History of the Gloster Javelin: The First All Weather British Fighter - Couverture rigide

Watson, I.

 
9781781553749: History of the Gloster Javelin: The First All Weather British Fighter
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ISBN 10 : 1781553742 ISBN 13 : 9781781553749
Editeur : Fonthill Media Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

During the plunging temperature of the early Cold War years the RAF found itself increasingly in need of a truly all-weather high performance fighter. There were two leading designs available as prototypes in 1951; the DH110 from de Havilland and from Gloster, the GA5. These were to become respectively, the Sea Vixen and the Javelin. Neither was a classic or a Beauty, but both operational during the 1950s. The Sea Vixen, hence the title, entered service with the Royal Navy and the Javelin, on the promise of being made ready earlier, with the Royal Air Force. However, so unready were the first production Javelins, with pressure to get them in service when expected, there were no fewer than nine versions entering service with operational RAF squadrons between 1956 and 1959. Although the Flat Iron met the requirements of range, weapons and all-weather capability, it was much under powered and cumbersome for a fighter. Nevertheless, the Gloster Javelin was also just as much underrated. Entering service at the wrong time as the Sandys Defence White Paper unwittingly claimed the end of the manned fighter and following on the Javelin s heels came the English Electric Lightning with its truly supersonic performance. These factors combined to produce a situation which shortened the service years of the Javelin and halted further development.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ian Smith Watson was born in 1960 and joined the RAF when he left School in 1977. He served from 1977 to 1990 as an Air Defence Radar Operator in the United Kingdom, Germany and Belize. A life-Long Aviation enthusiast, he frequently reflects that his time in the RAF was book ended by two significant events in the service s history, each marked by Flypasts, unprecedented in modern times, these being the Royal Silver Jubilee year and the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. This is his fourth book.

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Éditeur
Fonthill Media Ltd
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1781553742
ISBN 13 
9781781553749
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
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