| Northrop Flying Wings Contributor(s): M. Campbell, John (Author), Pape, Garry R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887406890 ISBN-13: 9780887406898 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Aviation |
| Dewey: 629 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.2" W x 11.1" (3.10 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new book is an in-depth study covering John K. Jack Northrop\s quest for a clean flying machine. Covered are: Northrop\s initial N-1M project, the N-9M, XP-56, through the B-35 project, B-49 project, and the huge bombers planned only on the drawing board.\nIncluded are over 300 black and white and color photographs, as well as drawings and statistical data on all of the Northrop flying wing and tailless aircraft.\nGarry Pape is also the author of Queen of the Midnight Skies: The Story of American\s Air Force Night Fighters. John and Donna Campbell are also the authors of Talisman: A Collection of Nose Art. Both books are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pape, Garry R.: - Interested in aviation history since his pre-teen years, Garry Pape spent many years in a number of engineering fields in the aerospace industry and participated in numerous aviation organizations. Since retirement he served for a number of years as an air museum curator. He now dedicates his aviation interests to writing. He has had four books published, contributed to two others, and a couple of dozed articles in magazines and museum newsletters; the latest in the fall 2010 American Aviation Historical Society Journal. |