Aircraft Design of WWII Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Aircraft Design of WWII Lockheed Aircraft Corporation This treasure trove of cutaway views of 1940s aircraft features art from the top magazines of the era: Aeroplane, Flight, Aviation,…
Specifikacia Aircraft Design of WWII Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Aircraft Design of WWII Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
This treasure trove of cutaway views of 1940s aircraft features art from the top magazines of the era: Aeroplane, Flight, Aviation, L'Aeronautique, and others. Select British and German planes are featured as well. The majority of the illustrations are American models, described with extensive notes and explanations.
The second part focuses on complete aircraft, depicting military and commercial single-, twin-, and multi-engine planes.Formed in 1912, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation was a leading WWII aircraft manufacturer and was responsible for the only plane in production throughout the entire war, the P-38 Lightning. The two-part treatment begins with a look at individual components: wings, empennage, controls, fuselage, landing gear, interior elements, and armament. Lockheed's Chief Engineer, Hall L.
Hibbard, states the book's intention in the Preface: "to give the