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Fighter: Technology, Facts, History
Very Good Hardcover Parragon Inc. Very Good. Hardcover. 2008.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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April 27, 2011
I loved it. This book is about World War 1, post war, World War 2 and the after war planes. It shows where it was made, what kind of defense it had, how fast it could and go and many other facts about the planes. It has many different planes like the MK.1 Spitfire, the p-51 Mustang. the Bristol Baeufighter, the mosquito, the F4 Phantom and my favorite the LockHeed F-80 Shooting Star. This book for World War 2 and 1 plane lovers. If you like planes that destroy and create destruction, than this is the book for you. There is a little section in the back of modern jets like the F4 Phantom and the harrier jet. The post war planes.
There aren't any helicopters. If you are like to learn about planes where they are from, the time period and what they served as, you will love reading this. Full of detail. Once again I really loved this book. The planes are good ways to learn about some history and this is a book that will do that.
There aren't any helicopters. If you are like to learn about planes where they are from, the time period and what they served as, you will love reading this. Full of detail. Once again I really loved this book. The planes are good ways to learn about some history and this is a book that will do that.
May 27, 2018
Membincangkan pelbagai jenis atau model kapal terbang/pesawat terbang yang wujud bermula dari era Perang Dunia Pertama,jangkamasa antara dua perang dunia,Perang Dunia Kedua dan pada masa kini. Selain itu,penulis turut memaparkan atau memberikan informasi-informasi berguna yang berkaitan dengan dunia penerbangan amnya dan peperangan udara khususnya.
Malangnya,penulis buku ini,Ralf Leinburger tidak mentakrifkan makna Fighter di dalam buku tulisannya ini. Saya tidaklah bermaksud untuk memperkecilkan beliau. Tetapi,pilihannya untuk memasukkan kapal terbang penyerang darat IL-2 Shturmovik seperti tidak berapa tepat dengan tema tulisannya. Pada pandangan saya,pesawat yang dipanggil Fighter atau pesawat pejuang merupakan pesawat terbang yang direka untuk bertempur dengan pesawat yang mempunyai klasifikasi yang sama atau berbeza (sebagai contoh,pesawat pengebom) sebagai tugas utamanya. Sebagai tugasan sekunder,pesawat pejuang juga mampu diaturgerakkan untuk menyerang sasaran-sasaran taktikal atau strategik mengikut keperluan sesuatu misi.
Beliau juga tidak memasukkan pesawat-pesawat yang saya rasa tidak kurang memberikan impaknya di dalam dunia ketenteraan udara. Sebagai contoh,MiG-21 dan Mirage III. Tambahan pula,Leinberger tidak memasukkan pesawat-pesawat yang bersifat stealth yang semakin popular kini seperti F-22 Raptor dan F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) Lightning II.
Malangnya,penulis buku ini,Ralf Leinburger tidak mentakrifkan makna Fighter di dalam buku tulisannya ini. Saya tidaklah bermaksud untuk memperkecilkan beliau. Tetapi,pilihannya untuk memasukkan kapal terbang penyerang darat IL-2 Shturmovik seperti tidak berapa tepat dengan tema tulisannya. Pada pandangan saya,pesawat yang dipanggil Fighter atau pesawat pejuang merupakan pesawat terbang yang direka untuk bertempur dengan pesawat yang mempunyai klasifikasi yang sama atau berbeza (sebagai contoh,pesawat pengebom) sebagai tugas utamanya. Sebagai tugasan sekunder,pesawat pejuang juga mampu diaturgerakkan untuk menyerang sasaran-sasaran taktikal atau strategik mengikut keperluan sesuatu misi.
Beliau juga tidak memasukkan pesawat-pesawat yang saya rasa tidak kurang memberikan impaknya di dalam dunia ketenteraan udara. Sebagai contoh,MiG-21 dan Mirage III. Tambahan pula,Leinberger tidak memasukkan pesawat-pesawat yang bersifat stealth yang semakin popular kini seperti F-22 Raptor dan F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) Lightning II.
August 14, 2014
Military fighter airplanes of various eras of development and geographic locations are presented. Details about their development, technologies, and capabilities are emphasized.
The book seems to be written from a European perspective, which was a nice change from the other books I have read on this subject. In addition to various European fighters of which I had little previous knowledge, American and Russian jets are presented as well, which is typical of this type of book. I think the European perspective comes out stronger in certain examples: 1) The British Harrier is presented as the "only" successful V/STOL aircraft to date. This seems to be a jab at the F-35. 2) The Eurofighter Typhoon seems a little hyped when it is more or less described as THE jet that will protect NATO airspace in the 21st century. No American support needed, thank you. As I said, this perspective made the book refreshing.
Two other features of this book I have not seen in other jet fighter enthusiast books were biographies of famous pilots and a simplified description of aircraft and engine aerodynamics. I preferred the biographies. I had never taken the time to learn about Von Richtofen before reading this book. Also, some of the pilots featured were aircraft company founders and it was interesting to read about their enthusiasm. The initial aerodynamics descriptions were simplified to an appropriate extent while remaining faithful to the physics. Later in the book, the descriptions are oversimplified. I understand the need to do this even though I am not a fan, and I was encouraged that the earlier descriptions were good.
The writing in these kinds of books is not great and it seems to come from a project or sales engineer associated with the aircraft company. Some of the book reads like a sales pitch or brochure. But the writing quality is not the main point of this type of book and the presentation of the "technology, facts, and history", as the subtitle says, was good.
The book seems to be written from a European perspective, which was a nice change from the other books I have read on this subject. In addition to various European fighters of which I had little previous knowledge, American and Russian jets are presented as well, which is typical of this type of book. I think the European perspective comes out stronger in certain examples: 1) The British Harrier is presented as the "only" successful V/STOL aircraft to date. This seems to be a jab at the F-35. 2) The Eurofighter Typhoon seems a little hyped when it is more or less described as THE jet that will protect NATO airspace in the 21st century. No American support needed, thank you. As I said, this perspective made the book refreshing.
Two other features of this book I have not seen in other jet fighter enthusiast books were biographies of famous pilots and a simplified description of aircraft and engine aerodynamics. I preferred the biographies. I had never taken the time to learn about Von Richtofen before reading this book. Also, some of the pilots featured were aircraft company founders and it was interesting to read about their enthusiasm. The initial aerodynamics descriptions were simplified to an appropriate extent while remaining faithful to the physics. Later in the book, the descriptions are oversimplified. I understand the need to do this even though I am not a fan, and I was encouraged that the earlier descriptions were good.
The writing in these kinds of books is not great and it seems to come from a project or sales engineer associated with the aircraft company. Some of the book reads like a sales pitch or brochure. But the writing quality is not the main point of this type of book and the presentation of the "technology, facts, and history", as the subtitle says, was good.
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