Ian Castle

British Airships 1905-30 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Bryan, Tony

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book reveals the fascinating story of the cat and mouse duel between the airship and another pioneering form of technology - the submarine during World War 1. Detailed cut-away drawings reveal the design and development of the airship, during and after the war, whilst full-colour illustrations depict the airship in dramatic action shots. A tragic accident in 1930 brought the airship's military service to an end, resulting in a tiny window in which they were used and little acknowledgement over the years. Ian Castle gives deserved attention to an aeronautical wonder that for a short amount of time played a crucial service to the defence of Britain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472800664
• Artikelnr.: 40469258

Autorenporträt

Ian Castle has lived in London all his life and balances writing with work in the advertising industry. He has been writing for Osprey for over 15 years. Ian regularly lectures at the National Army Museum in London and is a member of the Airship Heritage Trust.

Inhaltsangabe

· Introduction: A background to the origins of lighter-than-air flight in Britain and a look at the development of the first airships by the Army · Design and development: SS (Sea Scout) Class
Coastal Star Class
SSP (Sea Scout Pusher) Class
SSZ (Sea Scout Zero) Class
SST (Sea Scout Twin) Class
NS (North Sea) Class
Airship No. 9
23 Class
R.31 Class · Operational history: An overview of the type of work underwork undertaken by the British airship fleet throughout World War I: the successes
failures
innovations and tragedies.