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Veeas For Victory!: The Story of the Allison V-1710 Aircraft Engine 1929-1948
Daniel D. Whitney
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Description for Veeas For Victory!: The Story of the Allison V-1710 Aircraft Engine 1929-1948
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, over 400 b/w and color photographs, line drawings, charts. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JWM; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 223 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2098.
Over 60 percent of U.S. Army fighters during World War II were powered by the Allison V-1710 engine. It was a strong and reliable power plant that powered the pre-war generation of 400 mph Army pursuits, and the majority of Army combat fighters on through World War II. Even so, the V-1710 was controversial and often maligned, considered by some to have been a second-rate engine. Author Whitney's objective was to find, and tell, the true story of the 70,000 V-1710's and the people who built them. A critique of Vee's For Victory! was provided by the Editor ... Read more
Over 60 percent of U.S. Army fighters during World War II were powered by the Allison V-1710 engine. It was a strong and reliable power plant that powered the pre-war generation of 400 mph Army pursuits, and the majority of Army combat fighters on through World War II. Even so, the V-1710 was controversial and often maligned, considered by some to have been a second-rate engine. Author Whitney's objective was to find, and tell, the true story of the 70,000 V-1710's and the people who built them. A critique of Vee's For Victory! was provided by the Editor ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Weight
2097g
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764305610
SKU
V9780764305610
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