Empire Flying Boat Manual
An insight into owning, servicing and flying the Short S.23 'C' Class Empire flying boats
Seiten
2012
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-85733-158-8 (ISBN)
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-85733-158-8 (ISBN)
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With privileged access to the British Airways Heritage Collection, the author describes the genesis and anatomy of the Empire boats, their service career, operation and maintenance of the Empires, and the experience of travelling by flying boat in the 1930s.
The Short ‘C’ Class Empire flying boats were designed in 1934 to implement the Empire Air Mail Scheme. They were operated by Imperial Airways (forerunner of British Airways), QANTAS and Tasman Empire Airways, carrying letter mail throughout the British Empire and Dominions. Small numbers of passengers and freight were also carried. With privileged access to the British Airways Heritage Collection, author Brian Cassidy describes the genesis and anatomy of the Empire boats, their service career, operation and maintenance of the Empires, and the experience of travelling by flying boat in the 1930s.
The Short ‘C’ Class Empire flying boats were designed in 1934 to implement the Empire Air Mail Scheme. They were operated by Imperial Airways (forerunner of British Airways), QANTAS and Tasman Empire Airways, carrying letter mail throughout the British Empire and Dominions. Small numbers of passengers and freight were also carried. With privileged access to the British Airways Heritage Collection, author Brian Cassidy describes the genesis and anatomy of the Empire boats, their service career, operation and maintenance of the Empires, and the experience of travelling by flying boat in the 1930s.
Brian Cassidy was as an architect in the UK and Australia for most of his working life. He is an authority on the Empire flying boats, an interest that has spanned more than half a century. He lives in Bath.
Joint publication with British Airways Heritage Collection. Unique insights into the design, operation and maintenance of a classic flying boat design of the 1930s. Contains many rarely seen photographs and technical illustrations from the British Airways Heritage Collection. Expert author.
Verlagsort | Somerset |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 214 x 277 mm |
Gewicht | 765 g |
Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
ISBN-10 | 0-85733-158-2 / 0857331582 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-85733-158-8 / 9780857331588 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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