American military training aircraft : fixed and rotary-wing trainers since 1916 / E.R. Johnson ; drawings by Lloyd S. Jones ; foreword by Walter J. Boyne.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Johnson, E. R., 1948- author.
• Boyne, Walter J., author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

• Jones, Lloyd S., 1931-2020, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Training planes--History.
• Training planes--Design and construction.
• Airplanes, Military--United States--History.
• Airplanes, Military--United States--Design and construction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The U.S. did not become the world's foremost military air power by accident. The learning curve--World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and more recently the war on terror--has been steep. While climbing this curve, the U.S. has not only produced superior military aircraft in greater numbers than its foes, but has--in due course--out-trained them, too. This book provides a comprehensive historical survey of U.S. military training aircraft, including technical specifications, drawings and photographs of each type of fixed and rotary-wing design used over a 98-

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword by Walter J. Boyne; Preface; Training the American Air Armada; Series I-Fixed Wing Trainers, 1917 to 1947; A. USAAS, USAAC and USAAF; B. USN, USMC and USCG; Series II-Fixed Wing Trainers, 1947 to 1962; A. USAF and U.S. Army; B. USN and USMC; Series III-Fixed Wing Trainers, 1962 to Present; Series IV-Rotary Wing Trainers, 1942 to Present; Appendix 1: Training Gliders; A. USAAF, USN and USMC, 1934 to 1945; B. USAF, 1957 to Present; Appendix 2: Fixed and Rotary-Wing Trainer Aircraft Designation Systems; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1789-9