In the time since man first battled with his fellow man, aerial warfare takes up a milli-second. Heavier-than-lir flight is less than a century old and it was not until 1910 that a military firearm was fired or a dummy )omb dropped from an aeroplane in flight. In the following decade, World War I accelerated aviation echnology out of all recognition and airplanes had become an important weapon.
Descriptions and illustrations of today's most visionary combat aircraft designs are published for the first time. The authors examine how such world events as the end of the Cold War and the challenges of recent small-scale conflicts have triggered the likelihood in the 21st century of unmanned warplanes, long-range troop and tank transports, stealthy special forces, space-hopping bomber operations, trimaran aircraft carriers, giant wave-hopping transport aircraft, and silent airships acting as spies in the sky. Fabulous, exclusive artworks depicting how such hardware would be used in battle are accompanied by design diagrams, wind-tunnel models, and other research-and-development exercises. The book is sure to remain current well into the next century as the world witnesses the transition of these amazing machines from drawing board to military service.
Название: Warplanes of the Future
Авторы: David Oliver & Mike Ryan
Издательство: MBI Publishing Company
Год издания: 2000
Формат: pdf (OCR)
Язык: english
Страниц: 177 pages
Размер: 28.6 MB
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