Building engines for war : air-cooled radial aircraft engine production in Britain and America in World War II / / Edward M. Young |
Autore | Young Edward M. <1948-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Warrendale, Pennsylvania : , : SAE International, , [2023] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 PDF (xvi, 331 pages)) : illustrations ; ; cm |
Soggetto topico |
Airplanes, Military - History - 20th century
Airplanes - Motors - History - 20th century World War, 1939-1945 - Technology Mass production - History - 20th century TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science Aerospace and aviation technology Astronautics Military engineering |
ISBN |
1-4686-0666-2
1-4686-0665-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Building aircraft engines: 1929-1939 -- Chapter 2: Building nine-cylinder engines: The Bristol Mercury and Pegasus -- Chapter 3: Building nine-cylinder engines: The Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 -- Chapter 4: Building 14-cylinder engines: The Bristol Hercules -- Chapter 5: Building 14-cylinder engines: The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin-Wasp and the Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14 -- Chapter 6: Building 18-cylinder engines: The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, Wright R-3350 Duplex Cyclone 18, and Bristol Centaurus -- Chapter 7: Comparing American and British aircraft engine production -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910915670603321 |
Young Edward M. <1948-> | ||
Warrendale, Pennsylvania : , : SAE International, , [2023] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Military aircraft, 1919-1945 [[electronic resource] ] : an illustrated history of their impact / / Justin D. Murphy and Matthew A. McNiece |
Autore | Murphy Justin D |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, : ABC-CLIO, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (362 p.) |
Disciplina | 358.4/18309041 |
Altri autori (Persone) | McNieceMatthew A |
Collana | Weapons and warfare series |
Soggetto topico |
Airplanes, Military - History - 20th century
Aeronautics, Military - History - 20th century World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-02520-1
9786612025204 1-85109-404-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Introduction to Weapons and Warfare Series; Preface and Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: Military Aviation in the Interwar Years, 1919-1939; CHAPTER TWO: Military Aviation in World War II, 1939-1945; CHAPTER THREE: Fighter and Attack Aircraft; CHAPTER FOUR: Bomber Aircraft; CHAPTER FIVE: Reconnaissance and Auxiliary Aircraft; CHAPTER SIX: Naval Aircraft; Aircraft by Country; Aircraft in Alphabetical Order; Glossary of Terms; A Selective Bibliography of Military Aircraft, 1919-1945; Index; About the Authors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454169303321 |
Murphy Justin D | ||
Santa Barbara, : ABC-CLIO, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To command the sky [[electronic resource] ] : the battle for air superiority over Germany, 1942-1944 / / Stephen McFarland and Wesley Phillips Newton |
Autore | McFarland Stephen Lee <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (375 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.544 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NewtonWesley Phillips |
Collana | Smithsonian history of aviation series |
Soggetto topico |
Airplanes, Military - History - 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8173-8290-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Challenge; 2. Training to Destroy; 3. Trial and Error-Early Operations; 4. To the Brink-The Fall Crisis; 5. Transition to Air Superiority-Big Week; 6. Berlin, the Strategic Fighter Campaign, and Control of the Air; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Selected Bibliography; Credit Lines; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454755403321 |
McFarland Stephen Lee <1950-> | ||
Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To command the sky : the battle for air superiority over Germany, 1942-1944 / / Stephen McFarland, Wesley Phillips Newton |
Autore | McFarland Stephen Lee <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, AL, : University of Alabama Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 328 pages) : illustrations, map |
Disciplina | 940.544 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NewtonWesley Phillips |
Collana | Smithsonian history of aviation series |
Soggetto topico |
Airplanes, Military - History - 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations |
ISBN | 0-8173-8290-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Challenge; 2. Training to Destroy; 3. Trial and Error-Early Operations; 4. To the Brink-The Fall Crisis; 5. Transition to Air Superiority-Big Week; 6. Berlin, the Strategic Fighter Campaign, and Control of the Air; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Selected Bibliography; Credit Lines; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778042703321 |
McFarland Stephen Lee <1950-> | ||
Tuscaloosa, AL, : University of Alabama Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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To command the sky : the battle for air superiority over Germany, 1942-1944 / / Stephen McFarland and Wesley Phillips Newton |
Autore | McFarland Stephen Lee <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 328 pages) : illustrations, map |
Disciplina | 940.544 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NewtonWesley Phillips |
Collana | Smithsonian history of aviation series |
Soggetto topico |
Airplanes, Military - History - 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations |
ISBN | 0-8173-8290-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Challenge; 2. Training to Destroy; 3. Trial and Error-Early Operations; 4. To the Brink-The Fall Crisis; 5. Transition to Air Superiority-Big Week; 6. Berlin, the Strategic Fighter Campaign, and Control of the Air; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Selected Bibliography; Credit Lines; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813827403321 |
McFarland Stephen Lee <1950-> | ||
Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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