British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development and Service Histories Author: Visit Amazon's David Hobbs Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1591140749 | Format: PDF
British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development and Service Histories Description
About the Author
David Hobbs served 33 years as a RN pilot. Since retirement he has spent a period as Curator of the Fleet Air Arm Museum and has become the author of many highly regarded books, including
A Century of Naval Aviation (2009) and
The British Pacific Fleet (2011).
- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press (January 15, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1591140749
- ISBN-13: 978-1591140740
- Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 10 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
This is an exceptional product of the highest quality. Not only is it a large book (289 x 245 mm), it is packed with detail in every one of its 384 pages and, just to ensure we can trust the content, it is written by a leading expert in the field with many years of personal experience of working on aircraft carriers. Author David Hobbs spent 33 years in the Royal Navy to 1997. Qualified to fly rotary and fixed wing aircraft, he completed over 800 carrier landings - 150 of which were at night. At other times he was responsible for developing carrier operating techniques and drove forward a particular sight which facilitated the recovery of Sea Harriers during times of bad weather and at night. He was also chosen as an exchange officer with the US Navy during which he was closely involved with sea trials for the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II.
Divided into 40 chapters, the work commences with “Admiralty interest in Aviation 1908-1911” and, thereby starts right at the very beginning. With the many developments and innovations through the years - including two world wars being fully explained, this complete life-story of a particular type of ship in the Royal Navy is told in a manner which allows the ordinary layman to appreciate the technical issues and associated problems involved.
Working its way steadily through the years, many of the chapters are dedicated to either a particular ship or class of ship and, of course, none are overlooked.
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