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U. S. Experimental and Prototype Aircraft Projects : Fighters, 1939-1945 by Bill Norton (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSpecialty Press Publishers & Wholesalers, Incorporated
ISBN-101580071090
ISBN-139781580071093
eBay Product ID (ePID)64163755
Product Key Features
Book TitleU. S. Experimental and Prototype Aircraft Projects : Fighters, 1939-1945
Number of Pages264 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / Aviation
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorBill Norton
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight51.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width10 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-015662
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsYou know, it seems like one can count on certain publishers to provide the finest coverage of a subject, and so it is with Specialty Press. An outstanding book that I know will be a major reference for both enthusiast and modeler alike. One that I can easily give my highest recommendation.
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal623.7464097309044
SynopsisAmerica's military aircraft industry was forced to grow at an incredible pace during World War II. At the beginning of the conflict, the nation's air arms were out-matched by better-performing Axis aircraft. It was the development, often in secret, and subsequent employment of America's fighter aircraft that helped turn the tide of the war. This book focuses on those American fighter projects of WWII that never reached combat forces, or only in a very limited manner. The book illuminates little known or minimally documented aircraft and projects that significantly advanced fighter design that never went into full-rate production and deployment. The 'standard' types are also examined to illustrate the 'state-of-the-art' at the time, the American posture and capabilities, goals set by national and military leadership, and general factors affecting the course of development for classes of fighters. Hence, this work follows the overall development of American fighter aircraft, but emphasizes those little-known projects that matured to the point of significant design development such as mockups, wind-tunnel models, and especially those yielding flying prototypes. Also includes 'dead-end' variants of service types, those only exported after US evaluation, and aircraft that entered service in only small numbers before being overcome by more advanced models or the end of hostilities. The book provides photos and drawings of every American fighter of the war and many rare or never-before-published images of little-known types of projects., This book focuses on those American fighter projects of WWII that never reached combat forces, or only in a very limited manner. The book illuminates little known aircraft designs and x-plane projects that significantly advanced fighter design, but never went into full-rate production and deployment.
LC Classification NumberUG1242.F5N66 2008
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