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B-58 Hustler Units: Combat Aircraft, cartea 130

Autor Peter E. Davies Ilustrat de Jim Laurier Concept copertă de Gareth Hector
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 oct 2019
One of the most dramatic bombers of its day, the Convair B-58 came to epitomise the Cold War power of Strategic Air Command. Introduced only 12 years after the sound barrier was first broken, this iconic plane became the first large long-range supersonic bomber to take to the skies, a feat which had seemed far-fetched only a few years previously. Outstripping its contemporaries in terms of speed, and agile enough to escape most interceptors, the B-58 was a remarkable feat of engineering, setting 19 world speed records and collecting a host of trophies. The first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 at 63,000 feet, it was able to evade hostile fighters and represented a serious threat to targets across the Soviet Bloc. Supported by contemporary first-hand accounts, photography, and full-colour illustrations, this study explores the history of this ground-breaking aircraft from its conception to its little-known testing for use in the Vietnam War.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472836403
ISBN-10: 1472836405
Pagini: 96
Dimensiuni: 184 x 248 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Osprey Publishing
Seria Combat Aircraft

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The text, which includes contemporary first-hand accounts of the aircraft in action, is supported by a range of full-colour illustrations and photography.

Notă biografică

Peter E Davies has published over 30 aviation books, most of them for Osprey. He has also contributed to magazines such as Aeroplane Monthly and Aircraft Illustrated. He concentrates mainly upon combat aircraft of the Cold War and Vietnam War. He is based in Bristol, UK. Jim Laurier is a native of New England, having grown up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil and throughout his life he has worked in many mediums creating artwork on a variety of subjects. He has worked on the Osprey Aviation list since 2000 and in that time he has produced some of the finest artwork seen in these volumes. He has specialised in aircraft of the Vietnam War period. He lives in New Hampshire.

Cuprins

CHAPTER 1Delta Design CHAPTER 2Making it Work CHAPTER 3Test and Development CHAPTER 4 In Flight CHAPTER 5 The Mission CHAPTER 6 Other Roles Appendices1. B-58A physical and performance statistics2. B-58A units, bases and dates 3. Notable flights and preserved examples Profile Captions