Fighter Combat in the Jet Age (Jane’s): v.1 - Rilegato

Isby, David C.

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ISBN 10: 0004708229 ISBN 13: 9780004708225

Casa editrice: Collins, 1997

Riassunto

Fighter Combat in the Jet Age covers the entire history of jet fighters in action, from the end of World War II to the present. Meticulously detailed, it features 300 photos, line drawings and graphs that reveal how jet fighters and their weapons have developed and improved, utterly changing the face of air combat. It also focuses on the key technological developments of the Cold War, such as the fighters built to intercept nuclear bombers and to dominate European skies in a Third World War.

With combat examples from Southeast Asia, the Falklands and the Middle East, Fighter Combat in the Jet Age compares and contrasts the fighter aircraft of different nations and manufacturers. Also included are spreads with sidebars and boxes describing fighter tactics, major air battles, experimental weapons and famous pilots. It's enough to thrill aircraft enthusiasts of all ages.

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L'autore:

David C. Isby is a Washington-based attorney and defense consultant. A special correspondent for Jane's Intelligence Review, he has contributed to many military and aviation publications and written extensively on the Russian armed forces. He lives in Washington D.C.

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FIGHTER COMBAT IN THE JET AGE

Before the end of World War II it was obvious that the new technology of the jet engine would make obsolete all previous combat aircraft. The Germans turned to the immature technology represented by the Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet in an attempt to counter the weight of numbers against them. The Me-262 and other jet and rocket propelled fighters offered hope of redressing some of the advantage of Allied numerical superiority. Despite the strategic bombing campaign, and conflicting manufacturing priorities, the Germans succeeded in getting their jets into combat before the Allies.

While the Me-262's jet engines made it a revolutionary change in the story of light, it was unable to claim a similar advance in the history of air combat operations. The jet engine would not revolutionize air combat in 1944-45. It would take a generation to do this and required technologies unavailable in 1944. Nevertheless, many of the lessons gained in how the Germans used the Messerschmitt Me-262 and how the Allies defeated it remain valid today.

'Fighter Combat in the Jet Age 'reveals how a new generation of jet airplanes fought over Korea and in the Middle East, and how, by the 1960s, more powerful engines were allied to air-to-air missiles and effective airborne radar. David Isby investigates how US and Russian-built aircraft clashed over Vietnam in battles where political limitations often cancelled American technological superiority. He describes the fighters and weapons developed during the Cold War and how in the 1990s, multiple targetting fire control, missiles capable of beyond-visual-range engagement and emerging 'stealth' technology are transforming fighter combat once again.

David C. Isby is a Washington-based attorney and defence consultant. Special correspondent for 'Jane's Intelligence Review', he has contributed to many military and aviation publications and written extensively on the Russian armed forces.

From the first clashes between Allied piston-engine fighters and German jets in 1944 to the beyond-visual-range engagements of the 1991 Gulf War, 'Fighter Combat' reveals how jet fighters and their weapons have improved. David Isby explains the key technological developments of the Cold War: the fighters built to intercept nuclear bombers and to dominate European skies in a third World War, and how political restrictions often cancelled out US technical superiority in the air battles over Vietnam. With combat examples from SE Asia, the Falkland and the Middle East, 'Fighter Combat' compares and contrasts the fighter aircraft of different nations and manufacturers.

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• Editore: Collins
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0004708229
• ISBN 13: 9780004708225
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 192