F-15 Eagle at War - Softcover

Rininger, Tyson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0760333505 ISBN 13: 9780760333501

Verlag: Zenith Press, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

The F-15A entered service in 1972 as "the first dedicated USAF air superiority fighter since the F-86 Sabre." More than three decades and myriad models and variants later, the F-15 is still the U.S. Air Force's premiere air superiority weapon, a veteran of U.S. conflicts as recent as Operation Desert Storm and presently serving in the air forces of U.S. allies around the world. F-15 Eagle at War, featuring the spectacular aerial photography of author Tyson V. Rininger, follows the design, manufacture, and performance of the F-15 from its first appearance through its service in various Cold War and contemporary conflicts. The book profiles each model and upgrade in technology up to the F-15C, D, and E models that served in the Persian Gulf, where they claimed 36 of 39 Air Force victories in air-to-air combat. It is a fitting and thoroughly fascinating tribute to this celebrated aircraft and icon of the U.S. Air Force.

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Tyson V. Rininger is the top photographer for the International Council of Air Shows. His books include Red Flag: Air Combat for the 21st Century, and his photos and articles have been published in numerous magazines, including multiple covers for AirShows magazine and World Airshow News. He also works with many other publications, including Air & Space Smithsonian, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Flight Journal, Aircraft Illustrated and Combat Aircraft magazine, Sport Aerobatics, InFlight USA, and Pacific Flyer. He lives in Monterey, California.

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With its edgy yet graceful lines, the world s greatest air superiority fighter of all time took to the skies in July 1972 and changed the history of aerial combat and the meaning of air supremacy forever. The F-15 combines superb aerodynamics with unparalleled acceleration, along with advanced avionics and aerial weaponry, making it a formidable aerial adversary. However, getting to this point was not an overnight accomplishment. F-15 at War tells the story of how the F-15 helped the U.S. maintain its reputation for air superiority, including how the Eagle became America s frontline fighter at the height of the Cold War, always at the ready at American air bases around the world. The Eagle s combat record proved its ferocity in the field not only with the U.S. Air Force, but with the air forces of allied countries. More recently, F-15C Eagles and F-15E Strike Eagles maintained America s air supremacy in the Middle East, helping bring democracy to Afghanistan and Iraq and earning a place in the history books as the most successful modern-day jet fighter ever built. F-15 Eagle at War covers the design and manufacture of the airframe, its service in various conflicts, and its myriad models and variants, complemented by exciting photography by the author of the Eagle in flight.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Zenith Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0760333505
• ISBN 13: 9780760333501
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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