Ultimate Fighter : Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, square small quarto, 160pp, colour photos. Light wear to dw/board edges other than 2cm tear at top of rear dw (has been tape-repaired by former owner); a very good copy. Chronicles the history of the jooint strike fighterproject, from the high stakes competition between two aviation giants to win the contract to the controversies surrounding reported project delays. Along with Lockheed Martin's prize of building the F-35 cam the stress of managing a project of global magnitude. By early 2004, the JSF suffered delays when engineers determined the aircraft was too heavy to meet its short takeoff/landing specifications. At the time of publication Lockheed Martin was working to close the weight gap and the US military (and other custoners) sat within striking distance of having one of the world's most asdvanced combat aircraft.