The Big Book of X-Bombers & X-Fighters: USAF Jet-Powered Experimental Aircraft and Their Propulsive Systems
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760349509 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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All stretched the performance and design envelopes.More than 250 photos illustrate all of these experimental aircrafts' cutting-edge features and zeroes in on histories of their design, flight testing, and weapons testing. Specification tables detailing performance, design, and armaments help round out this compendium of information on truly groundbreaking aviation designs.X-bombers and X-fighters in TheBig Book of X-Bombers & X-Fighters include:Bell P-59 AiracometRepublic P/F-84 ThunderjetDouglas B-43 JetmasterNorth American B-45 TornadoBoeing B-47 StratojetCurtiss P/F-87 BlackhawkMcDonnell P/F-85 GoblinConvair P/F-92 "Dart"Northrop F-17 CobraBoeing B-1 LancerAnd all the rest!Specifications included for each aircraft include:LengthHeightWingspanEmpty weightGross weightMaximum rangeCeilingMaximum speedArmamentIn addition, veteran aviation author Steve Pace shows readers some of the designs that could have been and offers a peek into what might be lurking in the future, making this the definitive guide to USAF jet-powered experimental aircraft!. On October 2, 1942, the Bell XP-59 Airacomet soared up and away from present-day Edwards AFB, launching the US Army Air Forces into the Jet Age. They're all here--every X-bomber and X-fighter since 1942. These aircraft blazed a trail leading
X-plane programs may no longer be the future of war, but The Big Book of X-Bombers and X-Fighters is an excellent travel through the Planes of Future Past." - PopSci. "Pace's focus on the history of experimental jets is a strong, informative history of the peak years of big budget planes built for big wars. It may be a finite history: the $1.5 trillion F-35 program gets the last part of the penultimate chapter, and its decades of development, towering costs, and likely middling combat experience are souring the American public, Congress, and the Pentagon on giant expensive super-planes
Great single volume introduction to the experimental machines of the USAF, redundant if you have an extensive aviation libary If I needed to buy one book that was an outstanding introduction to the experimental aircraft and engines of the USAF, this would be it.There is just enough coverage on paper airplanes and black programs to retain the interest of the knowledgeable and plenty of text for those new to the subject. And, I did enjoy the art. A concise overview of post-WW2 prototype US fighters and bombers Vahe Demirjian When talking about X-planes, we usually refer to planes designed to conduct aeronautical research. But until 1962, the US Air Force used the letter X in a different sense to denote prototype aircraft. I like how Steve Pace narrowed the scope of this book to cover prototype fighters and bombers (and prototypes of fighter. Five Stars Great reference book on many little known planes