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Howard´s Whirlybirds: Howard Hughes´s Amazing Pioneering Helicopter Exploits
Donald J Porter
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Hardcover. Howard Hughes popularised the light helicopter trainer, mass-produced the first turbine-powered light observation helicopter, led the way in hot cycle rotorcraft propulsion research and, finally, developed the world's most advanced attack helicopter - the Apache - that was purchased and also saw service with the UK. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Howard Hughes, the movie mogul, aviation pioneer and political hound dog, has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle and reclusiveness. Companies responsible for major technological leaps often become household names. An exception is Howard Hughes's pioneering helicopter company, Hughes Helicopters, a name that has fallen into oblivion. Yet most schoolboys in the world have heard of the company's prize-winning product: the Apache helicopter. Hughes popularised the light helicopter trainer, mass-produced the first turbine-powered light observation helicopter, led the way in hot cycle rotorcraft propulsion research and, finally, developed the world's most advanced attack helicopter that ... Read more
Howard Hughes, the movie mogul, aviation pioneer and political hound dog, has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle and reclusiveness. Companies responsible for major technological leaps often become household names. An exception is Howard Hughes's pioneering helicopter company, Hughes Helicopters, a name that has fallen into oblivion. Yet most schoolboys in the world have heard of the company's prize-winning product: the Apache helicopter. Hughes popularised the light helicopter trainer, mass-produced the first turbine-powered light observation helicopter, led the way in hot cycle rotorcraft propulsion research and, finally, developed the world's most advanced attack helicopter that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781550892
SKU
V9781781550892
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Donald J Porter
Donald J. Porter is an established aviation writer. He was previously a technical manager at Hughes Helicopters on the OH-6A and Apache programs during the firm's heyday.
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