BOULTON PAUL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915

Since 1915 Boulton Paul Aircraft has been one of the great innovators of British aviation. They built more Sopwith Camels than Sopwiths, the first all-steel airframe, the largest aircraft ever built in Britain, the first with a power-operated gun turret, the famous Defiant fighter, the first single-engine turboprop, and are now World leaders in pow

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Alec Brew is an author and historian.

Résumé

Boulton Paul has been one of the great innovators of British aviation. They built more Camels than Sopwiths, the first all-steel airframe, the largest aircraft ever built in Britain, the first with a power-operated gun turret, the famous Defiant, the first single-engine turboprop, and are now world leaders in power control units and fly-by-wire.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Alec Brew
• Edition: Fonthill Media Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781781557518
• ISBN: 978-1-78155-751-8
• Pages: 448
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 255 mm x 27 mm
• Poids: 1172 g
• Illustrations: 404 black and white photographs
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Véhicules, avions, bateaux, conquête spatiale > Avions, conquête spatiale; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Branches spécifiques de l'économie