{"product_id":"an-illustrated-survey-of-the-wests-modern-fighters","title":"An Illustrated Survey of the WEST'S MODERN FIGHTERS","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eAn illustrated survey of Western modern fighter aircraft from 1984, featuring technical data on NATO's most advanced combat aircraft including the A-10, F-117, and Buccaneer, with over 180 color photographs and detailed diagrams.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0861011538\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsed - Like NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoug Richardson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSalamander Books Ltd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e208\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22 x 31 x 1.5 cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e• APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS\u003cbr\u003e• ENCYCLOPÉDIES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is nowhere more obvious than in the area of modern combat aircraft that this is a crucial time in the defence of the Western world. Over the past decade the NATO allies and friends have sunk a large portion of their defence budgets into new aircraft programmes with the goal of maintaining the qualitative edge which they have traditionally enjoyed over the more simply equipped but numerically far superior air arms of the Warsaw Pact countries and their \"client states\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow the Soviet bloc is itself modernizing its own air strength – a return move in the delicate balance of military power which has helped keep a fragile peace in Central Europe for about forty years. The balance is being re-adjusted, and if it is to be maintained the warplanes described in these pages are the types on which the Western world must depend for the rest of the 1980s and into the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the book is a review of the Western powers' most important modern fixed-wing tactical aircraft, it includes such potent attack aircraft as the\u003cem\u003e A-10, F-117\u003c\/em\u003e and ageing but still vital \u003cem\u003eBuccaneer\u003c\/em\u003e. Furthermore, chapter-by-chapter the book develops into a loosely structured encyclopedia of modern aerospace technology, giving the reader a glimpse of what lies beneath the skins of the aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn additional chapter discusses new projects which are now on the designers' drawing boards or being tested in the workshops or in the air, while another reviews the \"smart\" precision-guided weapons that many Western aircraft carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis magnificent, most informative volume contains 25 full colour three-view drawings of heavily armed aircraft types, more than 180 dramatic colour photographs, and over 175 diagrams and other artworks which detail alternative and possible weapon loads, performance and other specific attributes of the aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt least fifteen of the aircraft types described here have already seen combat, and some are probably fighting in the skies as you read this. This fascinating book seems likely to be a guide to the warplanes of tomorrow's headlines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doug Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53683175326042,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/image1_a56a97a2-c3b4-45a9-849d-36a5d50033c3.jpeg?v=1772032678","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/an-illustrated-survey-of-the-wests-modern-fighters","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}