The Dragon's Teeth?: The Creation of United States Air Power for World War II |
Contents
The Dragons Teeth | 10 |
Preface by Lt Gen J H Doolittle | 13 |
The Critical Challenge | 14 |
Copyright | |
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active aerial aerodynamic aeronautical Air Corps Air Force air power air-cooled airlines airmail airplane all-metal altitude armament Army attack aviation became Ben Kelsey biplane Boeing Boeing P-12s bomb bombers built capability characteristics civilian combat command competition concepts configuration Curtiss Curtiss P-40 Curtiss-Wright defense doctrine Douglas early Eighth Air Force engines equipment evaluation expansion experimental factors fighters flaps flight flying fuel funding ground guns higher impact included increased industry involved Kindelberger landing gear large number liquid-cooled Lockheed long-range maneuver manufacturing Martin B-10 military aircraft Milo Burcham missions monoplane NACA Navy Northrop A-17 operational performance period personnel pilots planes potential power plant problems procurement production programs project officer propeller range recognized relative requirements result significant speed standard structural supercharger surface takeoff tanks technical tion transport United weapons weight wing area wing loading World World War II Wright Field