The First Helicopter War: Logistics and Mobility in Algeria, 1954-1962

Bell UH-1D Iroquois (Huey) in Detail (Militaria in Detail №12)
The first Bell helicopter to use a turbine engine was a modified Model 47 (designated XH-13F), which had its initial flight in October 1954. The U.S....

Gunslingers in Action
As is often the case with an innovative invention, the offensive potential of the helicopter was largely overlooked during it's early operational empl...

Helicopter Performance, Stability, and Control
The purpose of this book is to provide both student and practicing helicopter aerodynamicist with the information they need to analyze the performance...

Arab Air Forces
Algeria won independence from France on 3 July 1962 after a long and violent struggle for freedom which had started in 1954. At the peak of the Algeri...

Materials and logistics
Controlling the kind, amount, location, movement and timing of the various commodities used in and produced by the industrial enterprise. Logistics -...