The six Douglas D-558 research aircraft, built as two variants, were produced for a US Navy and NACA collaborative project to investigate flight in the high subsonic and supersonic regimes and to develop means of coping with the dangerous phenomena of compressibility and pitch-up which had caused many accidents to early jets. Wind tunnels could ......

From Richard Pike, best-selling author of Hunter Boys and The Lightning Boys series comes the newest addition to Grub Streets popular Boys series; Phantom Boys. Originally developed for the US Navy, this twin-engined supersonic long-range fighter-bomber first flew in the spring of 1958. It then entered service for the US Navy in 1961, and in 1969 ......

An insight into operating, flying and maintaining the USAFs all-weather tactical jet fighter. Considered to be among the most successful of modern jet fighters with 104 aerial combat victories to its credit (with no losses) the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle twin-engine all-weather tactical jet fighter entered service with the USAF in 1976 and is ......

A stunning pictorial tribute to the Douglas DC-3, aka the beloved 'Dakota', in glorious colour

Publisher's Notes: The Douglas DC-3 Dakota revolutionised air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of its lasting impact on the airline industry - and in particular the part it played in the Second World War - the 'Dak' is widely regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever built. Using the RAF Battle of Britain ......

Tells the story of how the F-15 helped the US maintain its reputation for air superiority. It became America's frontline fighter at the height of the Cold War and it has a fierce combat record in Afghanistan, Irag and with allied air forces. Covers the design and manufacture of the F-15, its active service and the many models and variants. Great ......

Publisher's notes: The fierce aerial battles that became synonymous with the 1 972-73 Linebacker offensive over North Vietnam saw the USAF's F-4 Phantom II crews claim 48 MiG-19s and MiG-2Is destroyed. Although the USAF had introduced few initiatives to update the Phantom H's missiles and improve tactics since Rolling Thunder had come to an end ......

Publisher's notes: Bought in the mid-1970s to secure air superiority for Israel in the Middle East for decades to come, the F-15 Eagle has indeed been the unrivalled master of the skies since its arrival in December 1976. The fighter claimed its first kills three years later in the disputed airspace over southern Lebanon, when the IDF/AF ......

Publisher's notes: The F-15E Strike Eagle is the Western world's definitive multi-role fighter. It has been at the centre of every conflict in which the USAF has been involved since 1990 from Desert Shield to Iraqi Freedom. Not only has it repeatedly struck targets where no other Coalition, NATO or US fighter has been able to go, it has also ......

Publisher's notes: The F-15C/E has formed the backbone of US and Coalition operations in the Middle East for over a decade, flying over northern and southern Iraq as part of Operations Northern Watch and Southern Watch. F-15Cs policed the skies for Iraqi aircraft operating in contravention of no-fly zone agreements, whilst the F-15E was ......

Publisher's notes: This volume tells the story of the five US Navy Hornet units that waged war in northern Iraq from the carrier decks of CVN-71 and CVN-75, stationed off the coast of Turkey. The conflict for these squadrons was very different to the campaign fought in southern Iraq. The Hornet pilots in the north worked almost exclusively with ......

Producer's notes. See the ultimate piston-engine fighter as it operates from carriers in the Korean War. Then, enjoy a ride with a modern airshow pilot as you start-up, taxi, take-off, perform aerobatics and more, while each task is fully explained. Finally, take a full "panels-open" walk around - inside and out - for a full technical view of ......