Download or read book 101 Great Bombers written by Robert Jackson and published by Rosen Young Adult. This book was released on 2010 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents photographs and detailed information about 101 great bombers, from the early twentieth-century biplanes to ultra-modern stealth bombers.
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Download or read book 101 Great Bombers written by Robert Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 101 Great Fighters written by Ira Mihaly and published by Rosen Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents photographs and detailed information about 101 great fighter planes, from the early twentieth-century biplanes to ultra-modern jet fighters.
Download or read book The 101 Greatest Weapons of All Times written by Robert Jackson and published by Rosen Classroom. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrating the greatest weapons throughout history, this series will entertain as well as educate. Covering bombers, tanks, warships, and fighters, each book profiles dozens of models, offering information such as country of origin, dimensions, capabilities, and histories. Readers will gain a strong grasp of the evolution of firepower, and get a glimpse of where it is headed in the future.
Download or read book 101 great fighters written by Robert Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Great Book of Bombers written by Jon Lake and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable reference records the history of more than 90 significant aircraft that have seen service since 1914, including the B-17 Flying Fortress that gained renown over Europe in World War II ad the Avro Vulcan used by the RAF during the Cold War. Ranging from single-engine divebombers to multi-engined strategic bombers each aircraft featured is illustrated by rare historical photos, color profiles, and detail cutaway drawings, and accompanied by detailed development, production, and combat histories.
Download or read book World s Great Bombers written by Christopher Chant and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its first use in 1914 to bomb Zeppelin sheds to its current use as a means of enforcing peace, the bomber has become one of the world's most effective and feared weapons. In World War I bombers flew as tactical weapons on the battlefield due to its short range and lack of power. By the mid 1930s there came a major change as the bomber's capabilities were dramatically increased. Engines became more powerful, and sleek all-metal monoplanes with enclosed cockpits and internal bombloads, like the Heinkel He III and Dornier Do 17, were deployed, proving their effectiveness in the early campaigns of World War II. Yet while the Germans concentrated on tactical bombing, the Allied nations made strategic bombing a major part of their war effort. Losses were heavy as the German air defences took their toll, but by 1944 the bombing efforts by Boeing B-17s and Avro Lancasters were seriously degrading Germany's ability to wage the war. The dropping of two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 finally turned the bomber into a weapon of grand strategic capability. Throughout the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union produced ever more capable turbine-powered bombers, like the giant B-52 and Tupolev Tu-95 Bear, that later added missile launching to their repertoire. Today only the US can afford to continue development, production, and deployment of strategic bombers like the highly advanced B-2 Stealth aircraft. Magnificently illustrated throughout with photographs and full-color artworks, The World's Great Bombers details the development, unique features, and operational capabilities of the major bomber types. Each artwork is accompanied by the relevant technical specifications for the aircraft, including armament, powerplant, performance, and dimensions. The book provides a mass of information on one of the most decisive weapons of the last 100 years. Book jacket.
Download or read book The Bomber Boys written by Mona D. Sizer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of World War I, the English were more fascinated than frightened by the gigantic, silently floating Zeppelins. Using their flashlights they sought them through the fog unthinking that they were guiding them to drop bombs over London. At Pearl Harbor the Japanese samurai damaged or destroyed all the ships on Battleship Row almost destroying the harbor's usefulness for the duration of the war. Over Ploesti, Rumania, the American Fifteenth Air Force never did succeed in destroying Hitler's primary source of oil for his tanks. Colonel Paul Tibbets pulled the Enola Gay back on her tail and aimed her skyward to take off from the carrier Hornet to bomb Tokyo. THE BOMBER BOYS is the story of all those raids and more. Author Mona Sizer is noted for her exciting scenes and careful research.
Download or read book Surviving the Skies written by Joe Bamford and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Stephen Wynn Vickers joined the Cheshire Regiment in August 1914, but after being badly wounded he remustered to the RFC (Royal Flying Corps). While other young pilots were killed or injured almost as soon as they got their wings, Captain Vickers survived numerous crash and forced landings. He joined 101 Squadron in 1917 and completed seventy-three sorties over enemy territory before being repatriated in May 1918 and awarded the newly inaugurated DFC, as well as the MC. With the war drawing to a close, he became a flying instructor at an RAF station in Lincolnshire, but he did not live long enough to receive either his medals or the distinction that he deserved. Making use of an array of unpublished material, including original images and information collected directly from Vickers' family, former RAF air traffic controller Joe Bamford recounts on of the final original stories of the First World War night bombers.
Download or read book The World s Great Bombers written by Bookmart Limited and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book World s Great Bombers written by Chris Chant and published by . This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its first use in 1914 to bomb Zeppelin sheds to its current use as a means of enforcing peace, the bomber has become one of the world¿s most effective & feared weapons. Magnificently illustrated, with more than 60 full-color artworks & 80 photos, this book details the development, unique features, & operational capabilities of the major bomber types worldwide. Today only the U.S. can afford to continue development, production, & deployment of strategic bombers like the highly advanced B-2 Stealth aircraft. Each artwork is accompanied by the relevant technical specifications for the aircraft, including armament, powerplant, performance, & dimensions. Includes aircraft from WW1, the Inter-war period, WW2, & the Post-war period.
Download or read book The Great Book of Bombers written by Jon Lake and published by Salamander Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronological reference from 1912 to the present day of every bomber aircraft ever flown. From RE-8s and B-29s to Caproni Ca.33's, from Tornado to B-2s, they are all accompanied by historical photographs, general arrangement drawings, colour profiles and detailed cutaways.
Download or read book The Big Book of X Bombers X Fighters written by Steve Pace and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They're all here--every X-bomber and X-fighter since 1942. 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. In the several decades since, hundreds of new variations of experimental and test turbojet-powered bombers and fighters--X-bombers and X-fighters--have taken explosive flight. These aircraft blazed a trail leading to today's B-2 Stealth Bomber and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Big Book of X-Bombers & X-Fighters showcases all of the USAF jet-powered X-bombers and X-fighters that have flown since 1942--more than 90 in all, including the alphabet soup of their variants. From experimental to prototype service bombers and fighters--from the XB-43 to the B-2A and the XP-59A to the F-35A--they're all here, with their inside stories revealed. Some of these aircraft were further developed. Others were canceled. 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 The Big Book of X-Bombers & X-Fighters include: Bell P-59 Airacomet Republic P/F-84 Thunderjet Douglas B-43 Jetmaster North American B-45 Tornado Boeing B-47 Stratojet Curtiss P/F-87 Blackhawk McDonnell P/F-85 Goblin Convair P/F-92 "Dart" Northrop F-17 Cobra Boeing B-1 Lancer And all the rest! Specifications included for each aircraft include: Length Height Wingspan Empty weight Gross weight Maximum range Ceiling Maximum speed Armament In 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!
Download or read book The Great Book of Bombers written by Jon Lake and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book World s Greatest Bombers written by Christopher Chant and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
