
Building the Supermarine Spitfire
Speed in the Skies
Mark A. Chambers(Author)
The History Press Ltd
Will be published approx. on 3. February 2016
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-0-7509-6146-2 (ISBN)
Description
On 5 March 1936 Spitfire-prototype K5054 took to the air on its first flight. Eighty years later that same design has come to symbolise the whole history and success of British aviation engineering since the Second World War. Building the Supermarine Spitfire reconstructs this most iconic of aeroplanes through the story of its design, prototyping and construction, as well as the factories, testers and trainers involved in making one of the most remarkable fighter aircraft in history. Featuring a host of previously unpublished photographs, as well as important technical and historical information about the aircraft's development, this book is a testament to the Spitfire's enduring legacy and a tribute to the courageous pilots that flew this aerial legend.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
144 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
840 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-6146-2 (9780750961462)
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MARK A. CHAMBERS is an avid WW2 enthusiast and a technical writer and editor who has worked as a contractor for the NASA Langley Research Center and won a number of awards for his work. He has previously written Building the Supermarine Spitfire and The SR-71 Blackbird Story and McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom for The History Press, as well as texts for NASA Langley Research Center, and articles for Aviation Magazine. He lives in Virginia USA.