China Clipper: The Age of the Great Flying Boats (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781591143031)

When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and explains the aeronautical advances that made the aircraft possible. To fully document the story he includes interviews with flying boat pioneers and a dynamic collection of photographs, charts, and cutaway illustrations.

Author: Robert Gandt
ISBN-10: 1591143039
ISBN-13: 9781591143031
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.58w x 0.70d