American X & Y Planes, Vol. 1: Experimental Aircraft to 1945 (Crowood Aviation)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1847971415 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Save your money. JCAL Another person posted:"If you want an excellent book on these projects, it is recommend that the historian purchase Kev Darling's American X & Y Planes, Vol. 1: Experimental Aircraft to 1945 (Crowood Aviation)" - So I purchased Vol I and Vol II. They're reasonably inexpensive and from Crowood which usually means a pretty workman like job if not outstanding.The descriptions are brief and for many aircraft there is no illustration. I was disappointed to say the least. Sa. Javier said Dissapointed II. When I received this kind of books I felt kind of cheated. The book itself has two volumes when it should be just one single book given the amount of pages and information. Obviously it is a better business for the publishers to sell two books instead of one. In that way a book than can be sold for $50 became two books that can be sold at $Dissapointed II When I received this kind of books I felt kind of cheated. The book itself has two volumes when it should be just one single book given the amount of pages and information. Obviously it is a better business for the publishers to sell two books instead of one. In that way a book than can be sold for $50 became two books that can be sold at $35 each.It is hard to believe that a book introducing experimental and prototype aircrafts doesn't count with a single three views . 5 each.It is hard to believe that a book introducing experimental and prototype aircrafts doesn't count with a single three views . The key is the "Y" in "American X&Y Planes" Gregory K. Myers There are indeed many books on "X" planes , the key here is there aren't many on the "Y" planes or for that mater the"XF" and "XB" planes. The "X" planes being totally experimental and unlike the "Y&X" planes covered in this book and it;s follow on volume .The photos and text cover the material very well. There are gaps in the aircraft covered , but all in all I found the book very good in the coverage of the subject.
Medically discharged after the first Gulf War he strengthened his writing career, which he had begun in 1986. . He lives in Vale of Glamorgan. Kev Darling spent more than twenty years in the Royal Air Force, engineering aircraft ranging in size from the Tiger Moth to the TriStar. Since then he has authored numerous magazine articles and
About the Author 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. He lives in Vale of Glamorgan
Within a few years of the Wright Brother's first flight in 1903, World War I greatly accelerated the development of aircraft as the fighting machines of all sides were pushed to the limits to gain more speed, altitude and firepower. The detailed text, supported by extensive illustrations throughout, gives a fascinating insight into an often-overlooked area of aviation history.. 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. The world of experimental and prototype aircraft throws up many interesting and unusual machines, and the aircraft manufacturers of the USA were no exception. 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