Selasa, 24 Oktober 2017

Tail-Sitters

What goes up must come down, and therein lay the problem with these vertical takeoff aircraft. Early in World War II, when the Allies didn’t have enough aircraft carriers to provide air cover for convoys, Axis long-range maritime reconnaissance planes could  shadow cargo ships with impunity, reporting their positions to subs and bombers. Among the …

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