Warplanes of the Future

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WARPLANESOF THE
FUTURE
"Tomorrow's airplane today!" That's the proud boast of at least one warplane builder extolling the virtues of his latest state-of-the art fighter, one that's already flying and attracting buyers. But what sort of warplanes will pilots of tomorrow really be steering across the skies? Will they have wings swept almost impossibly forward, or which slew diagonally in flight? Will they have engines that can thrust up and down as well as forward (and maybe
backward)? Will they be "invisible" to enemy sensors? Will they be armed with lightweight high-powered lasers? Will there be combat helicopters that become fixed-wing aircraft in mid-air? Will there be huge bombers or spyplanes that can take off from a runway on Earth and zoom off into space or be anywhere else on the planet in just ninety minutes?
Research is going on into all these matters and many more right now, and internationally respected author Bili Gunston has produced a brilliant assessment of the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

WARPLANESOF THE
FUTURE
"Tomorrow's airplane today!" That's the proud boast of at least one warplane builder extolling the virtues of his latest state-of-the art fighter, one that's already flying and attracting buyers. But what sort of warplanes will pilots of tomorrow really be steering across the skies? Will they have wings swept almost impossibly forward, or which slew diagonally in flight? Will they have engines that can thrust up and down as well as forward (and maybe
backward)? Will they be "invisible" to enemy sensors? Will they be armed with lightweight high-powered lasers? Will there be combat helicopters that become fixed-wing aircraft in mid-air? Will there be huge bombers or spyplanes that can take off from a runway on Earth and zoom off into space or be anywhere else on the planet in just ninety minutes?
Research is going on into all these matters and many more right now, and internationally respected author Bili Gunston has produced a brilliant assessment of the problems and many of the solutions, presenting the facts and spicing them
with authoritative comment, picking his way carefully through the pie-in-the-sky sales patter and the inevitable shrouds of secrecy. The result is the most originál aviation book for decades, a refreshing and thought-provoking volume which will still be acknowledged in years to come as a magnificent work of reference.
The text is crammed with technical data, and makes fascinating reading. It is beautifully illustrated with superb, full-colourthree-viewartworks, and many artists' impressions from aircraft designers and air
force planners throughout the world, besides several rare and dramatic colour photographs of the most-developed warplanes in test flights. In addition, there are almost a hundred detailed line drawings and diagrams prepared to show clearly the amazing shapes and styles of the aerospace industry's masterpieces that could be flying off the drawing boards in the years to come. Vissza