Flying Camelot: The F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael W. HankinsSeries:Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military HistoryPublish date:2021-12-15Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9781501760655ISBN-10:1501760653UPC:9781501760655Book Category:History, Political Science, TransportationBook Subcategory:Military, Security (National & International), AviationBook Topic:Aviation & Space, Piloting & Flight InstructionSize:9.20 x 8.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCKTC7CV7M
Flying Camelot: The F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia
Flying Camelot brings us back to the post-Vietnam era, when the US Air Force launched two new, state-of-the art fighter aircraft: the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
It was an era when debates about aircraft superiority went public--and these were not uncontested discussions. Michael W. Hankins delves deep into the fighter pilot culture that gave rise to both designs, showing how a small...
Series: Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9781501760655ISBN-10:1501760653UPC:9781501760655Book Category:History, Political Science, TransportationBook Subcategory:Military, Security (National & International), AviationBook Topic:Aviation & Space, Piloting & Flight InstructionSize:9.20 x 8.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCKTC7CV7M
Michael W. Hankins is the Curator of US Air Force History at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Follow him on X @Hankenstien.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
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