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Innovation in carrier aviation /

This study is about innovations in carrier aviation and the spread of those innovations from one navy to the navy of a close ally. The innovations are the angled flight deck; the steam catapult; and the mirror and lighted landing aid that enabled pilots to land jet aircraft on a carrier's short...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hone, Thomas (Author), Friedman, Norman, 1946- (Author), Mandeles, Mark David, 1950- (Author)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Newport, Rhode Island : Naval War College Press, [2011]
Edition:Official U.S. Government edition.
Series:Newport paper ; no. 37.
Subjects:
Naval aviation > Technological innovations.
Aircraft carriers > Technological innovations.
Technology transfer.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo36107
Table of Contents:
  • BuAer before World War II
  • BuAer in World War II
  • The potential of the big bomber
  • Royal Navy wartime experience and analysis
  • Adopting jet engines
  • British and American prospects after the war
  • The flexdeck
  • Catapults : choosing an option under pressure
  • Analysis.