Complete History Us Combat Aircraft-Op: Winners, Losers, and What Might Have Been

by Erik Simonsen

Since the first days of rivalry between the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss, aircraft manufacturers have been vying for lucrative military aircraft contracts and competing for prized long-term production runs. As a result, many advanced and now legendary aircraft have been designed, built, and flown in every generation of aviation development. Focusing on the Cold War era, this book shows readers how crucial fly-off competitions have been to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580072275
• ISBN13: 9781580072274
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Specialty Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.3" x 10.1"