SOARING SEA-BIRDS

SUBTITLE: OF ALL THE MANY AND VARIED AIRCRAFT THAT HAVE APPEARD OVER THE PAST CENTURY, LARGE FLYING BOATS HAVE THE MOST ROMANTIC IMAGE. THERE IS SOMETHING APPEALING ABOUT THE ELEGANCE OF THESE GRACEFUL WATER-BORNE GIANTS. AMONGST THE MOST IMPRESSIVE WERE THE BIPLANES OF THE YEARS BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS. PHILIP JARRETT TRACES THE SUCCESS OF THE SHORT SINGAPORE FLYING BOAT.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • THE ROLLS-ROYCE MAGAZINE, NO. 90 (SEPT. 2001), P. 29-33: ILL.
• Authors:
  • JARRETT, PHILIP
• Publication Date: 2001-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Rolls-Royce Magazine
  • Publisher: Rolls-Royce, Limited
  • ISSN: 0142-9469

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Seaplanes
• Identifier Terms: Shorts aircraft
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00913901
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Northwestern University, Evanston
• Files: TLIB
• Created Date: Aug 27 2002 12:00AM