American X & Y Planes Volume 1: Experimental Aircraft to 1945

by Darling, Kev

• ISBN13: 9781847971418
• ISBN10: 1847971415
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-15
• Publisher: The Crowood Press UK

Summary

This book, the first of a two-volume history of the USA's 'X' and 'Y' experimental planes from the earliest years of aviation to the present day, covers the period from the Wright Brothers to the end of World War Two. As well as famous names such as Curtiss, Northrop and Boeing, many long-forgotten manufacturers such as Loening and Thomas-Morse appear in these pages. The detailed text, supported by extensive illustrations throughout, gives a fascinating insight into an often-overlooked area of aviation history.

Author Biography

Kev Darling spent more than twenty years in the Royal Air Force, engineering aircraft ranging in size from the Tiger Moth to the TriStar.  Medically discharged after the first Gulf War he strengthened his writing career, which he had begun in 1986.  Since then he has authored numerous magazine articles and more than twenty books and monographs.  This is his seventh book for Crowood. He lives in Vale of Glamorgan.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
The Aviation Roots of America	p. 7
American Prototyping – The Lean Years	p. 25
US Navy Prototypes and Trials Aircraft	p. 58
American Fighter Prototypes and Trials Aircraft 1939–45	p. 66
Bomber Development During World War Two	p. 122
Index	p. 143
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