Title: Stealth Fighter
Author/s: William B. O’Connor
RRP: $39.99
ISBN: 9780760341353
Format: Hardback, 420 pages
Dimensions: 159mm x 235mm
Publisher: Zenith Press
Aust. Release Date: Sept 2012
Book Description/Synopsis:
The F-117 Stealth Nighthawk was a truly
groundbreaking aircraft when introduced in the early 1980s. The strange shape
of the jet, all flat panels and angles, rendered the aircraft nearly invisible
to radar. This highly classified program wasn't acknowledged publicly by the
U.S. Air Force until 1988. The Nighthawk was retired in 2008 after twenty-five
years of service, including bombing missions over Afghanistan and Iraq . Brad
O'Connor flew the Nighthawk during the NATO bombing campaign over Kosovo in
1999. His first-person experience puts the reader in the cockpit of this
revolutionary combat aircraft. From his F-117 assignment through training,
deployment, mission planning and combat flights, O'Connor relates the day-to-day
life of a pilot in the world's first stealth fighter.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment