X-Planes of Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook X-Planes of Europe write by Tony Buttler. This book was released on 2012. X-Planes of Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 Unpublished photographs, detailed appendix, and stories of these historic aircraft combine to produce an in-depth look at these secret aircraft.
X-planes of Europe II
X-planes of Europe II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook X-planes of Europe II write by Tony Butler. This book was released on 2015. X-planes of Europe II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Luftwaffe X-Planes
Luftwaffe X-Planes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Luftwaffe X-Planes write by Manfred Griehl. This book was released on 2015-03-25. Luftwaffe X-Planes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This illustrated WWII history reveals the full range of experimental military aircraft that the Third Reich nearly flew into combat. From jet planes and high-altitude aircraft to radar-equipped fighters configured to deliver chemical weapons, numerous secret Luftwaffe planes reached prototype stage during the Second World War. Had these innovative aircraft made it into combat, the course of the war could have gone very differently. Renowned aviation expert Manfred Griehl explores these projects through an informative and fascinating selection of images, including numerous wartime photographs. Despite the Allied authorities' ban on research, countless aircraft were designed and tested by the Luftwaffe and German manufacturers before World War II. The research went ahead at secret evaluation sites in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and the USSR. Though this work continued after the outbreak of war, many projects were never completed, often because the developers simply ran out of time. This definitive guide reveals the remarkable range of planes that the Third Reich failed to complete.
The Race for Hitler's X-Planes
The Race for Hitler's X-Planes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Race for Hitler's X-Planes write by John Christopher. This book was released on 2012-10-01. The Race for Hitler's X-Planes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. During World War 2, Hitler's engineers had pioneered an incredible array of futuristic secret weapons, from the Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, to the deadly V2 inter continental ballistic missile. With the Third Reich shattered and lying in ruins, in the summer of 1945, the Allies launched a frantic race to grab what they saw as the justifiable spoils of war. The Americans and Russians in particular were anxious to secure not only the aircraft and the research and production facilities, but also the key German scientists and engineers. This Nazi technology would define the balance of power in the phoney peace of the Cold War era, launching an arms race that shaped our modern world for decades to come. But what of Britain's role in this supermarket sweep? The Race for Hitler's X-Planes tells the untold story of the British mission to Germany.
X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60
X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60 write by Michael H. Gorn. This book was released on 2022-01-01. X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Foreword by Dr. Roger D. Launius, Former NASA Chief Historian For the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's X-Planes asks a simple question: What have we gained from it all? To answer this question, the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the X-plane’s long history, from the 1946 X-1 to the modern X-60. The chapters describe not just the technological evolution of these models, but also the wider story of politics, federal budgets, and inter-agency rivalries surrounding them. The book is organized into two sections, with the first covering the operational X-planes that symbolized the Cold War struggle between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R, and the second section surveying post-Cold War aircraft and spacecraft. Featuring dozens of original illustrations of X-plane cross-sections, in-flight profiles, close-ups, and more, this book will educate general readers and specialists alike.
