Low level flying in military aircraft at speeds of up to 500 mph and as low as 100 feet above the ground is as challenging for the pilot as it is for the photographer wishing to capture the action. This is two books in one, the main subject is about military low flying; the skills, reasons and dangers from a pilot's perspective. The writer also talks about the challenges faced, revealing how and where the images were taken from mountainsides and desert canyons to cockpits for air to air. Pilots describe their training, mission planning, systems and the aircraft they love to fly; from A-7 Corsairs and F-4 Phantoms to Tornados, Typhoons, F-15 Eagles and Gripen. They fly low to deliver weapons or gather data and evade Radar. Pilots from air forces across Europe and the United States talk about the skills they need to be effective in very dangerous flying environments, discussing the challenging conditions they face when flying fast and low over snow, the sea or through mountain ranges at night. Commanders with years of low level flying give a fascinating insight in to their most memorable sorties.
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Low level flying in military aircraft is challenging for the pilot as it is for the photographer capturing the action. Pilots across air forces describe the skills, procedures and dangers faced when flying fast and low from desert canyons to snow covered mountains. The photographer describes how and where he took the stunning images.
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Introduction; 1 Brief history and the reasons for low flying; 2 Swedish Air force-Defending Sweden's sovereignty; 3 Royal Air Force-Maintaining low flying skills; 4 French Air Force-Training to deliver nuclear weapons; 5 Hellenic Air Force-Protecting Greek air space; 6 United States Air Force-Low level strike; 7 Turkish Air Force-Under pressure; 8 Photography and equipment; Conclusion.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781781557372
Publisert
2018-11-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Fonthill Media Ltd
Vekt
722 gr
Høyde
225 mm
Bredde
248 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192
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