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Ultra-large aircraft, 1940-1970 : the development of guppy and expanded fuselage transports /
"This comprehensive history of expanded fuselage aircraft begins in the 1940s with the military's need for a long-range transport and covers the development of designs by Boeing, Convair and Douglas, and their challenges and failures. Maneuvers of financiers, corporate raiders, mobsters an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This comprehensive history of expanded fuselage aircraft begins in the 1940s with the military's need for a long-range transport and covers the development of designs by Boeing, Convair and Douglas, and their challenges and failures. Maneuvers of financiers, corporate raiders, mobsters and others provide a look at aviation development from the drawing board to the scrap yard"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 304 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781476630151 1476630151 |