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Sikorsky VS-44 Flying Boat SEALED FLYNG MACHINE PRESS RARE OOP
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ApproximatelyRM 101.64
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Brand New
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Located in: Mesa, Arizona, United States
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- CLASSIC AIRCRAFT IN PROFILE
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- Yes
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Airplane
- Theme
- Militaria
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- 1st Edition, Illustrated
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9781891268021
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Paladin Press
ISBN-10
1891268023
ISBN-13
9781891268021
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1063747
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sikorsky Vs-44 Flying Boat
Number of Pages
72 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Topic
Military Science
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
12 in
Item Width
9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
The VS 44 was and is an under-appreciated plane.In the late 30's, it lost out to the far inferior Consolidated Coranado for the Navy contract for a patrol bomber, mainly because Consolidated had more military experience. When the Navy realized it needed flying boat transports, they again chose the Coranado, even though Sikorsky had more long range transport experience. Pan Am passed it over for the larger, but shorter ranged, Boeing B314. It was ressurected by American Overseas Airline buying 3 in 1941. During 1941-1942, it was the only plane that could fly the Atlantic,loaded, nonstop in both directions. This book presents info on both the planes' history and the very fine restoration in the Bradley museum near Hartford CT. There is a table in the appendix that that lists the remarkable long range flights in the early 40's and another that comepares its load/range characteristics favorably to the B314. I wish the author had expanded on these tables, writing about the wind and load conditons for these long range flights, and whether the B314's larger volume compensated commercially for its weight/range limitations. Overall, this is a very fine book on an under utilized very fine Flying Boat. illustrated throughout
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