The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Coles, Joe

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Irresistible . . . My aviation title of the year' Rowland White

'Stupendously brilliant . . . Completely addictive' James Holland

'The most explosive book about aircraft ever' Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves

From the terror and exhilaration of First World War dogfighting to the dark arts of modern air combat, here is an enthralling ode to that most brutally exciting of machines: the warplane.

The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes is a beautifully designed, highly illustrated collection of the very best articles from Hush-Kit - the world's leading alternative aviation online magazine - combined with a heavy punch of new and exclusive pieces. It contains a wealth of brilliant material, from Top 10 lists and historical deep-dives to interviews with legendary fighter pilots and expert analysis of weapons, tactics and technology.

This knowledge and impeccable research is balanced throughout with the irreverent attitude, wicked satire and sharp eye for the absurdities of the aeronautical world that have made the magazine so popular with its readers. The book itself is also a stunning object, featuring first-rate photography alongside original, specially commissioned artwork. Inside it you will find:

• Interviews with pilots of the F-14 Tomcat, the Mirage, the MiG-25, the English Electric Lightning, the Rafale and the B-52 among others.
• Comprehensive surveys including 'The Ultimate Biplane Fighters', '10 Incredible Cancelled Military Aircraft' and 'Aviation Myths You Shouldn't Believe'.
• Fascinating insights into obscure and overlooked warplanes.
• Unbelievable accounts of the most bizarre moments in aviation history.
• And much, much more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Unbound
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781800183308
• Artikelnr.: 68445772

Autorenporträt

Joe Coles maintains an obsession with aeroplanes utterly inappropriate for an adult. He has been writing about aviation for over twenty years; in this time he has been the editor of a best-selling aviation periodical published around the world, and created Hush-Kit, a widely respected and deeply irreverent blog. He’s also done lots of impressive things unrelated to aviation: as a teenager Joe was coached by the poet Ivor Cutler. The Fall’s Mark E. Smith was a fan of his music (Joe is also a singer and songwriter). He is also a veteran copywriter and creative concept developer for a leading gin company, a comedy performer and slightly overweight. He is yet to have a dog but wants one very much.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Bill Sweetman
1. Top 10 Fighters of the First World War
2. The Ultimate Biplane Fighters
3. Top 10 Fights of the Second World War
4. The Worst Possible Air Force
5. Top 10 Incredible Soviet Fighter Aircraft That Never Entered Service
6. Overrated Aircraft
7. A Banging History of the Bangseat
8. Top 10 Incredible Cancelled Military Aircraft
9. Top 10 Cancelled British Fighters
10. Flying and Fighting in the SU-15 - Interview with Cold War Flagon Pilot
Valeri Shatrov
11. Loneliness at Mach 3 - Interview with Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-25 Foxbat
Pilot Air Marchasl Sumit Mukerji
12. The Unseen Menace - Interview with Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Pilot Major
Robert 'Robson' Donaldson
13. The Freudian Guide to Spy Planes
14. Declassified - Interview with SR-17 Blackbird Pilot B. C. Thomas
15. Top 10 Worst British Aircraft
16. Aviation Myths You Shouldn't Believe
17. Soviet Freak Show
18. The Empire's Ironclad - Interview with B-52 Pilot Keith Shiban
19. Artist's Impressions
20. The Roaring Double-Decker - Interview with English Electric Lightning
Pilot Ian Black
21. A Brief History of Fighter Cockpits
22. Taking the F-4 Phantom II to War - Interview with Iranian Air Force
Pilot Alireza Namaki
23. Top 11 'Jump Jets'
24. Viking Thunderclap! - Interview with Saab JaA 37 Viggen Pilot Mikael
Grev
25. The Greatest Living Fighter Ace - Interview with F-14 Tomcat Pilot Col.
Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (RTD)
26. Cutting it in the 'Electric Cake Slice' - Interview with a Mirage 2000
Pilot
27. India's Heavyweight Hammer - Interview with Flanker Pilot Anurag Sharma
28. La Bete Electrique! - Interview with Dassault Rafale Pilot Pierre-Henri
'Ate' Chuet
29. Modern Fighters
30. Vanquishing Vipers!
Image Credits
Note on the Editor
Supporters