British Military Jets

Author : Kev Darling
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445669331
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Military Jets written by Kev Darling and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the world lived with the threat of nuclear war, the RAF deployed new and ever more capable jet aircraft to counter the communist threat. This book is their story.

Author : Chaz Bowyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788449984341
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of British Military Aircraft written by Chaz Bowyer and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chaz Bowyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780861242580
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concise Encyclopedia of British Military Aircraft written by Chaz Bowyer and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tim McLelland
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain’s Cold War Fighters written by Tim McLelland and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain’s Cold War Fighters explores the creation and development of the jet fighter, tracing the emergence of the first jet designs (the Meteor and Vampire) through to the first-generation jets which entered service with the RAF and Fleet Air Arm. Each aircraft type will be examined, looking at how the design was created and how this translated into an operational aircraft. The basic development and service history of each type will be examined, with a narrative that links the linear appearance of each new design, leading to the present day and the latest generation of Typhoon aircraft. Other aircraft types explored will include Hunter, Lightning, Phantom, Javelin and Tornado F2/3. A beautiful and comprehensive study of the UK’s design and manufacture of its fighter programme from the end of the Second World War to present, Britain’s Cold War Fighters is of much importance to aviation and military historians, modellers as well as those interested in the growing popularity of the Cold War. Highly illustrated with many unpublished photos, interviews and eyewitness accounts, this an ideal companion piece to Fonthill Media’s Britain’s Cold War Bombers and is the subject of a BBC documentary currently in commission.

Author : Julie Beyer
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
ISBN 13 : 9780516235400
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jet Fighter written by Julie Beyer and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2000 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history and development of the Harrier jet fighter plane, its design and function as well as some of the missions it has been on.

Author : John Buckley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019251895X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Air Force written by John Buckley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1918, the Royal Air Force became the first major independent air force in the world. Formed to serve a strategic need in the most intensive war that Britain had then fought, the RAF continued in the inter-war era to play a key role in the political and diplomatic world, and in defending the Empire. During the Second World War, the RAF was pivotal in defending Britain from invasion in the Battle of Britain, and then in leading the assault on the Axis powers, most notably through the contentious bomber offensive against Germany. In the post-war world, the RAF adapted and developed into a force to meet the needs of the United Kingdom during the Cold War, the retreat from Empire, and most recently in the move to coalition warfare against low intensity threats, all against a backdrop of diminishing resources and shifting priorities. This is the story of the RAF over the first century of its existence: how it has confronted the many challenges and threats it has faced — from the Luftwaffe in 1940, through the spectre of nuclear holocaust in the Cold War, to the fight against terrorism in the 21st century — and how it has contributed to the defence of the United Kingdom throughout that period.

Author : Doug Richardson
Publisher : Bantam Books
ISBN 13 : 9780792452515
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World's Major Military Jets written by Doug Richardson and published by Bantam Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles over 40 military jets with 'color profile drawings and action photographs" plus "details of the aircrafts' development and service use, and technical specifications" including "dimensions, range, powerplant and armaments."

Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844156001
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain's Greatest Aircraft written by Robert Jackson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2007-09-20 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last century the British aircraft industry created and produced many outstanding aeroplanes. These aircraft were world leaders in advanced technology, utilizing inventions by British engineers and scientists such as radar, the jet engine, the ejector seat and vertical take-off and landing. This book describes the design-history, development and operational careers of twenty-two legendary military and civil aeroplanes. Each one has played a significant part in aviation history. Sopwith Camel, SE.5, Bristol F2B Fighter and the Airco DH4 were all great successes in the relatively early days of flight. In the thirties the Bristol Bulldog fighter was an outstanding export success and the Short 'C' Class flying boat, later to become the Sunderland of World War II fame, pioneered the long-distance routes to the Empire. The pugnacious foreign policy of Hitler's Reich rung sudden alarm bells, rapid advances in fighting aircraft for the RAF became a premium objective. The brilliant Geodic construction of the Vickers Wellington bomber helped it survive terrible punishment throughout World War II, both the Hawker Hurricane and the Supermarine Spitfire saved England from invasion and the Bristol Beaufighter, de Havilland Mosquito and Avro Lancaster took the war to enemy soil. The Gloster Meteor became the word's first operational jet fighter and the English Electric Canberra became the RAF's first jet bomber and was manufactured under licence in the USA as the Martin B-57. In post-war years the Vickers Viscount became the world's first turboprop airliner and eventually became Britain's best selling commercial aircraft, whilst the de Havilland Comet became the world's first jet airliner. Despite Britain's recessionary years in the 50s and early 60s, military success came with the beautiful Hawker Hunter, the super-sonic Fairey Delta experimental aircraft that broke the World Air Speed Record and the Vickers Valiant that pioneered the operational techniques to deliver Britain's nuclear deterrent. Later, there followed the Mach 2 English Electric Lightning and the ill-fated TSR-2, the cancellation of which is still regarded as one of the greatest mistakes ever made in British aviation history. Finally, the Harrier, the world's first vertical take-off and landing jet fighter that is still in service and now only being built in the USA. Finally the Harrier, the world's first vertical take-off and landing jet fighter, still in service and now being further developed in the USA.

Author : Tim McLelland
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain’s Cold War Bombers written by Tim McLelland and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain’s Cold War Bombers explores the creation and development of the jet bomber, tracing the emergence of the first jet designs (the Valiant and Vulcan) through to the first-generation jets which entered service with the R.A.F. and Fleet Air Arm. Each aircraft type will be examined, looking at how the design was created and how this translated into an operational aircraft. The basic development and service history of each type will be examined, with a narrative which links the linear appearance of each new design, leading to the present day and the latest generation of Typhoon aircraft. Other aircraft types explored will include the Canberra, Sperrin, Victor, Scimitar, Buccaneer, Nimrod, Phantom, Sea Harrier, Jaguar, Tornado GR1/4 and Typhoon. Illustrations: 200 black-and-white and 50 color photographs

Author : Duncan Campbell
Publisher : Michael Joseph
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier written by Duncan Campbell and published by Michael Joseph. This book was released on 1984 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Om USA's baser i England for fly og missiler, om efterretnings-, varslings-, kommunikations- og kommandostationer; ialt over 100 forskellige lokaliteter er omtalt.