China Clipper

The Age of the Great Flying Boats

Robert Gandt (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

266 Seiten

2023
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-68247-936-0 (ISBN)

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When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and explains the aeronautical advances that made the aircraft possible. To fully document the story he includes interviews with flying boat pioneers and a dynamic collection of photographs, charts, and cutaway illustrations.

Robert Gandt is a former naval officer, international airline captain, and military historian. A resident of Daytona Beach, FL, he is the author of thirteen books, including The Twilight Warriors.

Erscheinungsdatum	24.05.2024
Zusatzinfo	14 Maps, 67 B&W Photos
Verlagsort	Annopolis
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
Themenwelt	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	1-68247-936-6 / 1682479366
ISBN-13	978-1-68247-936-0 / 9781682479360
Zustand	Neuware