Infamous Aircraft. Dangerous Designs and Their Vices - Robert Jackson
dangerous designs and their vices
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Many aircraft, some famous and some rare, gained a reputation for being difficult to fly and sometimes downright dangerous. This book looks at some of the worst culprits over a period spanning World War One to the age of supersonic flight. The following aircraft are included. BE.2 - The RFC went to war in it in 1914. The BE was easy to fly and very stable - but it was difficult to maneuver and very easy to shoot down. Tarrant Tabor - The Tabor was grotesque, a massive misfit of an experimental bomber that predictably came to grief on its first flight. Avro Manchester - The twin-engined Manchester would fly all the way to Berlin and back - only to burst into flames over its own base. Messerschmitt Me 210 - The Me 210 was developed as a successor to Goering's Destroyer, the Bf110. It was a disaster with a phenomenal accident rate. Martin B-26 Marauder - They called the B-26 the Widow-maker, fast and powerful, with some savage characteristics. Reichenberg IV - a manned version of the V-1 flying bomb, was a despe...
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2012Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword170 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1848846584ISBN-13: 9781848846586Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Jackson, Robert] [Pagina's: 170] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword] [Jaar: 2012] [Titel: Infamous Aircraft. Dangerous Designs and Their Vices]
