American Secret Projects. Fighters, Bombers and Attack Aircraft. 1937-1945.

Buttler, Tony; Griffith, Alan

ISBN 10: 1906537488 / ISBN 13: 9781906537487

Published by Manchester Crécy Publishing, 2015

Hardcover, Format (4°), grauer Leineneinband, mit weißer Titelprägung auf Buchrücken, mit illustr. Schutzumschlag, sehr gut erhalten, keine Gebrauchsspuren erkennbar, 280 S., mit vielen Fotos, Plänen und Abb.; in engl. Sprache. Seller Inventory # 102257

Synopsis:

Featuring the obscure, the unusual, the unbuilt and the unseen.The secret is out - Secret Projects is back. This is a new title in this highly acclaimed series, this time looking at concepts developed by the US aircraft industry in the years immediately prior to and during World War 2.This book includes and describes the major fighter and bomber proposals form the American aircraft industry which embrace various fighter and interceptor concepts, medium, heavy and intercontinental bombers, attack aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft, both for the USAF and US Navy. Particular emphasis is placed on 'Circular Proposals' - a system of submitting designs against requirements circulated around the industry by the Army Air Force in the 1930s and early 1940s.The illustrations show drawings and photographs of unbuilt designs merged with the history and photographs of real aeroplanes. Very little has been published previously about American projects from this time period and much of the material will not have been seen widely before. it will therefore be fascinating reading for all lovers of the previously highly successful 'Secret Projects' series and aviation historians.

From the Back Cover: With all that has been written and rewritten about the United States' combat aircraft of WWII, it is nothing short of astounding how little has been put in print about the dozens of aircraft designs that were rejected to get there. Of the over two dozen different combat aircraft produced in quantity, only two had already been designed, accepted and committed to production by 1937. And yet by December 7, 1941 all the others had been designed, placed in competition against other designs, selected and in many cases the earliest variants were under production. Everything from the P-40 to the B-36 came to fruition during that period. Taking it all the way to 1945 brings us a dizzying array of aircraft designs and types. For instance, between 1942 and 1944, Boeing submitted no fewer than eight multi-engine, intercontinental bomber designs for consideration by the USAAF - ALL with wingspans over 200ft, one with a span of a whopping 277ft! The Navy competition that resulted in the F7F had more than a dozen different design submissions from roughly half a dozen manufacturers. And there are the virtually unknown Vought "flying flapjack" series of designs, including one fighter and one attack aircraft for the USAAF.

Internationally-known authors Tony Buttler and Alan Griffith have dug deeply into original files to provide specifications, histories and hundreds of photos, artist illustrations and 3-view drawings - many redrawn for clarity from the original factory submissions - to provide a detailed look at the creative genius of American designers that has remain hidden for over 70 years.

American Secret Projects is filled not only with aircraft that historians, aircraft enthusiasts and modelers have never heard of, but many they've never dreamed of.

Bibliographic Details

Title: American Secret Projects. Fighters, Bombers ...
Publisher: Manchester Crécy Publishing
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: sehr guter Zustand
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included