Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star

A Photo Chronicle

David R. McLaren (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

1997
Schiffer Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-88740-907-3 (ISBN)

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The Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star was the first American operational jet fighter. David McLaren's new book chronicles the development and early trials of the aircraft during Lockheed's groundbreaking attempts to create a viable jet fighter, in a period when jet propulsion was still an innovative unknown. This period also saw engineers and test pilots like Kelly Johnson and Tony LeVier facing many challenges, incidents and accidents as they attempted to create a new fighter from yet untested aerodynamic theories, and engines that were still under development. Also discussed are the record breaking transcontinental and absoulte speed records set by the Shooting Star. Detailed analysis of the Shooting Star's combat record in Korea shows why the F-80 flew more combat missions than any aircraft in the war theater. Also presented is a summation of all USAF, USAFR, and foreign countries that flew the P-80/F-80. David McLaren is also the author of Lockheed F-94 Starfire(with Marty Isham), and Beware the Thunderbolt!: The 56th Fighter Group in World War II (both titles are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.7.2023
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Gewicht	907 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-88740-907-5 / 0887409075
ISBN-13	978-0-88740-907-3 / 9780887409073
Zustand	Neuware