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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dean, William Patrick, 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Temas:
1900-1999
Transport planes > United States > History > 20th century.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
Transport planes
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 0 |g Early years : consolidated-vultee.  |t Convair B-36 Peacemaker ;  |t XC-99 Behemoth ;  |t YB-60 and advanced XC-99 ;  |t Fairchild Stratos M-534 --  |g Douglas Globemaster series.  |t C-74 Globemaster I ;  |t C-124 Globemaster II ;  |t Turboprop transports --  |g Douglas Aircraft and Aviation Traders Limited.  |t DC-4 (C-54)/ATL-98 Carvair --  |g Boeing Strato series and Aero Spacelines.  |t B-29 and B-50 Superfortress ;  |t C-97 and B-377 Stratocruiser series ;  |t Aero Spacelines ;  |t B-377PG Pregnant Guppy ;  |t B-377SG Super Guppy ;  |t B-377MG Mini Guppy ;  |t MGT-101 Mini Guppy turbine ;  |t SGT-201 Super Guppy Turbine. 
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