| Vertical Take-Off Fighter Aircraft Contributor(s): Rose, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1906537399 ISBN-13: 9781906537395 Publisher: Classic Publications OUR PRICE: $38.66 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Aviation - History |
| Dewey: 629.130 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 8.47" W x 11.3" (2.01 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Vertical Take-Off Fighter Aircraft is an illustrated history of concepts, experimental, and operational military VTO & VTOL aircraft. The book starts with wartime German projects such as the Focke Wulf Treibflugel, Heinkel Wespe, and VTO rocket fighters. Postwar projects include US Navy carrier-based VTOL fighters, the French annular wing experiments undertaken by SNECMA, and various other proposals for fighters. In addition to tail sitters, the author discusses conventionally shaped VTOL designs such as the Harrier, Russian carrier-based Yaks, and the new LockMart F-35 Lightning. This title will be of interest to aviation enthusiasts and modelers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rose, Bill: - Bill Rose has worked for science journals, technical publications, and various national and provincial newspapers. His principle areas of interest are photography, space exploration, aviation, and astronomy. As an experienced amateur astronomer, Bill has worked as a researcher for several UK-based TV production companies and currently runs a small photographic business. |