The Library Shelf: British Flying‐Boats and Amphibians 1909–1952 An Introduction to the Longitudinal Static Stability of Low Speed Aircraft Aeromarine Origins

Abstract

It is sad but true that to most young aircraft enthusiasts the words ‘flying‐boat’ only call to mind the recollection of cocooned monsters at Calshot, whose fate occasionally produces a short paragraph in the daily press. An older generation will remember the hey‐day of Imperial Airways in the thirties, when the regular air routes to the Empire were opened up with flying boats. In a valuable addition to the Putnam Aeronautical Series Mr Duval traces the development of the species in Britain, covering over one hundred types, including many which never passed the prototype stage. Specifications, performance, photographs, and in many cases three view drawings are included, and each type is described with as much detail as is available, covering design and construction features and the revisions and modifications to succeeding variants. Histories of many individual aircraft are given and an Appendix lists serial numbers and registrations.

Citation

(1966), "The Library Shelf: British Flying‐Boats and Amphibians 1909–1952 An Introduction to the Longitudinal Static Stability of Low Speed Aircraft Aeromarine Origins", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 38 No. 10, pp. 38-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb034197