Day of the Cheetah - Softcover

Brown, Dale

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425120430 ISBN 13: 9780425120439

Publisher: Penguin, 1997

Synopsis

When a KGB mole hijacks DreamStar--a top-secret Navy fighter plane employing artificial intelligence in its cockpit--Major Patrick McLanahan is given the assignment to retrieve the precious machine. Reissue.

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From the Back Cover:

Once perfected, the aircraft nicknamed 'DreamStar' will be America's new air-superiority fighter and the world's deadliest combat-ready weapon. Even the advanced 'Cheetah', a heavily modified two-seater F-15E, is beginning to show its age – relegated to being the older, less 'intelligent' cousin of DreamStar.

But, unknown to the Cheetah’s pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Pat McLanahan – former navigator of the B-52 'Old Dog' a KGB mole has infiltrated the DreamStar project. When the mole hijacks the superplane, it is up to McLanahan to get the fighter back – despite the overwhelming odds stacked against him.

With its thrilling dog-fights, nail-biting suspense and convincing characters, 'Day of the Cheetah ' is the ultimate novel of high-tech aviation. It rockets to a breathtaking and shattering finale.

'Quite a ride... the flying sequences are terrific. Authentic and gripping... he knows everything about advanced fighter aircraft'
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

'Brown's action scenes are vivid... a strong contender in the technothriller sweepstakes'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

'A superb storyteller'
WASHINGTON POST

About the Author:

Former U.S. Air Force captain Dale Brown is the bestselling author of numerous action-adventure “techno-thriller” novels, including those in the Patrick McLanahan series and the Brad McLanahan series. He is the co-author—with Jim DeFelice—of the bestselling Dreamland techno-thriller series and the Puppet Master series. He is also a technical consultant on the Act of War PC real-time strategy game published by Atari Interactive, and the Megafortress PC flight simulator by Three-Sixty Pacific. His novels have been published in 11 languages and distributed to over 70 countries.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0425120430
• ISBN 13: 9780425120439
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 528