Author: United States Air Force
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Keywords: handbook, survival, force, air
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2008-04-17
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1602392455
ISBN-13: 9781602392458

A comprehensive manual of proven wilderness survival tactics for every situation. Written for use in formal United States Air Force survival training courses, the U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook iis the bible for pilots who want to stay alive—no matter what. Assuming, as the Air Force does, that flight personnel may be faced at any time with a bailout or crash landing in hostile territory without supplies, the advice here is superlatively practical, but also surprisingly readable and interesting. Detailing specific survival threats at sea, in the tropics, in the desert, in Arctic con

Author: United States Air Force
Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
Keywords: instructions, operating, flight, pilot, peacemaker
Number of Pages: 491
Published: 2008-04-04
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0981652611
ISBN-13: 9780981652610

The largest piston-powered airplane ever mass-produced, the Convair B-36 Peacemaker was also the world s first thermonuclear bomber. The prototype B-36 flew in 1946, and was quickly upgraded as the need for a bomber with a large lifting capacity became paramount. Yet, when it entered active service in 1949, the aluminum overcast was already considered obselete. Nevertheless, nearly 400 B-36s were built and flew as strategic deterrents before the B-36 was retired in 1959. Originally printed by the U.S. Air Force, this Flight Operating Handbook is an authentic reprint of an original. Classified

Author: United States Air Force
Publisher: Lulu.com
Keywords: operating, manual, flight, pilot, delta, dagger, convair
Number of Pages: 452
Published: 2007-08-09
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1430310464
ISBN-13: 9781430310464

The world’s first all-weather, supersonic jet interceptor, the F-102 Delta Dagger was built at the height of the Cold War. The initial mission of the "Deuce", as the F-102 came to be known, was to intercept and destroy incoming Soviet bombers. During the Vietnam conflict however, the F-102 found a new role as a fighter and as an escort for B-52 bombers. The F-102 debuted on Oct. 24, 1953 and deployed as part of Air Defense Command in 1956. In 1973, the USAF began converting F-102s into target drones. They flew in this configuration as late as 1986. Originally printed by Convair and the U

Author: United States Air Force
Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
Keywords: operating, instructions, flight, pilot, lady, dragon
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2008-04-07
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0981652662
ISBN-13: 9780981652665

Conceived during the dark days of the Cold War, the U-2 is a single-engine,single-seat, surveillance aircraft. Designed by aeronautical engineer Kelly Johnson, the plane was used by the C.I.A. to photograph installations deep inside Soviet Russia. Known as the Dragon Lady , the U-2 was classified. Its existence remained a secret until 1960, when a U-2 flown by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over Soviet territory. The U-2 went on to have a long and illustrious career. Upgraded airframes remained in use five decades after it first debuted.Originally printed by Lockheed and the U.S. Air Force

Author: United States Air Force
Publisher: Lulu.com
Keywords: instructions, operating, flight, pilot, stratojet
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2008-01-14
List price: $19.96
ISBN-10: 1435705548
ISBN-13: 9781435705548

The Air Force’s first all-jet strategic bomber, the swept-wing Boeing B-47 Stratojet had a range of 3,500 nautical miles and a payload capacity of 20,000 pounds. It served as the mainstay of Strategic Air Command in the 1950s into the mid 1960s. The B-47 was an outgrowth of WWII research and development efforts, and the prototype aircraft first flew in December of 1947. The unique six-jet design featured twin engine pods on the wing near the fuselage, and one outboard. It also incorporated an elegant bicycle-type landing gear with two-wheel struts on the forward and aft fuselage and o

Author: United States Air Force
Publisher: Lulu.com
Keywords: manual, operating, flight, pilot, aardvark
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2007-08-04
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1430312122
ISBN-13: 9781430312123

The F-111 Aardvark flew 4000 combat missions during the Vietnam War, struck Libya in 1986, and saw action during Operation Desert Storm. Originally designed as a medium-range fighter-bomber, the versatile aircraft proved its meddle as a strategic bomber, tractical strike aircraft, and reconnaissance platform. When it debuted in 1964, the F-111 ushered in a new era. Equipped with variable-geometry wings, afterburning turbofan engines, and terrain-following radar, the high-tech F-111 was truly groundbreaking. Originally printed by General Dynamics and the United States Air Force in the 1960s, th

Author: United States War Dept. General States
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: champagne, argonne, meuse, mont, blanc
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2009-07-17
List price: $16.75
ISBN-10: 1113282630
ISBN-13: 9781113282637