Warplane Plus 01: A17 - The Complete History of the Northrop Attack Planes and Its Export Derivatives

by Amaru Tincopa, Nico Braas, Santiago Rivas

The Northrop Corporation offered the single engined Gamma 2F attack plane to the US Army Air Corps in October 1934. After modification work this type evolved into the highly innovative A-17 attack aircraft of which 110 aircraft were ordered. Northrop integrated all modern aircraft technologies of the day, such as all metal monocoque construction, two pitch propeller, flaps and dive brakes into the design, combined with forward firing machine guns...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9086162711
• ISBN13: 9789086162710
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Lanasta
• Length: 164 Pages