- Publisher: Amberley
- Year: 2014
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 128pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 232x153mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.3kg
- ISBN: 9781445636658
- Product code: 514104
How to Fly a Battle of Britain Fighter
Spitfire, Messerschmitt, Hurricane
Ed. Campbell McCutcheon New Paperback Illustrated
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After an introduction comparing the performance of these three classic planes, facsimiles of the original Pilot’s Notes for the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane describe their fuel, oil and coolant systems, controls, operation and handling. The results of Air Ministry tests provide similar data for captured Messerschmitt Bf 109s. The material is illustrated by historic photographs of the aircraft and their crews, diagrams and cutaway views.
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Find out how a pilot was instructed in flying a Battle of Britain fighter, using the original Pilot's Notes for the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, as well as Air Ministry flying notes on captured Messerschmitt Bf 109s. See how each compares, view their cockpits and learn how they fly. All three aircraft handled superbly, and the Pilot's Notes help give an idea of what it was like to fl y in a real Second World War fighter aircraft. The aircraft were designed and first flew within months of each other, and all served throughout the war. More than 300 pilots on the Eastern Front shot down over 100 Soviet aircraft, each using Messerschmitt Bf 109s, while British aces in the Spitfire and Hurricane included Douglas Bader, Roland Beaumont, Neville Duke and Richard Hillary.
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After an introduction comparing the performance of these three classic planes, facsimiles of the original Pilot’s Notes for the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane describe their fuel, oil and coolant systems, controls, operation and handling. The results of Air Ministry tests provide similar data for captured Messerschmitt Bf 109s. The material is illustrated by historic photographs of the aircraft and their crews, diagrams and cutaway views.
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