The Man Who Built the Swordfish
The Life of Sir Richard Fairey, 1887-1956
Sir Richard Fairey was one of the great aviation innovators of the twentieth century. His career as a plane maker stretched from the Edwardian period to the jet age - he lived long enough to see one of his aircraft be the first to break the 1000mph barrier; and at least one of his designs, the Swordfish, holds iconic status. A qualified engineer, party to the design, development, and construction of the Royal Navy's state-of-the-art sea planes, Sir Richard founded Fairey Aviation at the Admiralty's behest in 1915. His company survived post-war retrenchment to become one of Britain's largest aircraft manufacturers. The firm built a succession…
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- ISBN: 978-1-83860-949-8
- EAN: 9781838609498
- Produktnummer: 31296992
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 480 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 11'516 KB
- Abbildungen: 16 bw in 16pp plates
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Adrian Smith is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton, UK.
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