Ultimate Fighter: Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - Couverture rigide

Sweetman, Bill

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0760317925 ISBN 13 : 9780760317921

Editeur : Zenith Press, 2004

Synopsis

Ultimate Fighter tells how a series of little-known technology programs coalesced into a 3,000-airplane plan - the F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF). As one of the first major aircraft programs to start from scratch in the era of information technology, the JSF virtually flies itself, while the pilot manages the mission with the help of very acute high-resolution sensors and displays. The F-35 is one of the biggest single military projects in history - but it was born as a compromise between the needs of three U.S. services in the budget-strapped post-Cold War era. Author Bill Sweetman chronicles the high stakes competition between two aviation giants, Lockheed Martin and Boeing, to build the Joint Strike Fighter - the next generation fighter jet.

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À propos de l?auteur

Bill Sweetman was the chief aerospace consultant on the Nova (PBS) production of "Battle of the X-Planes." He is an experienced aviation journalist, having written more that 30 books in the field. He was awarded the Aviation/Space Writers Association Award of Excellence in 1990 and 1992. Sweetman also served as consulting editor on Jane's International Defense Review. Sweetman lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Zenith Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0760317925
• ISBN 13: 9780760317921
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
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• Personne responsable: non disponible