Overview
Aircraft Projects of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation describes all the aircraft projects which were initiated by CAC, Port Melbourne, Australia, during its 64-year history. The book includes conceptual projects which never flew, projects which made it to the prototype stage and projects which entered production. A total of 106 different aircraft projects are described in the book. A brief history of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation is also included in the introduction.
Full Product Details
Author: Joe A Vella
Publisher: Joseph Vella
Imprint: Joseph Vella
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 29.70cm
Weight: 1.315kg
ISBN: 9780645185904
ISBN 10: 0645185906
Pages: 410
Publication Date: 01 March 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Joe Vella graduated in Electrical Engineering design in High Voltage Distribution Systems Protection & Control, HV Voltage Test equipment, transitioning to military aircraft ground and air communications, loom design and ground support equipment prototypes in the Department of Air/ RAAF HQ Support Command. He was a Team Leader in Control Tower equipment projects, PCB design and East Coast radar coverage development in the Radar & Navigation Aids Engineering group of the Department of Civil Aviation, then Project Design Team Leader in an American led Energy Distribution business. He established his own consultancy for suburban underground cabling infrastructure development projects. His interest in aviation developed as a young child immersed in an aviation environment, living in walking distance to the Kalafrana Fleet Air Arm Maintenance Yard in south-eastern Malta where Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft carriers brought aircraft ashore for repair or replacement, all within the landing circuit of the adjacent RNAS HMS Falcon Hal Far airfield and the movements of new post-war era aircraft, the RAAF's 75 & 76 Squadron Vampires (86 Wing on temporary secondment to NATO) and the frequent majestic visitations of Shorts Sunderland Mk V flying boats of the RAF 201 and 230 Squadrons. That early aviation exposure firmed living close to the commercial aircraft flight path of Essendon Airport (Melbourne), leading to the inevitable aviation photography, article writing, documenting aircraft markings artworks and contributing research to overseas publications. He has been a member of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia from 1969, sometime joint editor of Aviation Heritage and past Chairman and Public Relations Officer of the Moorabbin Air Museum.
