Balzer Gerald (13 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is a staplebound copy. Book has light rubbing and surface scratches to covers, mild rubbing to ends of spine. Otherwise, the book is in very good condition with strong binding and clean, bright, unmarked pages. A solid copy overall.

Ephemera. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Stapled binding is sound. Pages clean, age-darkened. Typescript font. Wraps are age-darkened with handling wear. ; Contents: Sloan, "History of the 88th Observation Squadron (Salmsons)." Opdycke, "American Developments of the Bristol Fighter." Lippincott, "The National Air Museum." Keller, "The Macmechen-Kamp Airship." Smith, "The Airship as an Aircraft Carrier." Flanagan, "An Evening in Berlin." Morehouse, "Flying Pioneers of Aviation." Balzer, "World War II Photo Page." Nowarra, "World War II on Other Fronts." Reviews. Illustrated with black and white photographs. ; 11.0" tall; 88 pages.

Ephemera. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Stapled binding is sound. Pages clean, age-darkened. Typescript font. Wraps are age-darkened with handling wear. ; Content: Air Knight of the Ozarks: Captain Field E. Kindley. "148th American." The Airplane-Carrying Airship: The First Experiment." Aircraft Armament, The Beginnings. Japanese INternational Flights of the 1930's. World War I Photo Page. B-17 Production List. Flying Pioneers of Aviation. World War II Photo Page. Departments. ; 11.0" tall; 72 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Clean, crisp hardcover in fine condition. Fine DJ in mylar cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. A4 Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 72pp. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w diagrams. Not library copy, no inscriptions, no creasing to spine. (47/5).

rev. ed. wrappers New Book lge. octavo 72pp., col. & b/w pls., diags., text ills., 4pp. gatefold, The History and Technology of the USAF's extraordinary Stealth Bomber.

Condition: very good. Simi Valley, CA : Ginter Books, 2002. Paperback. 74 pp. illustrations. 28 cm. (Air Force Legends, 317). - The Curtiss XP-55 Ascender was a tailless swept-wing WWII pusher fighter design born out by the USAAC 1940 fighter competition. The USAAC was looking for a fighter to counter the threat of the German Bf-109 and the Japanese Zero and replace the obsolete P-35s, P-36s and the front line P-40s just entering service. From this competition three unusual pusher prototypes were ordered, the Consolidated XP-54, Curtiss XP-55, and the Northrop XP-56. A low powered full scale flying model (model CW 24B)was built out of wood and cloth to substantiate the flying qualities, and was first flown on December 2, 1941. The XP-55 mock-up was completed in August 1942, and the first of three XP-55s was completed on June 26,1943 with its first flight being conducted on July 13, 1943. The first aircraft was destroyed on November 15, 1943. Changes deemed necessary were incorporated in the second airframe in which performance testing began on September 16, 1944. Although the much more capable P-38, P-47, and P-51 had entered service, research into the XP-55s unusual design continued. The third XP-55 had entered flight testing in April 1944 and was used at Eglin Field for armament tests before being lost during a war bond rally display on May 27, 1945. By then, the program had been terminated. Today, the second XP-55 presides in restored condition at the Kalamazoo Air Museum. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780989258333. Keywords : AVIATION,

First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. We provide PROTECTIVE packaging. Photos of our books are always available upon request. SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS ON ABE SINCE 1997 AND IN OUR STORE IN THE BERKSHIRES FROM 1987 TO 2015.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new. 182 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Some interesting designs! XP- 54/55/56. pp.x.182.Illus. Plans. DW in archival sleeve; slight shelf wear.