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- 9781580072274
- Book Title
- Complete History of U. S. Combat Aircraft Fly-Off Competitions : Winners, Losers, and What Might Have Been
- Item Length
- 10in
- Publisher
- Specialty Press Publishers & Wholesalers, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / United States, Military / Aviation
- Item Width
- 10in
- Item Weight
- 32.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 228 Pages
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Author Erik Simonsen tells the behind-the-scenes stories of US military aircraft competitions and uses over 550 photos, some uniquely created for this work, to provide the reader with many of aviation's most tantalizing 'might have beens'.
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Publisher
Specialty Press Publishers & Wholesalers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1580072275
ISBN-13
9781580072274
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219183370
Product Key Features
Book Title
Complete History of U. S. Combat Aircraft Fly-Off Competitions : Winners, Losers, and What Might Have Been
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / United States, Military / Aviation
Publication Year
2016
Genre
History
Number of Pages
228 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
10in
Item Weight
32.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Hd9711.U63s56 2016
Reviews
An Interesting Look Into the Competition Process As Well As a Useful History of Aviation Evolution., It is a must for any aviation enthusiast's bookshelf and a good read for those in the aviation industry., All in all, this is a very good book produced to extremely high standards that will fill an important gap in any aviation history collection.
Table of Content
Foreword by Richard P. Hallion Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue - Early Technology Shapes the Future: Jet Engines and Swept Wings Chapter 1 - The Quest for a Medium Jet Bomber: NAA XB-45, Convair XB-46, Boeing XB-47, Martin XB-48 Chapter 2 - Continuing the Journey to Jets: NAA AJ-1 Savage, NAA B-45, Avro CF-100, Martin XB-51, English Electric Canberra Chapter 3 - The Penetration Fighter: McDonnell XF-88, Lockheed XF-90, NAA YF-93A, McDonnell F-101 Chapter 4 - The Heavy Bomber Comes of Age: Boeing YB-52 versus Convair YB-60 Chapter 5 - The Cold War Tactical Fighter: Republic YF-105A versus NAA F-107A Chapter 6 - Phantoms and Crusaders: McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II versus Chance-Vought F8U-3 Crusader III Chapter 7 - Pursuit of Close Air Support: Northrop YA-9A versus Fairchild YA-10A Chapter 8 - Battle of the Lightweight Fighters: General Dynamics YF-16 versus Northrop YF-17 Chapter 9 - Wings Over the Mojave Desert: The Advanced Tactical Fighter: Lockheed Martin YF-22 versus Northrop YF-23 Chapter 10 - Competition of the Century: The Joint Strike Fighter: Boeing X-32 versus Lockheed Martin X-35 Glossary Endnotes Index
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2015-051116
Illustrated
Yes
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