raf technical notes aeroplanes (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good +. Contains rigging and technical details of 26 different aircraft including the Sopwith Camel. Avro 504, De Havilland 4, Curtiss J.N. 4a. With over 360 illustrations, including 286 detailed line drawings. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is price-clipped. Green coverboards with gilt lettering on spine. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 313 pp.

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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original teal covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Square. 9'' x 9''. Contains 313 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Originally published by the RFC for use by groundcrew working on the aircraft, this volume provides a uniquely authoritative survey of the construction, mechanics and rigging of Britain's first generation of fighting aircraft. SIGNED to the front free end paper in different ink by John Tanner [Director RAF Museum], J. M. Bruce [Keeper of Aircraft & Research Studies, RAFM], MRAF Sir Arthur Harris [WW1 Fighter Pilot and CinC Bomber Command in WW2], and Lord Balfour of Inchyre [WW1 Fighter Pilot and Politician in WW2]. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 088254408X AEROPLANES.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. A very rare set of the two volume Royal Air Force Technical Notes Aeroplane. (Rigging) Vol 1 A-L Vol 2 M-Z Vol 1 is near fine condition, while Vol 2 is in very good condition with discolouration to the front cover. The contents of both are in near fine condition with only very minor foxing in places. Both are annotated with the previous owners name. C H Pate, as such they will be kept and only sold as a pair. Each aircraft described has numerous diagrams and fold out plates giving full rigging information. The Aircraft covered are Vol 1 Avro 504, AWFK,3 8 BE 12, 12a, 2c,2d, 2e. Curtis JN4a, Bristol Fighter F2a, F2b. De Havilland No4, No5, No6, No9. Handley Page type 100. Vol 2 Martinsyde Scout, Maurice Farman Longhorn, Shorthorn. Newport Scout, RE7, 8, SE5a, Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter, Biplane, Dolphin, Pup, 2F1, Triplane, Spad Biplane, Vickers FB9. The set are undated but working on the contents must date from the very early years on the RAF in 1918. I have been only able to find one single volume for sale so these must be assumed to a very scare surviving set. Further pictures and information is available on request.