X-planes of Europe: Secret Research Aircraft of the Cold War - Hardcover

Buttler, Tony; Delezenne, Jean-Louis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 190210921X ISBN 13: 9781902109213

Verlag: Hikoki Publications, 2012

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Book by Tony Buttler JeanLouis Delezenne

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Exotic research aircraft designed, built, and flown in Europe in the two decades following World War II were the foreign equivalent of the legendary American X-Planes. Many of these advanced aircraft flown by test pilots such as Peter Twiss and Andre Turcat captured speed and altitude records previously held by their American counterparts.

Some of today's most famous and successful aircraft were influenced by advanced technologies first tested and flown on European X-Planes. A significant number of aviation "firsts" occurred at secluded flight test facilities located in England, France, and Germany. The world's first jet airliner (1948), first jet transport with rear-mounted engines (1956), first VTOL jet fighter (1964), and first supersonic airliner (1969) were all developed in Europe utilizing technological advances pioneered by these rare and highly advanced X-Planes. Unpublished photographs, detailed appendix, and stories of these historic aircraft combine to produce an in-depth look at these secret aircraft.

Biografía del autor:

Tony Buttler is a full-time aviation historian with numerous published books and articles.

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• Verlag: Hikoki Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 190210921X
• ISBN 13: 9781902109213
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160