Strike from the Stratosphere
Mach 6 Attack from the Edge of Space
2018
Pen & Sword Aviation (Verlag)
978-1-84415-908-6 (ISBN)
Pen & Sword Aviation (Verlag)
978-1-84415-908-6 (ISBN)
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With the US Air Force recently introducing a Mach 6 strike aircraft, preparations are now underway to launch a new, ultra-stealthy bomber. This book places those preparations in historic context.
Hypersonic aircraft are those capable of reaching at least Mach 6 - six times the speed of sound, or about 4,000mph. With the US Air Force recently introducing a Mach 6 strike aircraft, preparations are now underway to launch a new, ultra-stealthy bomber. This book covers the many and varied designs created since the 1950s that have sought to attack from very high altitudes. This is a quest that has been made difficult in the face of technical developments in air defence systems. With a host of potential new enemies to address, the US is going high-and-fast, with a class of strike aircraft unreachable by any detection systems. This illustrated book begins with the development of hypersonic projects in the late 1940s/early 1950s and links the changing strategies in war-fighting with advancing technology, some of which provide defensive capabilities for anti-aircraft systems, with some providing an incentive to produce the ultimate super-weapon. The book concludes with a chapter on future concepts not yet within grasp of existing technology and examines the likely future development of trans-atmospheric vehicles that operate at the outer boundaries of the atmosphere.
Hypersonic aircraft are those capable of reaching at least Mach 6 - six times the speed of sound, or about 4,000mph. With the US Air Force recently introducing a Mach 6 strike aircraft, preparations are now underway to launch a new, ultra-stealthy bomber. This book covers the many and varied designs created since the 1950s that have sought to attack from very high altitudes. This is a quest that has been made difficult in the face of technical developments in air defence systems. With a host of potential new enemies to address, the US is going high-and-fast, with a class of strike aircraft unreachable by any detection systems. This illustrated book begins with the development of hypersonic projects in the late 1940s/early 1950s and links the changing strategies in war-fighting with advancing technology, some of which provide defensive capabilities for anti-aircraft systems, with some providing an incentive to produce the ultimate super-weapon. The book concludes with a chapter on future concepts not yet within grasp of existing technology and examines the likely future development of trans-atmospheric vehicles that operate at the outer boundaries of the atmosphere.
David Baker is the editor of the magazine Aviation News.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.12.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 100 colour Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | South Yorkshire |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 172 x 246 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84415-908-6 / 1844159086 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84415-908-6 / 9781844159086 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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