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History of Air-to-Air Refuelling Kindle Edition

by Richard M. Tanner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This is a unique account of the development and operational use of air-to-air flight refuelling since its early beginnings in the USA and the UK to the equipment that is in use today. The author draws upon his life-long career as senior design engineer with the successful British company In-Flight Refuelling who were responsible for the development of the hose and drogue technique now preferred by many of the world's air forces. The story begins in the early 1920s when the art of air refuelling was part of the Barn Storming record-breaking attempts that were popular in the USA. It continues into the late thirties when successful experiments were made. Amazingly, the Royal Air Force were not interested in pursuing this great technical advantage during World War II and it was the USAAF who requested the British invention to experiment with on their B–17s and B-24s. The Korean War saw extended use of operational air-to-air refuelling for the first time and now the 'tanker fleet' is an essential unit in major air-forces around the world.
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  1. Print length
    971 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Aviation
  4. Publication date
    September 18, 2006
  5. File size
    178.1 MB
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Richard 'Dick' Tanner was awarded the MBE for his work in tanker conversion for the RAF during the Falklands War. His career started before the end of World War II -'mending Spitfires' as an aircraft apprentice. He joined Sir Alan Cobhams's team in 1949 and worked in this specialised area of aviation until his retirement. Dick has had access to all In-flight Refuelling's archives and has produced what will be the most authoritative and informative book on this subject to have been published anywhere in the world.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NAE6ZE8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Aviation; Illustrated edition (September 18, 2006)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 18, 2006
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 178.1 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 971 pages
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  • Paulo Henrique Travassos
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent history of A2A refuelling.
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