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Beschreibung
"Simmonds, an aviation and motorcycle writer, has written a paean to an exceptional aircraft; and, if predictions are accurate regarding the Fighting Falcon's future production schedule, there could be a second edition in another 25 years."
- The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation


Sleek, futuristic and deadly - the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon was born from the crucible of the air war over Vietnam and the need for cheaper, simpler and more manoeuvrable fighter aircraft with which to combat the many thousands of Soviet-bloc supplied aircraft sold around the world. Back in the early 1970s the F-16 was the pinnacle of modern design, integrating a powerful turbofan engine and offering unrivalled manoeuvrability - thanks to its relaxed static stability and fly-by-wire system with computer control. Today's F-16 Viper is light years away from the simple, lightweight pointdefence fighter first envisaged, but it has evolved and matured into the finest and most exported fourth-generation combat aircraft around the world. This is its story.
"Simmonds, an aviation and motorcycle writer, has written a paean to an exceptional aircraft; and, if predictions are accurate regarding the Fighting Falcon's future production schedule, there could be a second edition in another 25 years."
- The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation


Sleek, futuristic and deadly - the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon was born from the crucible of the air war over Vietnam and the need for cheaper, simpler and more manoeuvrable fighter aircraft with which to combat the many thousands of Soviet-bloc supplied aircraft sold around the world. Back in the early 1970s the F-16 was the pinnacle of modern design, integrating a powerful turbofan engine and offering unrivalled manoeuvrability - thanks to its relaxed static stability and fly-by-wire system with computer control. Today's F-16 Viper is light years away from the simple, lightweight pointdefence fighter first envisaged, but it has evolved and matured into the finest and most exported fourth-generation combat aircraft around the world. This is its story.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Öffentliche Verwaltung
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781911658566
ISBN-10: 1911658565
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Simonds, Bertie
Hersteller: Mortons Media Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 255 x 199 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Bertie Simonds
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.03.2023
Gewicht: 0,946 kg
Artikel-ID: 123663380