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Captured Eagles - Secrets of the Luftwaffe

By: Osprey

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: General Military - World War II

Last Stocked on 6/16/2023

Product Info

Title
Captured Eagles - Secrets of the Luftwaffe
Publisher
Category
Author
Frederick Johnsen
Publish Year
2014
Pages
256
Dimensions
6.25x9.5x1.25"
NKG Part #
2147562328
MFG. Part #
OSPGM368
Type
Hardcover

Description

The growth in size, lethality, and technology of the German Luftwaffe was of concern to some defense planners in the United States before American entry into the war. Learning about the Luftwaffe became a significant effort once the conflict broke out in Europe. From defectors with German aircraft to battlefield trophies and combat crew reports, the race to understand German aero technology took on sometimes heroic proportions. After the war, German technology infused American aerospace developments in many ways: German ribbon parachutes were evaluated for high-speed bailouts; sweptwing leading edge slat technology benefited the F-86 Sabre; overall comprehension of sweptwing benefits to fast jet aircraft was validated; pulse jet V1s and supersonic V2 rockets boosted American drone weapon, ballistic missile, and space exploration efforts. In this volume Frederick A. Johnsen traces that path of discovery.