Consolidated Aircraft Factory History: US Navy Early P2Y and PBY Aircraft History and Profiles

The book is about the early P2Yand PBY designs that involve the Consolidate Aircraft Factory during the late years of 1920s. Consolidated aircraft was the first designed under the chief aero-engineer, Isaac Mackin Laddon. He joined the Consolidated Company in 1927. The Consolidated founder was Reuben H. Fleet who was a primary trainer-built company from the US Navy and US Army Aircraft. He wanted to extend his business to a multi-engine aircraft with designer Igor Sikorsky. The company plan...