Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare)

Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: ABC-CLIOСерия: Weapons & WarfareАвтор(ы): Stanley S. McGowenЯзык: EnglishГод издания: 2005Количество страниц: 368ISBN: 1-85109-473-3Формат: pdf (e-book)Размер: 3.86 mb Rapid Ifolder 85 1 2 3 4 5 Helicopters: An Illustrated History Of Their Impact Covers The Development Of Helicopters From A Concept In Leonardo Davinci's Mind To The First Successful Machines In The Early 1900s To The Latest Tilt-rotor Designs. Time And Again, In A Story Of Constant Innovation, Designers Answered The Concerns Of Military Planners With More Maneuverable, More Capable Rotorcraft. With Expert Analysis And Specific Details Of Every Significant Model Ever Used, Helicopters Shows How These Once Denigrated Machines Became Essential To A Variety Of Missions (reconnaissance, Transport, Attack, Support, Evacuation, Urban Combat, Quick Strikes Behind Enemy Lines, And More). In Addition, The Book Looks At The Impact Of Rotorcraft Beyond The Military, Including Their Ever-widening Role In Emergency Medical Care, Police Work, Traffic Control, Agriculture, News Reporting, And More. Early Developments, 1900-1939 -- Historical Background -- Limited Successes -- Autogyros And Gyroplanes -- The First Successful Helicopters In Europe -- Successes In The United States -- World War Ii, 1939-1945 -- Sikorsky Xr-5 And Xr-6 -- Frank Nicholas Piasecki -- From Military To Commercial Helicopter -- Stanley Hiller, Jr. -- Charles Kaman -- Korea And The Cold War, 1946-1961 -- Bell Helicopters -- Hiller Helicopters -- Piasecki Helicopter Corporation -- The S-55 Helicopter -- Westland Helicopters -- Nicolai I. Kamov -- French Indochina -- Vietnam, The Middle East, And The Face-off In Europe, 1961-1975 -- The United States In Vietnam -- Nato -- The Middle East -- Warsaw Pact -- Technological Evolution, 1976-1990 -- Nato Combat Support Helicopters -- Attack Helicopters -- Combat Service Support Helicopters -- Warsaw Pact -- Desert Shield/storm And Beyond, 1990-2003 -- Combat Support : Passenger Helicopters -- Combat Service Support Helicopters -- Attack Helicopters -- Tilt Rotor Aircraft -- Notar -- Helicopter Specifications. Stanley S. Mcgowen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 301-305) And Index. First envisioned by Leonardo da Vinci, and first deployed in World War II, the helicopter is now a universal icon of modern warfare, a key component of combat planning around the world, and one of the military's most versatile and effective tools. In the recent Iraq war, the world saw coalition helicopters provide firepower and supplies, maneuver in both the desert and in cities, facilitate rescues, and transfer wounded soldiers to hospitals in minutes. It is hard to believe that at one time, many military planners dismissed helicopters as too expensive, too vulnerable, and too impractical.; Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers the development of helicopters from a concept in the mind of daVinci to the first successful machines in the early 1900s to the latest tilt-rotor designs. It is a story of constant innovation, as time and again designers answered the concerns of military planners with more maneuverable, more capable rotorcraft. With expert analysis and specific details of every significant model ever used, Helicopters shows how these once denigrated machines became essential to a variety of missions (reconnaissance, transport, attack, support, evacuation, urban combat, quick strikes behind enemy lines, and more). In addition, the book looks at the impact of rotorcraft beyond the military, including their ever-widening role in emergency medical care, police work, traffic control, agriculture, news reporting, and more First envisioned by Leonardo da Vinci and first deployed in World War II, the helicopter is now a universal icon of modern warfare, a key component of combat planning around the world, and one of the military's most versatile and effective tools.Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers the development of helicopters from a concept in Leonardo daVinci's mind to the first successful machines in the early 1900s to the latest tilt-rotor designs. Time and again, in a story of constant innovation, designers answered the concerns of military planners with more maneuverable, more capable rotorcraft.With expert analysis and specific details of every significant model ever used, Helicopters shows how these once denigrated machines became essential to a variety of missions (reconnaissance, transport, attack, support, evacuation, urban combat, quick strikes behind enemy lines, and more). In addition, the book looks at the impact of rotorcraft beyond the military, including their ever-widening role in emergency medical care, police work, traffic control, agriculture, news reporting, and more. First envisioned by Leonardo da Vinci and first deployed in World War II, the helicopter is now a universal icon of modern warfare, a key component of combat planning around the world, and one of the military's most versatile and effective tools. An Illustrated History of Their Impact covers the development of helicopters from a concept in Leonardo daVinci's mind to the first successful machines in the early 1900s to the latest tilt-rotor designs. Time and again, in a story of constant innovation, designers answered the concerns of military planners with more maneuverable, more capable rotorcraft. With expert analysis and specific details of every significant model ever used, Helicopters shows how these once denigrated machines became essential to a variety of missions (reconnaissance, transport, attack, support, evacuation, urban combat, quick strikes behind enemy lines, and more). In addition, the book looks at the impact of rotorcraft beyond the military, including their ever-widening role in emergency medical care, police work, traffic control, agriculture, news reporting, and more. Preliminaries......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 5 Early Developments, 1900–1939......Page 17 World War II, 1939–1945......Page 41 Korea and the Cold War, 1946–1961......Page 67 Vietnam, the Middle East, and the Face-off......Page 111 Technological Evolution, 1976–1990......Page 159 Desert Shield/Storm and Beyond, 1990–2003......Page 205 Helicopter Specifications......Page 241 Glossary......Page 313 Bibliography......Page 317 Index......Page 323 About the Author......Page 367