Color illustrations, diagrams, and text describe the history of the jet plane and its uses. Contains a "Spotter's Guide" that shows the aircraft drawn to scale.
Readers learn about the forces at work to keep a fighter jet aloft. They'll also learn about g-forces, ejection seats, and incredible speeds that future fighter jets may achieve.
360-degree views of more than fifty of the most advanced fighter jets in the world decorate the pages of this book. Each military jet is shown in seven views-including left and right profiles, top and front views, and rear and bottom shots-revealing all the mechanisms that make these aircraft vroom. Accompanying each of these ... illustrations is an informed description of the fighter in question and complete specs.
Though the C-135 was originally designed over forty years ago as an aerial refueling tanker, (749 of the 820 were built as tankers), more than 600 of all types of C-135s are still flying. Boeings C-135 series has been the most successful military jet eve (From inside dust cover.
Photographs and simple text introduce early readers to the sights, excitement, and history of air shows, where jet planes fly in complicated formations and perform difficult maneuvers.
