Overview
At a time when other planes retire to museums, General Dynamics' fighter-bomber is still a formidable foe in international competitions against so-called ""fifth generation"" planes. The first prototype flew for the first time in 1974 and the operational career of the last aircraft built will continue well into the 2040s. Almost seventy years and still going strong! Meanwhile, this light fighter was optimized for daytime missions and became a formidable fighter-bomber; more than 4,400 were built and used by more than 25 countries. Two volumes in our series will be devoted to the F-16. The first examines its development and the F-16A and B, while Volume 2 is dedicated to F-16C and D. AUTHOR: Frederic Lert is a professional aviation journalist, and the author of the highly acclaimed Wings of the CIA, the B-52s, and Sepecat Jaguar. 150 photographs
Full Product Details
Author: Frédéric Lert
Publisher: Histoire & Collections
Imprint: Histoire & Collections
Dimensions:
Width: 20.00cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.358kg
ISBN: 9782352501299
ISBN 10: 2352501296
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 15 January 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A well written, detailed and interesting story is told by the author, covering the development prototypes and the first in-service models, the A and B... All of it extensively illustrated with some high quality photographs, all of which are well captioned. Add some equally excellent colour profiles and not only do you get a good story about the development of the F-16, but for modellers there is just so much reference material this is one I think any F-16 fan will want to have it on their bookshelf. -- Robin Buckland Military Model Scene
A well written, detailed and interesting story is told by the author, covering the development prototypes and the first in-service models, the A and B... All of it extensively illustrated with some high quality photographs, all of which are well captioned. Add some equally excellent colour profiles and not only do you get a good story about the development of the F-16, but for modellers there is just so much reference material this is one I think any F-16 fan will want to have it on their bookshelf. * Military Model Scene *
Author Information
Frédéric Lert, professional aviation journalist, travels extensively through the two hemispheres in search of the most adventurous reportages. Already author of recognized works (The Wings of the CIA, the B-52), he covers, in the context of this series, a role of specialist for the years 1960-1980.
