Bouncing-bomb Man
Author | : Iain Robert Murray |
Publisher | : Haynes Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 1844255883 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781844255887 |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Download or read book Bouncing-bomb Man written by Iain Robert Murray and published by Haynes Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barnes Wallisrsquo;s work covers far more than just basketwork bombers and bouncing bombs. So how did his engineering genius take ideas from airships and push them forward to aircraft faster than Concorde? Barnes Wallis is best known as thersquo; boffinrsquo; behind the famous bouncing bomb used by 617 Squadron to breach the Ruhr dams in 1943, but his work covers a far wider canvas. It ranges from airships, through novel aircraft structures and special weapons to long-range supersonic aircraft, and an extensive patent portfolio. This book describes the huge breadth of Wallisrsquo;s work. It shows why his genius brought totally new ideas into these fields, and reveals the science and engineering expertise that he deployed to make them work.