"Designed by Sydney Camm in early 1935, the Hawker Hurricane was the first British fighter to achieve the, enormous for the time, speed of 500 km/h. The excellent performance of the prototype, which bore RAF serial K5083, resulted in the Air Ministry deciding to order the Hurricane as the principal RAF fighter."--from page 3.
40 color profiles of the P-47 Razorback versions. Specially commissioned profiles with high level details.
The illustrated technical history of the most famous Japanese warplane of World War Two. The different versions of the plane, from the 1940 prototypes to the final aircraft of 1945 are described and illustrated; all the changes in specification, equipment and performance are recorded. Drawings and data from the original technical manuals, full dimensional details and photographs of surviving examples preserved in aviation museums illustrate all aspects of the airframe, inside and out. Wartime photographs and many pages of color illustrations complete the book's comprehensive coverage. More than 30 color profiles. Profusely illustrated with photos, including a comprehensive walk-around section showing all aspects of the airframe, and diagrams from official manuals. Includes 1/72nd and 1/48th scale plans, and color profiles showing many of the colorful schemes applied to the ZERO by its users.
Over forty original colour profiles of the WWII Soviet fighter showing a variety of camouflage and markings deployed by different countries' air forces.
Developed from the most successful and numerous of Russian fighters, the Yak-9 was an all-metal fighter used by the Soviet Union and its allies (Bulgaria, Poland, Yugoslavia) during and after World War Two, including action in the Korean War. The series of Yakovlev fighters underwent constant updating, mostly on the armaments side. The 9U and 9P variants were the most advanced. This work features: scale plans; photos and drawings from technical manuals; superb colour illustrations of camouflage and markings, walk-around colour photographs of surviving aircraft; rare black and white archive photographs from the aircraft's service. It is essential reading for aviation enthusiasts and scale aero-modellers.
Designed as an interceptor, when the Bell P-39 Airacobra appeared in 1941 it was acclaimed as one of the most advanced combat planes of the time. Elegantly designed and innovatively engineered (it featured the engine mid-aircraft like a racing car), it experienced mixed operational fortunes but was especially successful in the Soviet Air Force. This book is a full technical history of this important but neglected fighter of World War Two. It presents scale plans of all versions, many detailed photographs of surviving aircraft, full color illustrations of the aircraft in the different liveries of its many users: USAAF, RAF, Soviet, French, Italian and others, in total more than 50 color profiles.
