Project Terminated: Famous Military Aircraft Cancellations of the Cold War and What Might Have Been

Simonsen, Eric

ISBN 10: 0859791734 / ISBN 13: 9780859791731

Published by Crecy Pub, 2013

About this Item

224 pages. 11.00x8.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0859791734

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Project Terminated: Famous Military Aircraft Cancellations of the Cold War and What Might Have Been
• Publisher: Crecy Pub
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0859791734
• ISBN 13: 9780859791731
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.09 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

Throughout aerospace history, production contracts for military aircraft programs have been awarded and then cancelled as political, technological, and operational dictates mandated. Many legendary airplanes like the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing, the Canadian CF-105 Arrow, and the Mach 3 Lockheed YF-12 Interceptor were actually built and flown successfully before being cancelled. Others, such as the North American F-108 Rapier, never made it past the mock-up stage. This book shows, for the very first time, what might have happened had these cancelled designs, often fraught with corporate politics and industrial intrigue, actually entered production and operational service.

About the Author

Since the late 1960s Erik Simonsen has been photographing all types of military, commercial, business and sports aviation subjects. What started as a hobby has turned into part-time professional work, as Simonsen authored two photographically illustrated books, entitled Spy Planes and This is Stealth, and numerous magazine articles.