The Resource From Nighthawk to Spitfire : The Aircraft of R.J. Mitchell, John K. Shelton, (electronic resource)
From Nighthawk to Spitfire : The Aircraft of R.J. Mitchell, John K. Shelton, (electronic resource)
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The item From Nighthawk to Spitfire : The Aircraft of R.J. Mitchell, John K. Shelton, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
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- Summary
- R. J. Mitchell was virtually self-taught; surprisingly, almost all his other aircraft 24 aircraft were slow-flying seaplanes. How a lad from the land-locked Midlands, apprenticed to a locomotive works, came to be responsible for the Spitfire is a great tale in itself. This detailed book tells us how Mitchell learned his trade{u2014}from 1916, contributing to the production of the cumbersome Night Hawk, designed to combat the German Zeppelin threat, and gradually coming to produce record-breaking racing floatplanes which in 1931 won outright the prestigious international Schneider Trophy. Mitchell was thus well placed to design a high speed aircraft when war began to threaten, but Dr. Shelton reveals the production of the famous fighter was by no means a certainty and how, indeed, its vital contribution to winning the Battle of Britain was "a very close run thing."
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780750965507
- Label
- From Nighthawk to Spitfire : The Aircraft of R.J. Mitchell
- Title
- From Nighthawk to Spitfire
- Title remainder
- The Aircraft of R.J. Mitchell
- Statement of responsibility
- John K. Shelton
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- R. J. Mitchell was virtually self-taught; surprisingly, almost all his other aircraft 24 aircraft were slow-flying seaplanes. How a lad from the land-locked Midlands, apprenticed to a locomotive works, came to be responsible for the Spitfire is a great tale in itself. This detailed book tells us how Mitchell learned his trade{u2014}from 1916, contributing to the production of the cumbersome Night Hawk, designed to combat the German Zeppelin threat, and gradually coming to produce record-breaking racing floatplanes which in 1931 won outright the prestigious international Schneider Trophy. Mitchell was thus well placed to design a high speed aircraft when war began to threaten, but Dr. Shelton reveals the production of the famous fighter was by no means a certainty and how, indeed, its vital contribution to winning the Battle of Britain was "a very close run thing."
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Shelton, John K
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- From Nighthawk to Spitfire : The Aircraft of R.J. Mitchell, John K. Shelton, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00009855
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750965507
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780750965507
- (Sirsi) b1459681
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- From Nighthawk to Spitfire : The Aircraft of R.J. Mitchell, John K. Shelton, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00009855
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750965507
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780750965507
- (Sirsi) b1459681
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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