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Shelton, John K

 
9780750962223: From Nighthawk to Spitfire: The Aircraft of R.J. Mitchell
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ISBN 10: 0750962224 ISBN 13: 9780750962223
Editorial: The History Press, 2015

Sinopsis

R.J. Mitchell was virtually self-taught and almost all his aircraft were slow-flying seaplanes. The story of how this man from the land-locked Midlands, apprenticed to a locomotive works, became responsible for the Spitfire is a great tale in itself. This detailed book tells us how Mitchell learned his trade – contributing to the production of the cumbersome Nighthawk (designed to combat the German Zeppelin threat) and gradually coming to produce record-breaking racing floatplanes that won outright the prestigious international Schneider Trophy. Mitchell was thus well placed to design a high-speed aircraft when war was imminent; however, as John K. Shelton reveals, the production of the famous fighter was by no means a certainty and its vital contribution to winning the Battle of Britain was ‘a very close run thing’.

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John Shelton was head of humanities at Staffordshire University and taught courses which included industrial archeology. He produced display material on Mitchell and his aircraft for the Stoke-on-Trent Museum Spitfire Room and wroteSchneider Trophy to Spitfire: the Design Career of R.J. Mitchell.

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Editorial
The History Press
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0750962224
ISBN 13 
9780750962223
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
208
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