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NEW TECHNIQUES IN GERMAN AIRCRAFT
NEW TECHNIQUES IN GERMAN AIRCRAFT
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"NEW TECHNIQUES IN GERMAN AIRCRAFT" Captured German aviation publication (copy): "New Techniques in German Aircraft", by von Gunther Bock, (Berlin: German Academy of Aviation Research), 20pp. 4to. in German with full contemporary english translation, captured by U.S. armed forces in the closing days of World War II and reproduced in 1948. It was then given to the "Preliminary Design" department at Lockheed Aircraft Corp. for study. Marked "Secret", the book explores the development of jet-powered aircraft in late war era Germany, exploring the reduction of air drag, the introduction of jet engines, and a detailed view of the jet aircraft Me 262, Ar 234 and Ju 287. With photo and line drawing illustrations. Also present is a second unrelated report, March, 1942, text, graphs and drawing concerning flexural vibrations in the 803 VT I engine. Very good.
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