U.S. Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat NC-4
An Account of the First Transatlantic Flight
$48.00
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2016
Summary
When human’s learned, in 1903, they could cruise over land in a heaver than air flying machine, they never dreamed of using an advanced model of the aeroplane as an instrument of war. The novelty of flying intrigued a young Glenn H. Curtiss-an inventor obsessed with speed. In the decade before World War One, Curtiss a dedicated tinkerer developed speedy float planes and flying boats which came to the attention of the U.S. Navy. During the run-up to America’s involvement in the European war, s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781625450098 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1625450095 |
| Author: | Richard V. Simpson |
| Publisher: | Fonthill Media LLc |
| Imprint: | Fonthill Media LLc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 248mm x 174mm x 12mm |
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About The Author
Richard V. Simpson
Richard V. Simpson is a native Rhode Islander and a graphic designer by trade. After retiring from a 29-year Federal Civil Service career, he became an antique dealer and a nonfiction writer. His in-depth knowledge of antique glass and porcelain and his specialty of glass paperweights encouraged him to write for the national Antiques and Collecting Magazine which published 85 of his articles. As his home town’s defacto historian he began writing histories of Bristol and Bristol related subjects. He has written five books about the America’s Cup yachts and this is his third book with a military subject.
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