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Douglas XB-19: An Illustrated History of America's Would-Be Intercontinental Bomber

Autor Dr William Wolf
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 feb 2017
In 1935, the intent of the Army Air Corps was to build a potential intercontinental bomber, a “Guardian of the Hemisphere”; they granted Donald Douglas a contract to build the world’s largest bomber. Over the past 75 years, there have only been a few magazine articles on the gigantic Douglas XB-19 bomber, usually showing it in photos dwarfing the aircraft around it. Since the XB-19 project was top secret and there was only one example, there is little information remaining for researchers. William Wolf presents this enigmatic bomber, a “Flying Laboratory” that was the precursor to America’s first intercontinental bomber, the Continental B-36 Peacemaker. Wolf has used original Douglas and Army Air Force documents and very rare (as few were needed for one bomber) Erection & Maintenance Manuals in this history, which also includes never-seen-before photos and color profiles. This volume is a must for the aviation historian, enthusiast, and modeler.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780764352324
ISBN-10: 0764352326
Pagini: 128
Ilustrații: 251 colour & b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 215 x 279 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.95 kg
Editura: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Colecția Schiffer Military History

Notă biografică

William Wolf is a retired dentist whose consuming 45-year passion is WWII air combat and aircraft, having over 25,000 books and magazines, 1,000s of downloaded CDs, and three miles of microfilm on WWII in his library.

Caracteristici

This book is based on the author's collection of arguably the largest quantity of XB-19 material and photos ever assembled, including a copy of the original Army Air Force acceptance of the aircraft, first-hand narratives of its first flight, and other USAAC and Douglas Company documents.

Cuprins

Introduction Origins DevelopmentFlight test Influence Bibliography Index