Author: Yenne, Bill.
Title: America's round-engine warbirds : airframes and powerplants at the close of the military prop era.
Description: [S.l.] : Specialty Press, 2022. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 216 pp. Ills. 24x24 cm. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - With a particular emphasis on the design, development, and evolution of American radial aircraft engines, this work chronicles the progression of US military aircraft from pre-World War II through the transition to the jet engine. Included are powerplants produced by Pratt & Whitney, Curtiss-Wright, Continental, Lycoming, and Jacobs that powered a wide range of aircraft. Aircraft coverage includes trainers, such as the Vultee B-13 Valiant and North American’s T-6 Texan as well as full-on warbirds, such as the Boeing B-29 Superfortress; the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt; Grumman’s Wildcat, Hellcat, and Bearcat series; the North American B-25 Mitchell; the Vought F4U Corsair; the Consolidated B-24 Liberator; and a host of others. ISBN 9781580072793.

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