Airplane Manufacturing in Farmingdale (Images of Aviation)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1467115622 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author A former engineer for Fairchild Republic, Ken Neubeck is vice president of the Long Island Republic Airport Historical Society (LIRAHS) and author of several books on military aircraft. Douglas is president of the LIRAHS and has published numerous articles and reviews on aviation. Leroy E.
Farmingdale witnessed the creation of such cutting-edge aircraft as the Sperry Triplane Amphibian and Messenger; the Fairchild FC-2; the Grumman FF-1, JF-1 Duck, and G-22 Gulfhawk; the Seversky P-35; the Republic Aviation P-47, F-84, and F-105; and the Fairchild Republic space shuttle tails and A-10 Warthog. Airplane manufacturing in Farmingdale ended in 1987 with the demise of Fairchild Republic, but this book offers a comprehensive pictorial history of the outstanding achievements of so many talented men and women over seven decades.. Aviation pioneers like Lawrence Sperry, Sherman Fairchild, Leroy Grumman, Alexander de Seversky, and Alexander Kartveli directed the manufacture of aircraft, aircraft engines, and key subassemblies as they evolved from the propeller, biplane era to the jet and space
Douglas is president of the LIRAHS and has published numerous articles and reviews on aviation. Leroy E. . A former engineer for Fairchild Republic, Ken Neubeck is vice president of the Long Island Republic Airport Historical Society (LIRAHS) and author of several books on military aircraft