Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts, 1915–1945: Innovation in Air Warfare Before the Jet Age
Jon Guttman, "Fighter Aircraft Combat Debuts, 1915–1945: Innovation in Air Warfare Before the Jet Age"
English | ISBN: 159416200X | 2014 | 360 pages | AZW3 | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 159416200X | 2014 | 360 pages | AZW3 | 4 MB
An International History of the Development, Competition, and Deployment of High-Speed, Maneuverable, Fighter Aircraft During the Era of the World Wars
Of all military aircraft, fighter planes hold a mystique all their own. Perhaps it is because fighters can afford the least compromise: when the goal is to seize and maintain control of the air, the confrontation is direct. During World War I, the concept of air superiority took hold and in the ensuing decades the development of fighter aircraft became an ongoing back-and-forth battle, with adversaries trying to gain an upper hand through innovations in aerodynamics, powerplants, and armament.
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