<p>Examines the development of the piston aero-engine over a 40-year period and includes a more detailed look at the piston engines as developed and used during World War II. Both Allied and Axis engines are included, together with detailed drawings of the engines and the craft that they powered.</p>

Major Piston Aero Engines of Wwii

History

BINGHAM, Victor F.

Military

Airlife Pub Ltd

Merlin power: The growl behind air power in World War II

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is considered by many to be the most outstanding liquid-cooled reciprocating piston engine of World War II. It powered the majority of Allied aircraft in Europe, including British and American designs. This book examines the origins of the engine's development from its predecessor, the Kestrel, through its single-stage conception to its two-speed, two-stage final form. Twenty-two Merlin powered aircraft are then examined in depth with examinations of development, design, construction and eventual operation. Wonderful design drawings by Lyndon Jones are themselves masterpieces. Included amongst the aircraft described in the book are the Avro Lancaster, Lincoln and York, the de Havilland Mosquito and Hornet, the Bristol Beaufighter II and IV, the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire, the North American Mustang, the Handley Page Halifax, the Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk and the Vickers Wellington.

Merlin Power: The Growl Behind Air Power in World War II

Crowood Pr

Whirlwind; The Westland Whirlwind Fighter, with its Service and Squadron History

Whirlwind: The Westland Whirlwind fighter : with its service and squadron history

Airlife

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, A very good, clean and sound copy in blue cloth boards, gold gilt title on spine with a very good dust jacket (very lightly shelf-rubbed). Bristol Beaufighter (Aircraft Monograph). 168 pages. . . .

Bristol Beaufighter

Science & Math

Technology

Airlife Publishing Ltd.

<p>The firm of Vickers Supermarine is rightly famous for the Spitfire, perhaps the best-loved and most recognizable aircraft in the world. It was a fighter par excellence, continually updated and modified. This development kept the Spitfire in active service throughout the war, and the development is told here in fascinating detail. However, the Spitfire was not Supermarine's only fighter and this book also discusses the Spitfire's experimental predecessors and the aircraft that came after it. These include the navalized version - the Seafire, and the ultimate development of the Spitfire theme - the Spiteful and the Seafang. This will be required reading for fans of the Spitfire and anyone interested in the heady early days of jet aircraft development in Britain.</p>

Supermarine Fighter Aircraft

The Crowood Press, UK