6 2016 NEW BOOKS

TWIN CESSNA: Th e Cessna 300 and 400 Series of Light Twins Ron Smith • The fi ghter-like Cessna 310 set a new standard for high performance light twin engine aircraft • Cessna models from the C310 to the C441 Conquest II are discussed in detail • The Riley 65 was advertised “as fast on one engine as the Piper Apache is on two” Th e Cessna 310 broke new ground in general aviation when it appeared in 1953. It remained in production for nearly thirty years and nearly 6,000 were built. Th is book reviews the type’s origins, competitors and development, including the many variants produced. Detail includes comments on ownership and operation, visual diff erences between individual models and aft er-market upgrades. Th e book continues with the closely-related Cessna 320 and the later “cabin class” twins, the Cessna 340, 335, and 303. A second section examines the larger cabin twins in the Cessna 400 series from the Cessna 411 to the turboprop Cessna 425, 441 Conquest II, and Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II. Th is family includes nine distinct types of aircraft and the section also includes some amusing tales about fl ying the Cessna 404 Titan. A comprehensive guide is provided to allow the easy recognition of the diff erent aircraft and sub-variants within the Cessna 400 series. Ron Smith is a British aeronautical engineer, author, photographer and historian. He was Head of Future Projects at Westland Helicopters Ltd and has just retired from BAE Systems. He learned to fl y in 1978 and has owned a number of light aircraft . Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 215 color & b/w photos • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5226-3 • hard cover • $34.99 FOR RELATED BOOKS SEE PAGE 36 • AVAILABLE IN JANUARY 2017

T H E RA PTORS: All F-15 and F-16 Aerial Combat Victories Donald J. McCarthy, Jr. • Most complete collection of USAF and IASF F-15 Eagle and F-16 Falcon aerial victories to date • C o v e r s fi rst combat mission in 1979 to the present • Operation Opera, Operation Wood Leg, and all coalition air victories during the Gulf War

Th is is the most detailed historical photographic account of all individual Israeli and American F-15 and F-16 aerial combat victories. Included with each photograph is information that will surprise you, such as the identity of the Israeli and American pilots and their squadrons, individual tail numbers of each aircraft , and the weapon(s) deployed in the destruction of each enemy fi ghter. Many of the successful air-to-ground missions are showcased, including: Operation OPERA (Israeli raid against the nuclear reactor under construction in Iraq); and the October 1985 Operation WOODEN LEG (F-15s from Tel Nof Air Base launched against the PLO headquarters in Hammam al-Shatt , Tunisia; the fi rst time the F-15 was ever deployed as a strike fi ghter). Photographs of individual aircraft and detailed descriptions of each mission are included as well. Donald J. McCarthy, Jr. is a retired member of the Waterford, Connecticut Police Department, having served as a criminal investigator and detective commander for thirty-two years. A lifelong military enthusiast, he has authored several books regarding military aviation. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 155 color and b/w photographs • 192 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5243-0 • hard cover • $45.00 FOR RELATED BOOKS SEE PAGE 42 • AVAILABLE IN FEBRUARY 2017