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Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters

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The United States Air Force was late in developing a jet fighter, definitely behind Germany and the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, a small number of Lockheed P-80 Shooting Stars did make it to the European and Mediterraneantheaters of operations before VE Day, although they did not see combat. After the war, the sheer size of the U.S. aviation industry d that American fighters would soon dominate the skies. However, the state of the art was advancing so fast that many development efforts never resulted in production aircraft; concepts that had seemed reasonable, even ideal, at the time were quickly overcome by newer and better technology. In the United States alone, several dozen different fighter designs made it to the prototype stage during the 1950s and 1960s. In this book, Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis look at the variety of different jet-fighter concepts developed by the U.S. Air Force after World War II. These pages cover all experimental and prototype

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Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters, Dennis R. Jenkins, Tony R. Landis

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Pubblicato
2008
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(Copertina rigida),
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44,07 €

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Titolo
Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2008
Formato
Copertina rigida
Pagine
260
ISBN10
1580071112
ISBN13
9781580071116
Serie
Descrizione
The United States Air Force was late in developing a jet fighter, definitely behind Germany and the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, a small number of Lockheed P-80 Shooting Stars did make it to the European and Mediterraneantheaters of operations before VE Day, although they did not see combat. After the war, the sheer size of the U.S. aviation industry d that American fighters would soon dominate the skies. However, the state of the art was advancing so fast that many development efforts never resulted in production aircraft; concepts that had seemed reasonable, even ideal, at the time were quickly overcome by newer and better technology. In the United States alone, several dozen different fighter designs made it to the prototype stage during the 1950s and 1960s. In this book, Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis look at the variety of different jet-fighter concepts developed by the U.S. Air Force after World War II. These pages cover all experimental and prototype