American Combat Planes of the 20th Century
Author | : Ray Wagner |
Publisher | : Jack Bacon |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Aeronautics, Military |
ISBN | : 9780930083175 |
Presents a history of military aircraft, from World War I to the Iraq War.
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Author | : Ray Wagner |
Publisher | : Jack Bacon |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Aeronautics, Military |
ISBN | : 9780930083175 |
Presents a history of military aircraft, from World War I to the Iraq War.
Author | : Walter Dumaux Edmonds |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 1428915419 |
Author | : Stephen Lee McFarland |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
Author | : Maurer Maurer |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : 1428915850 |
Author | : Thomas Newdick |
Publisher | : Amber Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2015-07-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782742778 |
Military Aircraft features 52 of the most important military aircraft, from biplane fighters to tactical bombers, transports, multirole fighters and stealth bombers. Packed with over 200 illustrations, each entry includes a description of the model’s development and history, a profile view, key features and specifications.
Author | : Ray Wagner |
Publisher | : Doubleday Books |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Maurer Maurer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 706 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Aeronautics, Military |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jim Winchester |
Publisher | : Chartwell Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780785831426 |
Modern Military Aircraft is a comprehensive guide to the world's fighting aircraft since World War II, from the earliest jet fighters and basic piston-engined bombers, to today's high-tech and stealthy superfighters. Aircraft featured include: the F-86 Sabre, which fought its way to convincing victory over Russia's MiG-15 in the world's first jet-versus-jet battles in Korea; the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, the deadliest fleet fighter ever built, which has played an important part in the conflicts of the late 20th and early 21st centuries; and Russia's export miracles the Sukhoi Su-27, currently in service with air arms across the world in an array of variants. This book contains detailed features on more than 220 combat aircraft and helicopters from the past 65 years. Presented alphabetically by manufacturer, each aircraft is covered in detail, with feature boxes outlining its development, technical specifications, performance data and variants. Unique graphics allow the reader to compare specific features like firepower, troop-carrying capacity, and bombload with those of other aircraft of the same type.
Author | : William Norton |
Publisher | : Fonthill Media |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 2019-07-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
This book presents a little-known aspect of America's aircraft development of World War II in emphasizing unique and non-production aircraft or modifications for the purpose of research and experimentation in support of aircraft development, advancing technology, or meeting narrow combat needs. It describes some important areas of American aviation weapons maturation under the pressure of war with emphasis on advanced technology and experimental aircraft configurations. The great value of the work is illumination of little known or minimally documented projects that significantly advanced the science of aeronautics, propulsion, aircraft systems, and ordnance, but did not go into production. Each chapter introduces another topic by examining the state-of-the-art at the beginning of the war, advantages pursued, and results achieved during the conflict. This last is the vehicle to examine the secret modifications or experiments that are little known. Consequently, this is an important single-source for a fascinating and diverse collection of wartime efforts never before brought together under a single cover. The "war stories" are those of military staffs, engineering teams, and test pilots struggling against short schedules and tight resource constraints to push the bounds of technology. These epic and sometimes life-threatening endeavors were as vital as actual combat operations.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Crescent |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
A reproduction of Jane's All the World Aircraft, wartime editions.