Fighter Aircraft
MODERN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY AND TACTICS As part of our ongoing market research, we are always pleased to receive comments about our books, suggestions for new titles, or requests for catalogues. Please write to: The Editorial Director, Patrick Stephens Limited, Sparkford, Near Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7JJ. MODERN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY AND TACTICS Into combat with today's fighter pilots Anthony Thornborough Patrick Stephens Limited © Anthony M. Thornborough 1995 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from Patrick Stephens Limited. First published in 1995 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data: A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 1 85260 426 3 Library of Congress catalog card No. 95-78112 Patrick Stephens Limited is an imprint of Haynes Publishing, Sparkford, Nr Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ Typeset by J. H. Haynes & Co. Ltd. Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd, Frame and London CONTENTS Introduction 7 Chapter 1 Modern Technology & Tactics: An Overview 9 Chapter 2 Launch 29 Chapter 3 Air Superiority 53 Chapter 4 Target Ingress 101 Chapter 5 Recovery 169 Chapter 6 Future Technologies 179 Glossary 195 Index 201 INTRODUCTION esigning, building, maintaining and flying lost in the quagmire of technical and professional Dmodern fighters has become an incredibly terminology. Much of this book, therefore, is written complex and expensive business, and one which is in layman's terms for fellow enthusiasts or those becoming increasingly mind-boggling in its breadth.
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