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Author : L. F. E. Coombs
Release : 1999
Genre : Airplanes
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Book Synopsis Fighting Cockpits 1914-2000 by : L. F. E. Coombs
Download or read book Fighting Cockpits 1914-2000 written by L. F. E. Coombs. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a pilot controls the flight of an aircraft, how parachutes and ejector seats work, how multi-engine controls were developed and are presented to the overburdened pilot.
Author : L. F. E. Coombs
Release : 1999
Genre : Airplanes
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Book Synopsis Fighting Cockpits 1914-2000 Design And Development Of Military Aircra by : L. F. E. Coombs
Download or read book Fighting Cockpits 1914-2000 Design And Development Of Military Aircra written by L. F. E. Coombs. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Release : 2016-06-01
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 503/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fighting Cockpits by :
Download or read book Fighting Cockpits written by . This book was released on 2016-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was it like to sit in the pilot's seat and take control of a P-51 Mustang in World War II? What about an F-14 Tomcat at the height of the Cold War? Or a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor today? The cockpits of these fighter and bomber aircraft are revealed in Fighting Cockpits. Showcasing more than 50 of the world's most famous combat cockpits from early World War I aircraft to present-day fighters, this book includes more than 200 rich color photos from photographer Dan Patterson, as well as detailed history about combat cockpit development from aviation expert and historian Donald Nijboer.Presented in large-format, you'll be blown away by studio shot spreads of views from the cockpits, vintage photographs of the aircrafts in action, and modern photography of surviving crafts. This book will complete any history buff or aviation enthusiast's library.Aircraft include:Wind in the Wires: Nieuport 28, Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5, Bristol F.2, Fokker Dr.I, Sopwith Camel, Sopwith Triplane, AEG G.IV, SPAD VII, Halberstadt CL.IV, Fokker D.VIIThe Rise of the Monoplane: Martin MB-2, Hawker Hind, Fiat CR.32, Boeing P-26 Peashooter, Curtiss F9C, Sparrowhawk, Vought SB2U Vindicator, Westland Lysander, PZL P.11World War II: Supermarine Spitfire, Messerschmitt Bf 109, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, North American P-51 Mustang, Handley Page Halifax, Vickers Wellington, Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wurger, Fairey Firefly, Fiat CR.42, Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik, Heinkel He 219 Uhu, Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, Northrop P-61 Black Widow, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Dornier Do 335 Pfeil, Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe, Arado Ar 234 BlitzCold War to the Present: North American F-86 Sabre, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Grumman A-6 Intruder, General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, Hawker Siddeley Harrier, McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F-15 Eagle, Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon, Mikoyan MiG-29, Rockwell B-1 Lancer, Lockheed Martin F-117 Nighthawk, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
Author : Robin Higham
Release : 2003
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 416/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis One Hundred Years of Air Power and Aviation by : Robin Higham
Download or read book One Hundred Years of Air Power and Aviation written by Robin Higham. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this precise, interpretive and informative volume, Higham looks at everything from the roots of strategic bombing and tactical air power to the lessons learned and unlearned during the invasion of Ethiopia, the war in China and the Spanish Civil War. He also considers the problems posed by jet aircraft in Korea and the use of Patriot missiles in the Persian Gulf. He covers anti-guerrilla operations, doctrine, industrial activities and equipment, as well as the development of commercial airlines.
Author : Jon Guttman
Release : 2000
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 438/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fighting Firsts by : Jon Guttman
Download or read book Fighting Firsts written by Jon Guttman. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is a rare and happy event when a great idea for a book occurs to the man best suited to write it....The concept of examining the first time each of scores of new fighters entered combat is so good....Guttman lays it out exactly right....Fighting Firsts is a really fine book, a model of its kind, and one that can be read straight through..."--"Aviation History."
