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World's Fastest Four-Engine Piston-Powered Aircraft
Contributor(s): Machat, Mike (Author)

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 ISBN: 158007202X     ISBN-13: 9781580072021
Publisher: Specialty Press
OUR PRICE: $34.15  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Aviation - Commercial
- Transportation | Aviation - History
- Technology & Engineering | Military Science
Dewey: 623.746
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 8.5" W x 11" L (0.78 lbs) 146 pages
Features: Illustrated
 
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Publisher Description:
The photos in this edition are black and white. Still the fastest multi-engine piston aircraft ever flown, the Republic XR-12 and its competitor, the Hughes XF-11, were well ahead of their time in 1946. Envisioned as a long-range photo-reconnaissance aircraft with a top speed of more than 450 mph, the Republic XR-12 also offered near jet-like performance for the world's airlines with a 44-passenger commercial version named the Rainbow. Using original Republic photos, data, and artwork, the author reveals never-before-published information about the Rainbow airliner. While the clear emphasis of this book is on the Republic airplane, the Hughes XF-11 is also covered and compared in its role as a twin-engine competitor to the more advanced four-engine Republic airplane. Although the XR-12 and XF-11 were among the most elegant-looking aircraft ever built, the Rainbow was considered to be Republic chief designer Alexander Kartveli's ultimate masterpiece. Conversely, the more cantankerous XF-11 almost took the life of its designer and chief test pilot, Howard Hughes.
 
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