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Item specifics
- Condition
- Artist
- Gibson, Chris
- Date of Publication
- 20161031
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Release Title
- On Atlas' Shoulders: RAF Transport Aircraft Projects Since 1945
- City of Publication
- Ottringham
- Ex Libris
- No
- Book Series
- Historical
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Vintage
- No
- Colour
- N/A
- Brand
- N/A
- Type
- Hardback
- EAN
- 9781902109510
- ISBN
- 1902109511
- Era
- 2000s
- Features
- Illustrated
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Book Title
- On Atlas' Shoulders : Raf Transport Aircraft Projects since 1945
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Item Length
- 11.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Europe / Great Britain / General, Military / Aviation
- Item Weight
- 52.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
ISBN-10
1902109511
ISBN-13
9781902109510
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228585114
Product Key Features
Book Title
On Atlas' Shoulders : Raf Transport Aircraft Projects since 1945
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / General, Military / Aviation
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
52.9 Oz
Item Length
11.7 in
Item Width
8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
623.74650941
Table Of Content
Introduction Acknowledgements The Tausendfüßler and a Logistics Revolution Fetch and Carry: Holds, Wheels and Engines Transports for the Austerity Years An Argosy Abandoned - OR.323 Medium Transports Strategic Freighter Round One - Vickers V.1000 Strategic Freighter Round Two - Air Staff Vs Shorts To Singapore by the Cable Route : AST364 Theatre Transport Replacement Aircraft: OR.351 Blown away by the Chinook - Light Cargo Aircraft The Only Practicable Alternative - C-130 South of Suez and a Return to the East Conclusion Appendix NATO's Airlifter: NBMR.4 and 22 Index
Synopsis
This unique reference details the RAF aircraft and technologies developed for logistics support of the British armed forces from the Cold War era up through today's precision delivery of equipment to forward operating bases in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Illustrated throughout with photos, drawings, and color profiles of RAF transport aircraft and helicopters., In August 1945 RAF Transport Command found itself with almost 2000 C-47 Dakotas acquired under Lend-Lease that had to be returned, destroyed or paid for. This left the RAF with converted bombers such as the York and Halifax C.VIII or, in the Far East, interned Japanese aircraft including the Ki.48 Lily, Post war, Britain's aircraft industry embarked on equipping RAF with the full range of transport aircraft which could carry troops and cargo to the Far East and Australia. On Atlas' Shoulders describes how the lessons of WW2 were absorbed and design studies and aircraft projects including the Beverley, Vickers' V.1000 and Type 799, the Argosy and HS.681 V/STOL transport or the Britannia, HP.111, VC10 and Belfast. On Atlas' Shoulders also explains how the RAF developed their transport force from the late Sixties to today's precision delivery of equipment to forward operating bases in Afghanistan and beyond. The Mounting Base strategy followed with proposals for long-range transports such as the HP.135, Jet Belfast and VC10 developments whilst at the opposite end of the scale, liaison and observation aircraft such as the Pioneer were soon overtaken by the helicopter, culminating in the Wessex, Puma and Chinook. Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and specially commissioned artwork, On Atlas' Shoulders is a unique reference to the aircraft and technologies developed for logistics support of the British armed forces since 1945., In August 1945 RAF Transport Command found itself with almost 2000 C-47 Dakotas acquired under Lend-Lease that had to be returned, destroyed or paid for. This left the RAF with converted bombers such as the York and Halifax C.VIII or, in the Far East, interned Japanese aircraft including the Ki.48 Lily, Post war, Britain's aircraft industry embarked on equipping RAF with the full range of transport aircraft which could carry troops and cargo to the Far East and Australia. On Atlas' Shoulders describes how the lessons of WWII were absorbed and design studies and aircraft projects including the Beverley, Vickers' V.1000 and Type 799, the Argosy and HS.681 V/STOL transport or the Britannia, HP.111, VC10 and Belfast. On Atlas' Shoulders also explains how the RAF developed their transport force from the late Sixties to today's precision delivery of equipment to forward operating bases in Afghanistan and beyond. The Mounting Base strategy followed with proposals for long-range transports such as the HP.135, Jet Belfast and VC10 developments whilst at the opposite end of the scale, liaison and observation aircraft such as the Pioneer were soon overtaken by the helicopter, culminating in the Wessex, Puma and Chinook. Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and specially commissioned artwork, On Atlas' Shoulders is a unique reference to the aircraft and technologies developed for logistics support of the British armed forces since 1945.
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