Tag: Aircraft

Combat Aircraft of World War II 1943-1944


Free Download Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi – Combat Aircraft of World War II: 1943-1944
Salamander Books | 1988 | ISBN: 0861014170 | English | 72 pages | PDF | 55.97 MB
Full and double page 3-view drawings and photographs with a brief history and specification of each aircraft. This volume includes Nakajima Ki-84; Yokosuka D4Y; Mitsubishi J2M; Mitsubishi Ki-67; Nakajima B6N; Grumman F6F; Douglas A-26; Vought F4U-1; Curtiss SB2C; North American B-25; Bell P-63; Lavochkin La-5; Northrop P-61; Ilyushin ll-2/10; Focke Wulf Fw.190 D; Junkers Ju.88 C/G; Messerschmitt Me.163; Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIV ; Avro Lancaster Mk.II; Hawker Tempest; Fairey Barracuda; Bristol Beaufighter Mk.X.

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Aircraft of Red Flag The Ultimate Air-to-Air Combat Exercise


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English | June 20, 2022 | ISBN: 1913870111 | 128 pages | PDF | 7.25 Mb
Red Flag is the world’s premier air-to-air combat exercise. Run by the US Air Force from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, its aim is to provide aircrew with a safe environment in which to take part in interview air combat sorties. It takes place over the vast Nevada Test and Training Range and is attended by participants from allied nations around the world, with 29 countries having taken part with the US since 1975. These visitors bring with them their own variety of aircraft, adding to the diverse array gracing the skies over Las Vegas.

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Aircraft Carrier Victorious Detailed in the Original Builders’ Plans


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English | November 1, 2018 | ISBN: 1526737345 | 176 pages | EPUB | 5.91 Mb
The technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the "as fitted" general arrangements, these drawings represented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. Intended to provide a permanent reference for the Admiralty and the dockyards, these highly detailed plans were drawn with exquisite skill in multi-colored inks and washes that represent the acme of the draughtsman’s art. HMS Victorious was a ship with two almost separate incarnations – as built in 1941 she was one of a new type of armored aircraft carrier which saw arduous wartime service; post-war the ship underwent a massive reconstruction lasting nearly eight years that saw her recommission in 1958 as one of the best equipped carriers in the world.

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Su-57 Felon (Modern Military Aircraft Series)


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English | November 4, 2022 | ISBN: 1913870448 | 96 pages | MOBI | 4.15 Mb
In December 2020, the first Sukhoi Su-57, codenamed Felon by NATO, entered service with the Aerospace Forces, making it Russia’s most recent combat aircraft. It is a multirole aircraft combining the functions of both a fighter and strike aircraft, with design features that include stealth, supersonic cruising speed and maneuverability, the latest sensors and weaponry, and network-centric warfare capability. Fully illustrated with over 170 full-color photographs, this book describes the trials of the T-50 prototypes and the implementation of the Su-57 into series production, as well as looking at the design, characteristics and combat capabilities of this fifth-generation fighter.

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Air-to-Air Refuelling Aircraft (Modern Military Aircraft Series)


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English | June 20, 2022 | ISBN: 1913870693 | 96 pages | PDF | 3.87 Mb
Modern strategists talk about "force multipliers," and, for air operations, air-to-air refueling is without doubt the greatest force multiplier of all. In-flight refueling has allowed not only the longest bombing missions in history but also persistence in air defense, transport reach and flexibility in ground-attack tasks. Covering a range of refuelers – including the Boeing KC-97 and KC-135, Vickers Valiant, Handley Page Victor, Lockheed TriStar, Vickers VC10, McDonnell Douglas KC-10 and the Airbus MRTT Voyager – this book details the history of air-to-air refueling and celebrates the key role played by tanker aircraft in the application of air power around the world.

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Bomber Aircraft of the United States


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Arco Publishing | 1967 | ISBN: 0668015969 | English | 104 pages | PDF | 92.14 MB
Representing the major part of retaliatory forces of the US, from the pint sized Douglas Skyhawk to the mighty B52, in use by all branches of the armed forces.

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