British Flying Boats

Summary

A history of the flying boat, a unique form of aircraft, with the ability to operate from sea or river and, in amphibian form, from land too. Over 100 types of British flying boat and amphibian were built during a 40-year period from the days of the pioneer airmen to the advent of the jet engine.

Product details

• Authors: Peter London
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780750926959
• ISBN: 978-0-7509-2695-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 1107 g
• Illustrations: 200 b&w and 16 colour illustrations
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering