A Complete History of U.S. Combat Aircraft Fly-Off Competitions: Winners, Losers, and What Might Have Been
Language: English
Published by Specialty Press, 2016
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- Title
- A Complete History of U.S. Combat Aircraft Fly-Off Competitions: Winners, Losers, and What Might Have Been
- Author
- Simonsen, Erik
- Publisher
- Specialty Press
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Like-new
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1580072275
- ISBN 13
- 9781580072274
This book not only explains in detail how fly-off competitions are conducted, it shows the reader what both competing aircraft designs looked like during their trials, and then what the losing aircraft would have looked like in operational markings had it actually won. Described in vivid detail are the specific aircraft and how they fared, as well as the inside political maneuvering and subterfuge involved in often-controversial aircraft contract awards.
Beginning with the Boeing B-47 Stratojet's decisive victory over rival Convair and Martin designs and ending with today's advanced unmanned aerial marvels, this book covers every era of Post-World War II aviation. Author Erik Simonsen uses 120,000 words of text and 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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Beginning with the Boeing B-47 Stratojet's decisive victory over rival Convair and Martin bomber designs and ending with today's Lockheed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, this book covers every era of Post–World War II aviation. Author Erik Simonsen uses his advanced modeling skills coupled with the wonders of modern digital photography to create highly believable images of aviation's most tantalizing "might have beens."
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