Innovation in Carrier Aviation (Naval War College Newport Papers, Number 37)

Bok av Thomas C Hone
Published by the Naval War College Press. This study is about innovations in carrier aviation and the spread of those innovations from one navy to the navy of a close ally. The innovations are the angled flight deck; the steam catapult; and the mirror and lighted landing aid that enabled pilots to land jet aircraft on a carrier's short and narrow flight deck. Illustrated.