Flying the Buccaneer : Britain's Cold War warrior / Peter Caygill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caygill, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buccaneer (Bomber)--History.

Buccaneer (Bomber).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally conceived as a carrier-born maritime attack aircraft, the Blackburn design included many original features such as Boundary Layer Control, a system which blew hot air over the flying surfaces to increase lift when landing.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHAPTER ONE - Design and Development""; ""CHAPTER TWO - Early Flight Testing""; ""CHAPTER THREE - Catapult and Initial Deck Trials""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - The Buccaneer S.1 Described""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - Intensive Flying Trials RNAS Lossiemouth""; ""CHAPTER SIX - Buccaneer S.1 Handling Characteristics""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - First Impressions""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT - The Buccaneer S.2""; ""CHAPTER NINE - Buccaneer Tactics � Anti-shipping""; ""CHAPTER TEN - Buccaneer Tactics � Overland Strike""

""CHAPTER ELEVEN - Accidents and Incidents""""LOW SPEED HANDLING""; ""INSTRUMENT FAILURE""; ""TAKE-OFF ACCIDENTS""; ""CONTROL PROBLEMS""; ""ENGINE FAILURES""; ""LOW LEVEL OPERATIONS""; ""AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING""; ""FATIGUE CRACKS""; ""CHAPTER TWELVE - Pilot Debrief � 1""; ""CHAPTER THIRTEEN - Pilot Debrief � 2""; ""CHAPTER FOURTEEN - Pilot Debrief � 3""; ""CHAPTER FIFTEEN - Buccaneer Test Pilot""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""APPENDIX - Buccaneer S.2 Selected Emergency Procedures""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783403370

1783403373

9781783460656

1783460652

OCLC:

854974687