The author, who was a captain of the Reserves in the Technical Department of the Aviation Division (Board of Airplane Experts) during the war, shows what means were taken for the creation of new airplane types and what tests were employed for trying out their flying properties, capacities and structural reliability. The principal representative types of each of the classes of airplanes are described and the characteristics of the important structural parts are discussed. Data regarding the number of airplanes at the front and the flying efficiency of the various classes of airplanes are given.


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    Title :

    The Development of German Army Airplanes During the War


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1921-06-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English



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