were so great that the postwar industry seemed bland by comparison.

Author : Great Britain. Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 958 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technical Report written by Great Britain. Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul R. Hare
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 227 pages
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Download or read book Mount of Aces: The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a written by Paul R. Hare and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Fonthill Media's Fokker Fodder: The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c, Mount of Aces: The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a is a fitting testament to a legendary fighter. Arguably, the Sopwith Camel may be the best known British fighter plane of the First World War that took on the mighty and feared Jastas over the killing fields that were the trenches. However, almost all the highest scoring aces including McCudden and Mannock preferred the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a. It was well-armed, fast, highly manoeuvrable and a superb gun platform, and yet it was easy and safe for even the most sketchily trained pilot to fly. The S.E.5a was deadly. Not only could it absorb punishment and turn on a penny, it packed a wallop with its .303 Vickers and .303 Lewis machine guns. Over 5,500 examples were produced in the war and Major Edward C. 'Mick' Mannock scored fifty of his seventy-three victories in the S.E.5a. The S.E.5a helped turn the tide of war in the Allies' favour. After the war, examples took part in air races and were employed in the 'sky-writings' industry for advertising purposes in both Britain and America. And today, all over the world, home-builders are producing reproductions of the S.E.5a for sport and leisure flying, a fitting tribute to a design now nearly a century old and an appropriate memorial to the thousands of pilots who flew it in combat in defence of their country.

Author : Bill Yenne
Publisher : Marboro Books
ISBN 13 : 9780880294904
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World's Worst Aircraft written by Bill Yenne and published by Marboro Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subjects of this book have embarrassed their builders, enraged their owners and frightened their pilots. In many cases, these are aircraft that should never have been built, and which are more starkly bizarre than the most deranged flights of fantasy.