SopwithTriplaneAcesofWorldWar1
- 作者
- 出版社 OspreyPublishing
- 出版时间 2004年6月
- ISBN 9781841767284
- 定价 283.90
内容简介
TheinspirationbehindtheiconicFokkerDrI,Sopwith'sTriplanewasbuiltasareplacementforthecompany'shugelysuccessful,andmuchloved,Pup.Thankstoitsmassivewingarea,therevolutionaryTriplaneboastedanunmatchedrateofclimbandgreatlyimprovedmanoeuvrability.Indeed,whenthetypemadeitscombatdebutinlate1916,theTriplanecouldeasilyout-fightanyotheraircraftoperatedbyeitherside.UsedexclusivelybytheRoyalNavalAirServiceandtheFrenchNavy,theTriplanehadafargreaterimpactontheaerialwarovertheWesternFrontthanitsmeagreproductionnumbersreallydeserved.PilotssuchasRayCollishaw,BobLittleandRodericDallasallenjoyedsuccessinthebloodystruggleforaerialsupremacyovertheWesternFrontin1917.ThefirstvolumeinprintdevotedexclusivelytoTriplaneaces,thisbookincludesnumerousfirst-handaccounts,detailedappendices,morethan90rarephotographsandover40all-newcolourprofilesandplanforms.
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