Fundamentals of Fighter Design
Published on 24. May 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
205 pages
978-1-86126-664-4 (ISBN)
Description
Tracing the development of fighter aircraft design over the last ninety years, this book looks at the technological battles fought by designers and manufacturers to pursue the goal of air superiority. Topics covered include aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, systems, armament and tactics, and the new design driver - stealth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
167 b/w photos, 117 line drawings & 8pp col. sec
Dimensions
Height: 300 mm
Width: 220 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86126-664-4 (9781861266644)
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Person
Ray Whitford is a chartered engineer and Senior Lecturer in Aerodynamics and Aircraft Design with Cranfield University at the Royal Military College of Science. In 1997 he won the Rolls-Royce Award for Best Propulsion Submission in the Royal Aeronautical Society's 'Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards'.