38,00 €*
Versandkostenfrei per Post / DHL
Aktuell nicht verfügbar
The KC-135A made its maiden flight on 31 August 1956 and was still in front line service some 60 years later. What began as a jet-powered replacement for the KC-97 to refuel Strategic Air Command's growing B-47 and B-52 bomber fleet soon evolved into America's first military heavy jet transport, an airborne command post platform, a testbed that enabled scientists to study the Earth, send men to the Moon and understand the power of the atom. Other variants of the KC-135 included a reconnaissance airframe that monitors arms agreements, gathers intelligence to understand the intentions and capabilities of potential enemies and provides real-time intelligence in combat.
This is a revised and expanded third edition of the definitive study of this remarkable aircraft. The author is a former USAF pilot qualified on 17 types of KC-135s, EC-135s, and RC-135s, who brings both personal experience and a broad historical understanding to this definitive work on one of the most significant military aircraft of the Cold War and beyond.
This latest edition of Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More than a Tanker incorporates 64 additional pages of new material, photographs, and tables. Included are updates of retired aircraft, tankers transferred to civilian organisations, and new conversions of reconnaissance-related jets. A brief discussion assesses the turmoil surrounding the KC-135's replacement, and a new appendix provides a historical summary of operational units.
The KC-135A made its maiden flight on 31 August 1956 and was still in front line service some 60 years later. What began as a jet-powered replacement for the KC-97 to refuel Strategic Air Command's growing B-47 and B-52 bomber fleet soon evolved into America's first military heavy jet transport, an airborne command post platform, a testbed that enabled scientists to study the Earth, send men to the Moon and understand the power of the atom. Other variants of the KC-135 included a reconnaissance airframe that monitors arms agreements, gathers intelligence to understand the intentions and capabilities of potential enemies and provides real-time intelligence in combat.
This is a revised and expanded third edition of the definitive study of this remarkable aircraft. The author is a former USAF pilot qualified on 17 types of KC-135s, EC-135s, and RC-135s, who brings both personal experience and a broad historical understanding to this definitive work on one of the most significant military aircraft of the Cold War and beyond.
This latest edition of Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More than a Tanker incorporates 64 additional pages of new material, photographs, and tables. Included are updates of retired aircraft, tankers transferred to civilian organisations, and new conversions of reconnaissance-related jets. A brief discussion assesses the turmoil surrounding the KC-135's replacement, and a new appendix provides a historical summary of operational units.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Zeitgeschichte & Politik |
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | ab 1949 |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 448 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781800352643 |
| ISBN-10: | 1800352646 |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Hopkins III, Robert |
| Hersteller: | Crecy Publishing |
| Maße: | 285 x 222 x 31 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Robert Hopkins III |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.11.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 1,868 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Zeitgeschichte & Politik |
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | ab 1949 |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 448 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781800352643 |
| ISBN-10: | 1800352646 |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Hopkins III, Robert |
| Hersteller: | Crecy Publishing |
| Maße: | 285 x 222 x 31 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Robert Hopkins III |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.11.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 1,868 kg |
Ähnliche Produkte
Lieferzeit 1-2 Werktage
Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen
Lieferzeit 4-7 Werktage
Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen
Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen
Aktuell nicht verfügbar
Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen
Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen
Lieferzeit 1-2 Werktage
Aktuell nicht verfügbar