Boulton Paul 1917-1961 by Les Whitehouse (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Boulton Paul 1917-1961 by Les Whitehouse Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A prolific sub-contractor building airframes during the First World War, Boulton & Paul entered the field of design and manufacture in 1917 with the formation of an Aeronautical and Research Division under John Dudley North. Publisher Description A prolific sub-contractor building airframes during the First World War, Boulton & Paul entered thefield of design and manufacture in 1917 with the formation of an Aeronautical and Research Divisionunder John Dudley North. Never destined to be one of the big players, they produced a relativelymodest output of prototype aircraft and then in 1937 a series of bombers and a small batch ofcivilian two seaters. The relatively unsuccessful Defiant was their best known aircraft.However, hidden from public view was a prolific output of proposals, trials and inventions. Frombiplane fighters through the novel turret fighters and into the supersonic age with VTOL lift-fan jets,Boulton Paul were always at the forefront of development.Based upon over 60 years of research, this book recounts many of these radical and innovativeprojects using development layouts, final schemes, drawings and photographs of mock-ups, modelsand prototype airframes. Many projects are recreated in CAD and other drawings by the authorpreviously an apprentice and a technical engineer with the company and archivist of the BoultonPaul Association.This book sheds much new light on the activities of a hitherto often overlooked company which wasin many respects at the forefront of aeronautical innovation in Britain for several decades. Author Biography Les Whitehouse first showed an interest in Aeronautics and Astronomy at five years old, building his first aircraft model at eight. With relatives at the factory, inevitably BPA would become a key interest. Not selected to fly in the RAF when completing O-levels, he fell back on an apprenticeship with BPA subject to obtaining A-levels. On completion of this student apprenticeship with BPA and the re-named company Dowty Boulton Paul, a career in technical/project engineering wales and marketing followed. This covered many Industrial, Aerospace, Naval and Military electro-hydraulic systems projects and their post-sales support. Because of his historical knowledge and ability, he was tasked by the managing Director with becoming volunteer advisor on company history. He was responsible for saving many documents from destruction and marshalling them into safe storage well before the Historical Association was conceived and formed, and in rescuing and adding to the original company records from his town personal collection. He is currently a life member of the Boulton Paul Association and archivist for the Associations collection, while retaining his own personal archive. A lifetime member of the International Plastic Modelers Society, this volume has been a long awaited attempt to accurately document the airframe "own design" projects of the two companies. He is currently part time Technical Manager of the UK design and installation division of a world renowned environmental netting and play equipment company. Details ISBN 1910809489 ISBN-13 9781910809488 Title Boulton Paul 1917-1961 Author Les Whitehouse Format Hardcover Year 2021 Pages 320 Publisher Crecy Publishing GE_Item_ID:138161465; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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