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Author:

Oxlade, Chris, author.

Title:

Inside fighter planes / by Chris Oxlade ; [illustrations, Mat Edwards and Victor Mclindon].

Publisher:

Hungry Tomatoa division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Fighter planes--History--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Battle machines: Fighter planes -- First fighters -- World War I advances -- Battle of Britain fighters -- P-51 Mustang -- First jet fighters -- Stealthy fighters -- At the controls -- Targeting weapons -- Attack helicopters -- F-35 fighter.

Summary:

"Follow the powerful story of fighter aircraft from the earliest six-winged inventions used during World War I right up to modern supersonic stealth fighters. Along the way, explore inside the cockpit of a Supermarine Spitfire, the engine of the jet-powered Messerschmitt Me 262, and the inner workings of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning. From dogfight tricks to ejector seats, learn how fighter plane technology and strategy have developed throughout military history, and see life through the eyes of a fighter pilot."-- provided by publisher.

Series:

Inside military machines
Oxlade, Chris. Inside military machines.

ISBN:

151243227X
9781512432275

OCLC:

(OCoLC)971515027

LCCN:

2017006581

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)