X Planes: Research Aircraft 1891-1970: A Unique Pictorial Record of Flying Prototypes, their Designers and Pilots

The outcome of the Pacific War was heavily influenced by the results of naval battles between the Imperial Japanese fleet and the US Navy. One of the key elements was Japan's large fighter component, which had gained experience over Manchuria, China and Mongolia in the late 1930s. Flying A5Ms, at least 21 pilots achieved 'acedom' securing air superiority for the invaders. Manufacturer Mitsubishi derived much from these campaigns, producing one of the best fighters of the War, the A6M Zero-Sen. Navy pilots proved to be highly skilled when engaged by the Allied forces, Pacific. Pilots like Nishizawa, Sagita and Sakai scoring more than 60 kills apiece. "The outcome of the Pacific War was heavily influenced by the results of naval battles between the Imperial Japanese fleet and the US Navy. One of the key elements was Japan's large fighter component, which had gained experience over Manchuria, China and Mongolia in the late 1930s. Flying A5Ms, at least 21 pilots achieved 'acedom' securing air superiority for the invaders. Manufacturer Mitsubishi derived much from these campaigns, producing one of the best fighters of the War, the A6M Zero-Sen. Navy pilots proved to be highly skilled when engaged by the Allied forces, Pacific. Pilots like Nishizawa, Sugita and Sakai scoring more than 60 kills apiece. Following a series of key carriers battles, navy pilots began to operate predominantly from shore bases in New Guinea, the Philippines and filnally the Japanese home islands. New fighter types like the Raiden, Shiden/Shiden-kai, Gekko and later versions of the Zero only helped delay the inevitable defeat, and hundreds of naval pilots paid the ultimate price in the final months of was as kamikazes."--Back cover From the 40A biplane, which delivered the U.S. mail in 1927; to the 38 different piston-powered airplanes that served the Allies in World War II; to today's ultra-modern 777 jetliner -- acclaimed aviation artist Mike Badrocke has produced meticulous cutaway drawings of all of Seattle-based Boeing's revolutionary aircraft types. Accompanied by the expert commentary of Bill Gunston, Boeing Aircraft Cutaways is an indispensible visual reference for the modeller or any enthusiast who wants to get "inside" the aircraft of the industry's most legendary manufacturer

Unquestionably the most successful dive-bomber ever to see frontline service with any air arm, the Douglas SBD Dauntless was the scourge of the Japanese Imperial Fleet in the crucial years of the Pacific War of World War II (1939-1945). The revolutionary all-metal stressed-skin design of the SBD exhibited airframe strength that made it an ideal dive-bomber, its broad wing, with horizontal centre section and sharply tapered outer panels with dihedral, boasting perforated split flaps that doubled as dive brakes during the steep bombing attacks

"Unquestionably the most successful dive-bomber ever to see frontline service with any air arm, the Douglas SBD Dauntless was the scourge of the Japanese Imperial Fleet in the crucial years of the Pacific War. 54 SBDs from the carriers Enterprise and Yorktown destroyed the heart of Adm. Yamamoto's successful Pearl Harbor task force at the pivotal Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942, sending four large carriers to a watery grave in the course of just 24 hours - a defeat that the Japanese Navy never fully recovered from."--Back cover It would be idle to try and sum up the whole history of this, the most famous aircraft manufacturer in the world, but suffice to say no less than 38 Boeing models saw service in WWII alone, including of course the Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress. In 1927, the first Boeing, the 40A biplane, delivered the US mail, with a range of 650 miles; today the 747-400 can cover 9000 miles at a cruising speed of 615 mph. The SBD Dauntless of 1942 was a revolutionary all-metal stressed-skin design with an airframe strength that made it ideal for dive-bombing. It proved its worth in the Battle of Midway, sinking four Japanese carriers. This book examines the aircraft's record and includes interviews with crews. The cutaway illustrations in this volume should be of interest to both modellers and aircraft enthusiasts. From the first Boeing, the 40A biplane used by the US mail in the 1920s, to the Boeing 777 airliner, this book covers the history of the world's most famous aircraft manufacturer. Japan's top aces doubled the best efforts of the Allies due to pre-war experience in China and Manchuria and their excellent aircraft types from Nakajima and Kawasaki. Described here in detail, the book also features colour uniform plates showing pilots of the period. Concentrating solely on Airbus's wide-bodied airliners - the A300, A310, A330 and A340 - the book presents detailed histories of all the variants, the airlines that flew them and the colour schemes they wore, both standard and one-off designs. The Japanese naval Air Force pilots achieved ace status during the eight years of near constant war in the Far East. They fought for control of the skies and their exploits are detailed in this volume of the "Aircraft of the Aces" series. Construction of prototype A300BI F-WUAB began at Toulouse in September 1969, the aircraft subsequently taking to the air on its maiden flight from Airbus Industrie's primary site on 28 October 1972. Much later given the designation Motion 1, Boeing's first product was a two-bay biplane whose only drawback was the unreliability of its 125hp Hall-Scott A-5 six-cylinder water-cooled engine. Reference book covering all major Boeing aircraft products with narrative descriptions, technical specifications and detailed cut-away drawings. Beskriver SBD Dauntless's rekognoscerings- og dykbombeoperationer hovedsagelig i Stillehavskrigen under 2. verdenskrig Beretter om den amerikanske Boeing-flyfabriks historie med omtale og cutaways af mange af fabrikkens flytyper Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, the Marianas and the Philippines - a Pacific War 'tour guide'. It was inevitable that Japan and China would eventually go to war. Beskriver Airbus-serien A300, A310, A330 og A340