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- 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
- Time Period
- 20th Century
- ISBN
- 9781861269904
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Supermarine Seafire
- Item Height
- 280mm
- Publisher
- T.H.E. Crowood Press LTD
- Topic
- Government, Aircraft
- Item Width
- 220mm
- Item Weight
- 957g
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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Always overshadowed by its far more famous sibling the Spitfire, the Seafire was an aircraft adapted initially in haste to fill a large gap in the Fleet Air Arm's fighter inventory. The first Seafires were developed from the early marks of Rolls-Royce Merlin-powered Spitfire, but although the structure was strengthened to absorb some of the landing loads characteristic of carrier operation, the airframe would exhibit some alarming failures; a trait that continued through the life of the type. The next series of Seafires were Griffon powered and followed their RAF counterparts in introducing blow canopies and, later, modified wing platforms. Throughout its service life all versions of the Seafire suffered from a lack of operating range, which limited the type's usefulness as a long range fighter. However, when given the chance the Seafire performed admirably. Like all thoroughbreds, the Seafire took both pilots and engineers some time to master. The former had to learn how to land the aircraft without nose dinking while the latter discovered new ways to keep as many airframes flyable as possible under very trying circumstances. Eventually both groups managed to get to grips turning the Seafire into a usable seaborne weapon. But even with this level of expertise there were still accidents, though less damaging than before. Overall the Seafire performed its role as intended - not a bad epithet for a hastily contrived stand in. AUTHOR: Kev Darling spent more than twenty years in the Royal Air Force, engineering aircraft ranging in size from the Tiger Moth to the TriStar. Medically discharged after the first Gulf War he strengthened his writing career, which he had begun in 1986. 230 b/w photos
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Publisher
T.H.E. Crowood Press LTD
ISBN-13
9781861269904
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Supermarine Seafire
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Government, Aircraft
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
280mm
Item Width
220mm
Item Weight
957g
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United Kingdom
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