A book for those with passion and appreciation for fighter planes and the history of aviation. Follow the rapid technological innovation and the global events that led to their evolution. From the models used in two world wars to those that dominated the Cold War. Discover the incredible progression that has enabled jets invisible to enemy radar and those that provide pilots with precise awareness of the battlefield, even at distances of hundreds of kilometres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A book for those with passion and appreciation for fighter planes and the history of aviation. Follow the rapid technological innovation and the global events that led to their evolution.
INTRODUCTION 5
\nCOMBAT AIRCRAFT. A UNIQUE HISTORY
\nIN AVIATION 10
\nWORLD WAR I 12
\nWORLD WAR II 20
\nFROM WORLD WAR II TO THE PRESENT 30
\nINTO THE FUTURE 48
\nTHE MODELS FROM WORLD WAR II
\nTO THE PRESENT 54
\nTHE EVOLUTION OF COMBAT AIRCRAFTS
\nMODEL BY MODEL 56
\n1913 AVRO 504 58
\n1916 SOPWITH CAMEL 65
\n1917 SPAD S.XIII 70
\n1917 FOKKER DR.I 76
\n1935 JUNKERS JU 87 STUKA 80
\n1935 HAWKER HURRICANE 86
\n1935 MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 92
\n1935 BOEING B-17 FLYING FORTRESS 96
\n1936 SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE 102
\n1939 MITSUBISHI A6M ZERO 106
\n1939 ILYUSHIN IL-2 STURMOVIK 110
\n1939 CONSOLIDATED B-24 LIBERATOR 114
\n1939 FOCKE-WULF FW 190 118
\n1940 HAWKER TYPHOON 124
\n1940 VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR 130
\n1940 NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG 136
\n1941 REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT 142
\n1941 MESSERSCHMITT ME 262 148
\n1941 AVRO LANCASTER 152
\n1942 YAKOVLEV YAK-9 156
\n1942 BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 160
\n1947 NORTH AMERICAN F-86 SABRE 166
\n1947 MIKOYAN GUREVICH MIG-15 170
\n1952 BOEING B-52 STRATOFORTRESS 174
\n1954 LOCKHEED F-104 STARFIGHTER 178
\n1956 MIKOYAN GUREVICH MIG-21 184
\n1956 DASSAULT MIRAGE III 190
\n1958 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4
\nPHANTOM II 194
\n1960 HAWKER SIDDELEY HARRIER 200
\n1964 LOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD 206
\n1970 GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT 212
\n1972 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-15 EAGLE 216
\n1974 GENERAL DYNAMICS F-16
\nFIGHTING FALCON 222
\n1974 PANAVIA PA 200 TORNADO 228
\n1978 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F\/A-18 HORNET 234
\n1981 LOCKHEED F-117A NIGHTHAWK 240
\n1989 NORTHROP-GRUMMAN B-2A SPIRIT 246
\n1990 LOCKHEED MARTIN-BOEING F-22
\nRAPTOR 252
\n1994 EUROFIGHTER EF-2000 TYPHOON 258
\n2000 LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35 LIGHTNING II 264<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":45676,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5595],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-45675","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cars-transport","7":"author-by-author-riccardo-niccoli","8":"author-illustrated-by-marco-de-fabianis-manferto","9":"publisher-white-star","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n