| | McDonnell F-15E Strike Eagle DH-026 has 196 pages and is on the F-15E Strike Eagle. In this book we combine spectacular action photos with close-ups of every detail of the aircraft. The forward fuselage, air intakes, top of the fuselage, landing gear, a 20 page cockpit chapter, arrestor hook, wings, engine exhausts, nothing is overlooked. Next to the F-15E, we also have a closer look at the export versions of the Strike Eagle, such as the Korean F-15K, Israeli F-15I, Singapore F-15SG, and even the Qatari F-15QA. In this book, some very specific weapons lay-outs are included as well as the F-15E without the CFT's. This really is a complete look at one of the USAF's most formidable fighter jets, with more than 450 photographs. More |
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Catalogue | £30.99 | |
| | Building the F-4 Phantom. The iconic McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was originally developed for the US Navy and entered service in 1960. Proving highly adaptable, it was soon adopted by the US Marine Corps and the US Air Force, and by the mid-1960s had become a major part of their air arms. The Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over Mach 2.2, and can carry more than 18,000lb of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and various bombs. The F-4 was used extensively during the Vietnam War, where it served as the principal air superiority fighter for the US Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps and became important in the ground-attack and aerial reconnaissance roles later in the war. The aircraft continued to form a major part of US military air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s, being gradually replaced by more modern aircraft such as the F-15 Eagle, Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon F-14 Tomcat and the F/A-18 Hornet. The F-4 Phantom II remained in use by the US forces in the reconnaissance and Wild Weasel roles in the 1991 Gulf War, finally leaving service in 1996. It was also the only aircraft used by both the USAF Thunderbirds (F-4E) and the US Navy Blue Angels (F-4J). The Phantom was also operated by the armed forces of eleven other nations, and Israeli Phantoms saw extensive combat in several conflicts, while Iran used its large fleet of Phantoms, acquired before the fall of the Shah, in the Iran Iraq War, and both the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy used the FG.1 and FGR.2 versions using Rolls-Royce Spey engines. As of 2019, sixty years after its first flight, the F-4 remains in service with Iran, Japan, South Korea, Greece, and Turkey. The aircraft has most recently been in service against the Islamic State group in the Middle East. This third book in the MA Extra Series contains fifteen model builds, colour profiles and scale plans, and will be a must for the Phantom-Phanatic! More |
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Catalogue | £14.99 | |