Supermarine Seafire (Crowood Aviation)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1861269900 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Medically discharged after the first Gulf War he strengthened his writing career, which he had begun in 1986. Since then he has authored numerous magazine articles and more than twenty books and monographs. . He lives in Vale of Glamorgan. Kev Darling spent more than twenty years in the Royal Air Force, engineering aircraft ranging in size from the Tiger Moth to the TriStar
The first Seafires were developed from the early marks of Rolls-Royce Merlin-powered Spitfire, but although the structure was strengthened to absorb some of the landing loads characteristic of carrier operation, the airframe would exhibit some alarming failures, a trait that continued through the life of the type. Always overshadowed by its far more famous sibling the Spitfire, the Seafire was an aircraft adapted initially in haste to fill a large gap in the Fleet Air Arm's fighter inventory. The next series of Seafires were Griffon powered and followed their RAF counterparts in introducing blow canopies and, later, modified wing planforms.
About the Author Kev Darling spent more than twenty years in the Royal Air Force, engineering aircraft ranging in size from the Tiger Moth to the TriStar. Since then he has authored numerous magazine articles and more than twenty books and monographs. Medically discharged after the first Gulf War he strengthened his writing career, which he had begun in 1986. He lives in Vale of Glamorgan.
Dry but Thorough History of an Elegant Fighter! The Supermarine Seafire, especially the later variants, has always impressed me as the most elegant Spitfire of all. Alas, elegance doesn't always translate into an effective fighting machine. Kev Darling traces the troubled development of this Spitfire adaptation in this 2008 Crowood Press release.The Seafire was intended to plug a gap in the Fleet Air Arm's fighter inventory. Developed from the Spitfire VB, the Seafire looked smooth and sleek and powe