Military Jet Aircraft (300 Of The World's Greatest Military Jet Aircraft)

By (author) Michael Sharpe; By (author) Sharpe Michael
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Military Jet Aircraft contains 300 of the most important military jet aircraft including such famous aircraft as the Messerschmitt Me 262, English Electric Lightning, and North American F-86 Sabre. Each of the aircraft is illustrated with the aid of a superb colour artwork and a detailed specifications table.

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Military Jet Aircraft contains 300 of the most important and influential military jet aircraft that have flown since World War II, including such famous aircraft as the Messerschmitt Me 262, English Electric Lightning, and North American F-86 Sabre.
Each of the 300 aircraft featured in Military Jet Aircraft is illustrated with the aid of a superb colour artwork. In addition, the artwork is accompanied by a detailed specifications table giving dimensions, powerplant, armament, performance, and weights, plus accompanying text that summarises the design, development and service history.

Table of contents

Introduction

AIDC AT-3A to BAC Lightning F.Mk 1A

BAC Lightning F.Mk 6 to Bell P-59B

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B to Dassault Mirage F1CK

Dassault Mirage F1EQ5 to General Dynamics F-16B

General Dynamics F-111 to Hawker Hunter T.Mk 8M

Hunting P.84 Jet Provost to Lockheed C-141B StarLifter

Lockheed C-5A Galaxy to McDonnell RF101C Voodoo

McDonnell Douglas A4-F Skyhawk to McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II

McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II to Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ‘Fagot’

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F ‘Fresco-C’ to Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29M ‘Fulcrum D’

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 ‘Foxhound A’ to North American F-86D Sabre

North American F-86F Sabre to Panavia Tornado Gr.Mk 1

Panavia Tornado GR.Mk 1A toRyan XV-5A

SEPECAT Jaguar A to Saab J 35F Draken

Saab Sk35C Draken to Sukhoi Su-17M-4 ‘Fitter-K’

Sukhoi Su-20 ‘Fitter-C’ to Tupolev Tu-22K ‘Blinder-B’

Tupolev Tu-22R ‘Blinder-C’ to Yakovlev Yak-41 ‘Freestyle’

Index

Biographical note
Michael Sharpe is a freelance aviation writer who has written for a number of publications, including The Military Yearbook. He is the author of Great Air Disasters and Expert Guide: Attack & Interceptor Jets. He lives in England.
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