Profiles of Flight: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter: Interceptor, Strike, Reconnaissance Fighter

Dave Windle, Martin Bowman

ISBN 10: 1848844492 / ISBN 13: 9781848844490

Published by Pen & Sword Aviation, 2011

About this Item

New hardcover in like DJ. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes B&W photographs and full color profile illustrations. 88 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The Starfighter was once described as 'a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you'. It is one of the world's fastest fighters with a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a service ceiling of 58,000 feet. First delivered to the USAF in 1958 it was also sold to the German, Greek, Italian, Turkish and Italian Air Forces. It could carry a variety of air to air, and air to surface missiles and was powered by a single General Electric J79 turbojet that developed 17,900lbs of thrust with afterburner. The Italian Air Force continued to fly it into the 21st Century. This book contains the world famous color profiles created by Dave Windle of the type in different operational modes, configurations and color schemes. Martin Bowman has written detailed descriptions and photographs to create the perfect enthusiasts' reference.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Profiles of Flight: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter: Interceptor, Strike, Reconnaissance Fighter
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Aviation
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848844492
• ISBN 13: 9781848844490
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Planes / Aviation
  • War: Air Force

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Synopsis

The Starfighter was once described as 'a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you'. It is one of the world's fastest fighters with a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a service ceiling of 58,000 feet. First delivered to the USAF in 1958 it was also sold to the German, Greek, Italian, Turkish and Italian Air Forces. It could carry a variety of air to air, and air to surface missiles and was powered by a single General Electric J79 turbojet that developed 17,900lbs of thrust with afterburner. The Italian Air Force continued to fly it into the 21st Century.This book contains the world famous color profiles created by Dave Windle of the type in different operational modes, configurations and color schemes. Martin Bowman has written detailed descriptions and photographs to create the perfect enthusiasts' reference.

About the Author

Dave Windle has gained the reputation of being Britain’s most skilful creator of aircraft profiles. He draws upon his service with the RAF to maintain complete accuracy. Lives near Aberdeen. Martin Bowman is one of Britain’s foremost aviation historians and has written many books and articles.

He lives in Norwich.