The German Giants

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Of all the startiing developments in aircraft that were made in the First World War, that of the Germán giant bombers, the 'R-planes', was perhaps the most impressive. These were the largest planes to bomb England in either war, and their construction was achieved within a few short years of the wood-and-wire 'boxkite'era. All-metal mono-plane bombers, four-engined and heavily armed, were planned by the brilliant design teams of 1918,
This is the complete story of the develop-ment and service history of the R-planes, giving full details of every aeroplane that was built. Photographs, most of them hitherto unpublished, accompany almost every entry. There are alsó specifications of unfulfilled projects, and descriptions of incomplete construction. Full-page general-arrangement drawings are given of the most important types.
Since the publication of the first edition six years ago, the authors have located additional information concerning construction, combat service and future... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Of all the startiing developments in aircraft that were made in the First World War, that of the Germán giant bombers, the 'R-planes', was perhaps the most impressive. These were the largest planes to bomb England in either war, and their construction was achieved within a few short years of the wood-and-wire 'boxkite'era. All-metal mono-plane bombers, four-engined and heavily armed, were planned by the brilliant design teams of 1918,
This is the complete story of the develop-ment and service history of the R-planes, giving full details of every aeroplane that was built. Photographs, most of them hitherto unpublished, accompany almost every entry. There are alsó specifications of unfulfilled projects, and descriptions of incomplete construction. Full-page general-arrangement drawings are given of the most important types.
Since the publication of the first edition six years ago, the authors have located additional information concerning construction, combat service and future projects. Based on the study of the originál Germán archive records, much of this data is presented here for the first time. Included are such items as the R-plane which carried a five-inch cannon, the monoplane guided missiles designed to be launched from R-planes and all metál monoplane projects with wing spans of in-credible size.
The authors have alsó made an exhaustive record of the performance and achievement of the Giants, and their book follows the service career of every aircraft, giving the full story of their operations over England and on the Eastern front, the weight of bombs dropped, the casualties suffered, and the names of the pilots. This is the first complete account of an extra-ordinary episode in aeronautical history. Vissza