Military Jet Aircraft provides a detailed look at over fifty of the most important jet-engined aircraft developed between 1945 and the present day. Aircraft profiled include dedicated interceptors, bombers, and reconnaissance platforms, as well as modern multirole warplanes such as the F-22, F-35 and Sukhoi Su-27. Each aircraft is introduced with large-format artwork in full colour, showing every detail of the aircraft in action wearing authentic markings. Detailed annotations indicate innovative design features and other points of interest. An in-depth description of each aircraft follows, profiling its design and manufacturing development and active deployment history, alongside action photographs and a comprehensive specifications panel giving information on dimensions, power plant, performance, and armament. Aircraft featured include such famous types as the Avro Vulcan, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Northrop B-2A Spirit, and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Accessible and comprehensive, Military Jet Aircraft will appeal to anyone interested in discovering more about modern military aviation.
| ISBN: | 9781782748823 |
| Publication date: | 26th September 2019 |
| Author: | Robert Jackson |
| Publisher: | Amber Books an imprint of Amber Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Aircraft and aviation Air forces and warfare Aerospace and aviation technology Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces |