Planes Explained: Informative WWII era 90-Page Book on the Facts behind Aircraft Design
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Planes Explained
by Roger Tennant
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"Written to give life and form to the dull numbers and silhouettes that confront Observers, Spotters, A/A Gunners And Air Cadets...the fascinating back-stage story of aircraft design, revealing the reasons for all the various features and shapes of the aeroplanes, both friendly and hostile, that pass over our heads...indispensable to everyone concerned with aircraft recognition..."
Contents (90+ pages)
- Author's note
- Wing shapes
- Wing arrangements
- Tail shapes
- Fuselage shapes
- Undercarriages
- Seaplane floats & hulls
- The power plant
- Detail design
- Unconventional layouts
- Gliders
- Glossary
- Index