Aspiring pilots will love these bold, realistic tattoos of authentic jet fighters. 6 sleek models include the Lockheed F-104G, FA-18 Hornet, F-4 Phantom, Northrop F-5E, F-117A Stealth Fighter, and F-16.
About this product: The U.S. Air Force began developing jet fighters as World War II came to a close. The Cold War that soon developed saw a significant increase in fighter production programs as America tried to counter the perceived Soviet threat. World War II's best piston-powered fighters could barely top speeds in excess of 450 mph. But the post-war jets developed by the U.S. Air Force were soon breaking the sound barrier, flying to Mach 3, and Mach-4 capable aircraft were on the drawing board. U.S. Air Force Prototype Jet Fighters details the evolution of these aircraft, using dozens of never-before-published photographs from government archives.
About this product: Forty-four finely detailed illustrations with fact-filled captions bring all the drama of the quest for air superiority to life in an exciting collection that includes a low-flying U.S. F-117 Stealth fighter, an aircraft carrier-based F-15, a Tornado GR-1, a Russian-built MiG-15, a Northrop F-5, an English Electric Lightning, a Republic F-105D and more. A spectacular coloring book that’s also a special treat for aircraft enthusiasts.
About this product: With just a pair of scissors and glue, you can create paper aeroplanes that look as though they are ready for combat. From the earliest WWII jets to current masters of the air, Andrew Dewar presents a review of the finest and most distinctive fighter jets in the history of flying. As realistic and intricate as they are, these planes are still remarkably easy to construct.
About this product: As World War II came to a close, piston-powered fighter aircraft were at their zenith, and Navy fighters, such as the Grumman F6F Hellcat and Vought Corsair, dominated the skies over the Pacific. As these fighter designs reached their peak, a new propulsion technology was being developed that held great promise. When introduced, the first jet aircraft were underpowered, and in many ways inferior to propeller-driven aircraft of the time. Naval Air Superiority examines the Navy's internal struggle to adapt the jet engine to its style of warfare as well as the development and evolution of carrier-borne fighters and their airframes and engines, from the closing days of World War II through Vietnam. For the first time, U.S. Naval Air Superiority profiles the turbulent design and development stage of the Navy's carrier-based jet fighter program. From the successful designs, such as the Fury, Banshee, Crusader, and Phantom II, to the also-rans, like the Fireball, Demon, Pirate, and Cutlass, the Navy's needs are measured against contractor and political demands and the limits of the evolving engine and aerodynamic technologies of the day. This book includes engine cut-aways, aircraft comparison diagrams, and details the safety improvements made to aircraft carriers to enable higher speed and high-gross-weight jet operations.
About this product: The United States Air Force was late in developing a jet fighter, definitely behind Germany and the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, a small number of Lockheed P-80 Shooting Stars did make it to the European and Mediterranean theaters of operations before VE Day, although they did not see combat. After the war, the sheer size of the U.S. aviation industry guaranteed that American fighters would soon dominate the skies. However, the state of the art was advancing so fast that many development efforts never resulted in production aircraft; concepts that had seemed reasonable, even ideal, at the time were quickly overcome by newer and better technology. In the United States alone, several dozen different fighter designs made it to the prototype stage during the 1950s and 1960s. In this book, Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis look at the variety of different jet-fighter concepts developed by the U.S. Air Force after World War II. These pages cover all experimental and prototype jet fighters that made it to the hardware stage design studies and paper airplanes are not discussed since other current books are dedicated to those subjects. The rationale for developing each aircraft is covered, along with a discussion of the technology needed to build it, its flight-test program, and the reasons it was cancelled or ordered into production. The text is derived mostly from official Air Force documents, and all of the aircraft are well covered photographically, usually with seldom-seen images showing them as they appeared during their flight-test program.
About this product: Voodoo, Starfighter, Thunderchiefemotive names for a new generation of fighters that trebled the speeds at which air combat was previously fought. This was the age in which speed won air battles and when many of the most beautiful airplanes ever designed could be seen flashing across the sky. 136 colour photos are featured.
About this product: This technological based history is of value to the future technologically developments. Here is a technological view of the development history of jet fighter aircraft since the first jet-on-jet battle over the skies of Korea. In the year 2000 we note that 50 years had passed since the first jet on jet combat in the Korean War. This monograph provides an in-depth technical analysis of the jet fighter aircraft development since then. The major conflicts since the Korean War have had a major developmental influence on jet fighter aircraft design. Even today, the recent Gulf War and Bosnian conflict, aircraft design and development is being reformed and manipulate from the lessons learned. Herein, each of the major conflicts is reviewed in terms of the major aircraft operational and performance requirements sought for the successful outcome of each conflict. Overall this monograph provides significant information for future aircraft development and acquisition.
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