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