Tony Buttler

Broschiertes Buch

Cold War Delta Prototypes

The Fairey Deltas, Convair Century-series, and Avro 707

Illustrator: Tooby, Adam

Beschreibung

The fascinating history of how the radical delta-wing became the design of choice for early British and American high-performance jets, and of the role legendary aircraft like the Fairey Delta series played in its development.

Autor

Tony Buttler joined High Duty Alloys in 1974 as a metallurgist and for nearly 20 years was involved in the testing of aluminum and titanium airframe and engine components. After leaving HDA, he earned his Masters degree in Archives and Library Studies at Loughborough University, and in 1996 began his career as an aviation historian. He has since written 30 books and numerous articles, and has become particularly well known for his work on prototypes and secret projects.

Produktdetails

• X-Planes
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 187mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9781472843333
• ISBN-10: 1472843339
• Artikelnr.: 58016126