Mr Mark Chambers

Wings of the Rising Sun

Uncovering the Secrets of Japanese Fighters and Bombers of World War II

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A fascinating insight into how the Allies learned about the capabilities and limitations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force and Japanese Army Air Force through flight testing and evaluation of enemy equipment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 200mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 1396g
• ISBN-13: 9781472823731
• ISBN-10: 1472823737
• Artikelnr.: 50856297

Autorenporträt

Mark Chambers is an avid World War II aviation enthusiast and aviation history author. He has studied World War II military aviation extensively, with a keen focus on the air war in the Pacific. He is the author of Images of Aviation - Flight Research at NASA Langley Research Center (2007), Images of Aviation - Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2014), Building the Supermarine Spitfire - Speed in the Skies (2016), Engineering Test Pilot - The Exceptional Career of John P. "Jack" Reeder (2007) and From Research to Relevance - Significant Achievements in Aeronautical Research at NASA Langley, 1917-2002 (2002). He works as a government contractor technical editor for the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Allied Technical Air Intelligence Units (TAIU)
The establishment of TAIU and their bases. Chapter 2: Flight Testing and Evaluating Captured Japanese World War 2 Fighters
Flight Testing and Evaluating Koga's Zero
sen
Flight Testing and Evaluation at NAS San Diego, California
Flight Testing and Evaluation at NAS Anacostia, Washington, D.C.
Wind
Tunnel Testing and Ground Static Evaluation at NACA Langley, Hampton, Virginia
Flight Testing and Evaluation at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio
Allied TAIU South East Asia and RAF/USAAF Evaluations
TAIU for the South West Pacific Area (TAIU
SWPA) and US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
TAIC Evaluations Chapter 3: Flight Testing and Evaluating Captured Japanese Bombers
TAIU Southwest Asia
RAF/USAAF Evaluations
TAIU for the SWPA
US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
TAIC Evaluations Chapter 4: Flight Testing and Evaluating Captured Japanese Seaplanes and Flying Boats
TAIU Southwest Asia
RAF/USAAF Evaluations
TAIU for the SWPA
US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
TAIC Evaluations Chapter 5: Flight Testing and Evaluating Captured Japanese Transports
TAIU Southwest Asia
RAF/USAAF Evaluations
TAIU for the SWPA
US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
TAIC Evaluations Chapter 6: Flight Testing and Evaluating Captured Japanese Turbojet and Rocket
Powered Aircraft
TAIU Southwest Asia
RAF/USAAF Evaluations
TAIU for the SWPA
US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
TAIC Evaluations
US Army/US Navy findings at Japanese aircraft manufacturing facilities and military bases Chapter 7: Evaluating Japanese Special Weapons
TAIU Southwest Asia
RAF/USAAF Evaluations
TAIU for the SWPA
US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
TAIC Evaluations
Survey of US Intelligence Report findings Chapter 8: What the Allies Gained from Evaluations of Captured Japanese Aircraft
Determination of strengths and weaknesses of Japanese aircraft and aerial weapons
Enabled Allies to develop tactics for combating and defeating Japanese aerial threats
Provided invaluable insight into Japanese aircraft and aerial weapon design philosophy and manufacturing practices
Provided a valuable status of the state of Japanese aeronautics technology development and advancement during World War 2 Chapter 9: Where are they Now?
Japanese aircraft scrapped in US when no longer needed
Paul Garber (Smithsonian) stored many examples
Refurbished Japanese aircraft that were once US flight
test subjects
Refurbished Japanese aircraft that were once Allied flight
test subjects on display in Great Britain Appendices
Roster of Japanese captured test aircraft in the United States and abroad, with disposition where known
List of key American reports and evaluations of Japanese aircraft and aerial weapons technologies. Index