Pape, Garry R. & Campbell, John M.

Northrop Flying Wings: A History of Jack Northrop's Visionary Aircraft

ISBN 10: 0887406890 / ISBN 13: 9780887406898

Published by Schiffer Publishing, 1995

About this Item

11.25" x 8.5". 288 pp. "Covered are: Northrop's initial N-1M project, the N-9M, XP-56, through the B-35 project, B-49 project, and the huge bombers planned only on the drawing board." Over 300 b&w and colour photos. DJ has some light shelf wear, small nick at front top corner, hint of wear at spine head and heel. Overall, a bright clean copy. This book weighs 1.6 kg, extra postage will be requested.

Seller Inventory # 015986

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pape, Garry R. & Campbell, John M.
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Publication Date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0887406890
• ISBN 13: 9780887406898
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Transportation
  • History
  • Military

About this title

Synopsis

This new book is an in-depth study covering John K. "Jack" Northrop's quest for a clean flying machine. Covered are: Northrop's initial N-1M project, the N-9M, XP-56, through the B-35 project, B-49 project, and the huge bombers planned only on the drawing board. Included are over 300 black and white and color photographs, as well as drawings and statistical data on all of the Northrop flying wing and tailless aircraft. Garry Pape is also the author of Queen of the Midnight Skies: The Story of American's Air Force Night Fighters. John and Donna Campbell are also the authors of Talisman: A Collection of Nose Art. Both books are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.

About the Author

Interested in aviation history since his pre-teen years, Garry Pape spent many years in a number of engineering fields in the aerospace industry and participated in numerous aviation organizations. Since retirement he served for a number of years as an air museum curator. He now dedicates his aviation interests to writing. He has had four books published, contributed to two others, and a couple of dozed articles in magazines and museum newsletters; the latest in the fall 2010 American Aviation Historical Society Journal.