Helicopters : an illustrated history of their impact / Stanley S Mcgowan

By:

McGOWAN Stanley S

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Weapons and warfarePublication details: Santa Barbara CA : ABC-CLIO, 2005Description: xiv, 351 pISBN:

1851094687 (hbk) :

Subject(s):

Summary: Essentially a chronological guide to the development of helicopters that also mentions autogyros and tilt-rotor aircraft. Traces developments particularly from a military perspective from their early use in the Second World War, through the Korean War in which helicopters really came into their own, to subsequent conflicts where helicopter power proved invaluable. Shows also the crossover between military and civilian functions of helicopters. A separate section provides photographs, technical specifications, and notes on recent and current production helicopters. Glossary, bibliography, index.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Defence Academy Library On-Shelf	623.746047 MCG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		24344-2001

Browsing Defence Academy Library shelves, Shelving location: On-Shelf Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	623.746 POL One hundred years of world military aircraft /	623.746047 EVE Military helicopters	623.746047 LEO Black Hawk : the story of a world class helicopter/	623.746047 MCG Helicopters : an illustrated history of their impact /	623.7460973 HOL US military aircraft : recognition guide from 1909 to present /	623.7463 CHA The essential aircraft identification guide : Allied bombers 1939-45 /	623.7463 FIL Avro Vulcan : the secrets behind its design and development /	Next

Essentially a chronological guide to the development of helicopters that also mentions autogyros and tilt-rotor aircraft. Traces developments particularly from a military perspective from their early use in the Second World War, through the Korean War in which helicopters really came into their own, to subsequent conflicts where helicopter power proved invaluable. Shows also the crossover between military and civilian functions of helicopters. A separate section provides photographs, technical specifications, and notes on recent and current production helicopters. Glossary, bibliography, index.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.