Book Description
"Spyplanes is an illustrated history of manned spyplanes, with profiles, pictures, and technical specifications for each plane."--Provided by publisher.
Author : Norman Polmar
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 22,24 MB
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0760350310
"Spyplanes is an illustrated history of manned spyplanes, with profiles, pictures, and technical specifications for each plane."--Provided by publisher.
Author : Norman Polmar
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 30,39 MB
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0760351554
A comprehensive history with descriptions of the world's most significant aircraft employed as "eyes in the sky."For as long as there has been sustained heavier-than-air human flight, airplanes have been used to gather information about our adversaries. Less than a decade after the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, Italian pilots were keeping tabs on Turkish foes in Libya. Today, aircraft with specialized designs and sensory equipment still cruise the skies, spying out secrets in the never-ending quest for an upper hand.Spyplanes tackles the sprawling legacy of manned aerial reconnaissance, from hot air balloons to cloth-and-wood biplanes puttering over the Western Front, and on through every major world conflict, culminating with spyplanes cruising at supersonic speeds 85,000 feet above the Earth's surface. Authors Norman Polmar and John Bessette offer a concise yet comprehensive overview history of aerial recon, exploring considerations such as spyplanes in military doctrine, events like the Cuban Missile Crisis and the downing of Francis Gary Powers' U-2, the 1992 Open Skies Treaty, and the USAF's Big Safari program.Polmar and Bessette, along with a roster of respected aviation journalists, also profile 70 renowned fixed-wing spyplanes from World I right up to the still-conceptual hypersonic SR-72. The authors examine the design, development, and service history of each aircraft, and offer images and specification boxes that detail vital stats for each. Included are purpose-built spyplanes, as well as legendary fighters and bombers that have been retrofitted for the purpose. In addition, the authors feature preliminary chapters discussing the history of aerial surveillance and a host of sidebars that explore considerations such as spyplanes in military doctrine, events like the Cuban missile crisis and the downing of Francis Gary Powers' U-2, the 1992 Open Skies Treaty, and the USAF's current Big Safari program.From prop-driven to jet-powered aircraft, this is the ultimate history and reference to those "eyes in the skies" that have added mind-bending technologies, not to mention an element of intrigue, to military aviation for more than a century.
Author : Michael D. O'Leary
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 37,90 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 9780879383589
Author : Yefim Gordon
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 33,97 MB
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1473831407
“A good look at the MiG-25 recce birds...Definitely recommended!”—Cybermodeler “Spy in the Sky” matters have long been a source of fascination for aircraft enthusiasts, historians, and modelers, and none more so than the elusive and secretive Soviet types of the Cold War era. Here, Yefim Gordon presents a range of such types, in a collection of photographs, profiles, and line drawings together with supplementary text detailing the history of each craft, encompassing the various developmental milestones, successes, and pitfalls experienced along the way. The Soviet Union’s two dedicated spyplane types, the Yakovlev Yak-25RV “Mandrake” (the Soviet equivalent of the Lockheed U-2) and the MiG-25R “Foxbat” are profiled, supplemented by details garnered from a host of original sources. Well-illustrated histories and structural analyses are set alongside detailed descriptions of the various plastic scale model kits that have been released, along with commentary concerning their accuracy and available modifications and decals. With an unparalleled level of visual information—paint schemes, models, line drawings and photographs—it is simply the best reference for any model-maker setting out to build a variant of this iconic craft.
Author : Norman Polmar
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 43,29 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760309575
Book discusses the requirement for and the design, development, and operation of the U-2, from 1954 when the design began, to the current overflights of the Balkans and Iraq. Includes extensive discussions of U-2 overflights of hostile countries (USSR, China, North Korea, North Vietnam) and NASA's use of the U-2.
Author : Yefim Gordon
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,80 MB
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1781592853
Spy in the Sky' matters have long been a source of interest and fascination for aircraft enthusiasts, historians and modellers and none more so than the elusive and secretive Soviet types of the Cold War era. Yefim Gordon presents us here with a range of such types, presenting a collection of photographs, profiles and line drawings together with supplementary text detailing the history of each craft, encompassing the various developmental milestones, successes and pitfalls experienced along the way.??The Soviet Union's two dedicated spyplane types, the Yakovlev Yak-25RV 'Mandrake' (the Soviet equivalent of the Lockheed U-2) and the MiG-25R 'Foxbat' are profiled, supplemented by details garnered from a host of original sources.??Well-illustrated histories and structural analyses are set alongside detailed descriptions of the various plastic scale model kits that have been released, along with commentary concerning their accuracy and available modifications and decals.??With an unparalleled level of visual information - paint schemes, models, line drawings and photographs - it is simply the best reference for any model-maker setting out to build a variant of this iconic craft.
Author : Ernest Kellogg Gann
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,13 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN :
Describes the planes, the missions, and the men who fly reconnaissance.
Author : Therese M. Shea
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 143398475X
Today, the US military has spy planes that can fly faster than the speed of sound, take panoramic photographs in the blink of an eye, and fly so high that no bomb can reach them. It’s no wonder they want to keep their technology a secret. Readers take a thrilling peek into the world of secret missions and futuristic tools. They learn about the history of spy planes and the daring pilots that fly them. Accessible content will draw in military enthusiasts and James Bond fans alike. In-depth sidebars augment the text further, and colorful photographs of the latest plane models will engage readers throughout.
Author : Bill Sweetman
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 15,21 MB
Release : 1992-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780879387808
AuroraSweetmanSubtitled: The Pentagons Secret Hypersonic Spyplane.Forget the rumors. Sweetman has pieced together the evidence, sightings and black budgets to reveal the Mach-5 spyplane in the most detailed accountin print. Sixty photos, conceptual drawings and informed data not only point to the existence of th e plane but also tell how it works. Sftbd., 7 1/4x 9 1/4, 96 pgs., 54 bandw ill.
Author : Doug Richardson
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 29,48 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 9780135898543