C Planes, The: U.s. Cargo Aircraft from 1925 to the Present (Schiffer Military History) - Hardcover

Holder, Bill; Vadnais, Scott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887409121 ISBN 13: 9780887409127

Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1997

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Book by Scott Vadnais Bill Holder

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Reseña del editor:

During the American Civil War, General Nathan Bedford Forrest stated that in order to win a battle, "you had to get there the firstest with the mostest". Today in military parlance the "C" designation means only one thing-getting there first with the most! Cargo aircraft are the backbone of today\s military operations. From Operation Vittles to Operation Desert Storm, without the "C" planes the battles would have been lost. This new book is the definitive history of every cargo aircraft that displayed the American flag, from the commercial Douglas C-1 built in 1925, to the newest C-33 designation given to a potential commercial, off-the-shelf transport aircraft to supplement the C-17. The authors have attempted to trace the roots of each of the "C" aircraft. Bill Holder is also the auhtor of McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle: A Photo Chronicle(with Mike Wallace), and One-of-a-Kind Research Aircraft: A History of In-Flight Simulators, Testbeds & Prototypes(with Steve Markman)-both titles are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Scott Vadnais is an Air Force public affairs officer currently assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing. He spent four years at Wright-Patterson AFB working with aircraft acquistions and testing programs including the C-17.

Biografía del autor:

William G. Holder is a retired U. S. Air Force officer and aerospace engineer and the author of Buick Muscle Cars and Camaro. He lives in Riverside, Ohio. Philip Kunz is a professional photographer who has been involved in boat racing for many years as a hydroplane driver and boat sponsor. He lives in Dayton, Ohio.

Bill Holder has written 55 books in the transportation field, from automotive to aviation, in addition to thousands of articles to his credit. His non-bookwriting work is impressive too, with an Aerospace Engineering degree from Purdue University working on Boeing and NASA projects, as well as the US Army. Now retired, he continues to be Director of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame, an organization he formed honoring dirt stock car drivers.

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• Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0887409121
• ISBN 13: 9780887409127
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160