Kamis, 29 April 2010

Air Combat Manoeuvres: The Technique and History of Air Fighting for Flight Simulation (Paperback)


Product Description

Computer flight simulation is one of the fastest growing modern hobbies, with thousands of 'pilots' or 'simmers' going online every day to pit their flying skills against their computers or opponents from all over the world, in many different scenarios, both current and historical. 'Flight simmers', in terms of interest, can be placed into three categories: general aviation, airliners, and combat simulation. The one common theme is the desire to be able to improve their flying skills.

This is the definitive guide for flight simmers interested in combat simulation with easily accessible information and colorful illustrations that can be used as a guide to the methods of air combat. The book covers tactics for all general combat sims so flyers of Microsoft, IL-2, Red Baron 2, Knights of the Sky, and many more will find it to be a valuable resource. It also covers various theatres of combat, therefore flyers of WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq campaigns, etc, will relate to the subject after all, the tactics remain the same. Using state-of-the-art digital illustration techniques, the book shows how and when to employ the best maneuvers to beat both the computer and other players.

Diagrams show both the maneuver itself and the actual methods used on the joystick. Further sections cover ground-attack, mission planning, and the historical perspective. It will be relevant to those at an entry level and those who have been in online gaming communities for years. The text and diagrams are supported by historical narratives derived from real combat pilots, design histories on key aircraft, and enviable full-color profile artworks.

About the Author

Author Steve Thompson wrote one of the original guides to air maneuvers for flight simmers 25 years ago, and has now updated his original best-selling book to give the flight simmer the complete guide to flight-simulation combat maneuvers in the most modern context.

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Minggu, 25 April 2010

Once A Fighter Pilot (Paperback)


Review
"The best personal narrative of a start-to-finish career of a fighter pilot I have ever seen." -- Sanfelici, Arthur H., Editor of Aviation History Magazine

"Those more interested in modern-day, traditional fighter memoirs should take a look at Once a Fighter Pilot, by Little Rock's Jerry W. Cook, who now flies the Stephens Group Inc. corporate jet. Cook flew 400 hours on combat missions in Vietnam. Once A Fighter Pilot (McGraw-Hill, $22.95) is available in bookstores. He spent 10 years in the U.S. Air Force and was a brigadier general in the Arkansas Air National Guard before retiring in 1986." -- Thompson, Doug, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 10/13/96 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Product Description

* The true adventure tales of a U.S. Air Force fighter who flew more than 400 combat hours while on duty in Vietnam
* Provides a rare insider's glimpse into the world of the flying elite, detailing their education, training, emotions, and day to day experiences
* Poignant, sometimes funny, brutally honest, always exciting, and an eye-opening look at one of the most tumultuous eras in U.S. history.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
As an enthusiast of modern day aerial warfare, complete with its thrust-vectoring, BVR engagement, pin-point bomb delivery, and missiles that actually work, I had some reservations about reading this book. Adding to my apprehension was the timeframe, set early in the Viet Nam War while valuable lessons were still unlearned, and the mere fact that it had anything to do with the Viet Nam War. Though I was born as Saigon fell in '75, I feel such intense and conflicting emotions when reading about it. Anyways, let me just say that General Cook quickly laid to rest all of my apprehension. From page 1 onward I was hooked. "Once a Fighter Pilot" is a chronicle of Cook's Air Force career from enlistment, through training, and finally his deployment to, survival of, and return home from SE Asia. His recollections of his combat experiences are very vivid and involving, especially for the amount of time between the experiences and the writing of this book.

Most impressive was Cook's "anti-Maverick" attitude and admission of feeling real human emotions such as fear and sorrow, a rare quality among fighter-jock autobiographies. Most sobering were the General's accounts of losing close friends to accidents and to the enemy. Cook allows those of us who were born after the war to feel the pain and frustration of the generation that lived through it, feelings that bring with them an understanding of why that pain and frustration continue to be felt today. I had to refrain from giving this book a 10 simply because I wanted more.

Though Cook acknowledges that many memories have been forgotten or are so blurred to render them untransferable to the written word, I still felt like this man had many more stories of bravery, heroism, high-spirited wit, and sorrow to tell. I highly recommend this book not only to enthusiasts of military aviation, but to critics of those who put their lives on the line in Viet Nam, as well as anyone with an appreciation for good stories about the ups and downs of li! fe, especially stories that are as well-written and easy to follow as Cook's "Once a Fighter Pilot."

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Selasa, 20 April 2010

Eye of the Viper: The Making of an F-16 Pilot (Paperback)


Product Description
Every year, 1,000 fresh potential pilots undergo the intensive, six-month, 58-flight, $2 million-a-head fighter pilot basic training, where they are pushed to the extreme limits, propelled by the desire to earn their place in a warrior subculture. From the investigative
science and medical writer, Peter A. Aleshire, comes Eye of the Viper, an intriguing book about the making of an F-16 fighter pilot.

Blending intense human drama with a wealth of information about the world's most expensive, deadly, high-tech Air Force, the book follows a batch of fresh new recruits at Luke Air Force Base, the world's largest fighter wing and the single most important source of fighter pilots that have made the American Air Force virtually unchallenged in the skies, as they experience the exhaustive six-month training process. Get an insider's look at how these rookies face mental and physical demands, exhilaration and failure, joy and pain, sweat and tears while they are transformed into stealthy, fierce, American fighting machines. Each recruit is eager to climb into the jets they love at a moment's notice and fly halfway around the world to drop laser-guided bombs down any smokestack the president specifies. However, only a few select individuals have what it takes to be dubbed "protectors of national security." The stakes are high and only a few will succeed.

Historian and writer Peter Aleshire is a senior lecturer in the Department of American Studies at Arizona State University West. He is contributing editor at Phoenix Magazine and writes frequently for a variety of magazines. He has written four history books about the Apache Wars in the Southwest, including The Fox and the Whirlwind, Reaping the Whirlwind, Warrior Woman, and Cochise. He spent 18 years as a science, medical and investigative reporter at various newspapers before taking up teaching, freelancing and writing in 1991. He has published hundreds of articles in national and regional magazines, which have won numerous awards.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Kamis, 15 April 2010

F-16 Fighting Falcon Flight Simulator


Technical Details

* Step into an extraordinarily detailed 3D virtual cockpit that surrounds you with the excitement of the aircraft
* Push the F-16 to its limits in two challenging and entertaining flight missions
* Highly detailed models and weapon loadouts enhance the true-to-life excitement
* Feel as though you're really part of a military force with paint schemes from many F-16 squadrons and global air forces
* Experience the F-16's power through the accurate Fly-By-Wire flight model

Product Description
"It looks like an angel flies like an angel but is a devil in disguise!"Jump into the modern cockpit of the most successful Air Force fighter. Never before has a military fighter jet been modeled as exact and detailed for a Flight Simulator. Numerous Air Force pilots and experts made this bird a joy to fly with the controllability of a light aircraft and capable of altitudes of 50000 feet and speeds exceeding Mach1. It is extremely agile yet easy to control. Challenge your skills by flying the F-16 in the included missions and feel the power it is capable to unfold. A MUST have for each and every ambitious PC pilot in Microsoft Flight Simulator X.Features: Extremely detailed 3D virtual cockpit.

Numerous highly detailed models and weapon loadouts. Paint schemes from many F-16 squadrons and global air forces. Many new animations. Accurate Fly-By-Wire flight model. Two challenging and highly entertaining F-16 flight missions included. Excellent frame rates. System Requirements: Microsoft Flight Simulator X (SP2). Microsoft Windows XP SP2 / Vista. Processor: Dual / Quad Core. Free Hand Disc Space: 1.5GB. Graphics Card: mind. 512MB. RAM: 2GB. Format: WIN XPVISTA Genre: ENTERTAINMENT Age: 800828287795 UPC: 800828287795 Manufacturer No: 919220

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Senin, 12 April 2010

LOCKHEED F-16 A/B/C/D FIGHTING FALCON (Uncovering the # 1) (Paperback)


Product Description
With more than 500 full color pictures, this book is seen by many as the "modeler's bible" of all the F-16 Fighting Falcon books. It uncovers the F-16 A/B/C/D in all its detail from in and outside; fuselage details, cockpit variants, maintenance and armament. Scale drawings and cockpit diagrams conclude this publication

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Are you interested in the development of the Falcon, it's service around the world, and the like? Then look elsewhere, you'll find almost none of that here. What you will find are 128 pages full of ~4 crystal clear photos of everything that you could want for the Falcon. You want 3 photos of the refueling port showing exactly how it folds down as well as a lovely phot of the interior of the port? It's here. Want 4 photos of the new stiffners added to the fuselage? It's here. Want 12 pages of photos of the -A cockpit, 6 of the -C, and 2 pages just covering the ejector seat? Here you go. Want 2 pages of the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile, another 2 of AAQ-14 Lantirn pod, and many other armaments including a full page of artwork showing all the things you can hang on a F-16? Yup, it's here. Does it have plans, you ask? Not only does it have plans of the plane, it has 6 pages of plans for the cockpits showing every knob, switch, and what have you.

This is a fantastic model reference. With books on the F-15, F/A-18, and F-14 either out or soon to be released, modelers of modern American fighters have little to complain about.


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Sabtu, 10 April 2010

Luminox Men's F-16 Chronograph Stainless Steel Watch #A.9124


Product Features

* Precise Swiss-quartz movement
* Sapphire glass, single anti-reflective coating
* 22 mm, 316L solid steel bracelet with solid signature fold-over-clasp with safety
* Battery life 45 months
* Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)

Amazon.com Product Description

Fully licensed by the maker of the F-16 fighter aircraft, the Luminox Men's F-16 Time Date Stainless Steel Watch is made to meet the standards of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. With its stainless steel case, unidirectional bezel, and band, the watch takes on the sleekness of a fighter jet. Framed by a sapphire window that has single anti-reflective coating, the round black dial features luminous hands and indexes, Arabic-numeral hour markers, a double date display at the six o'clock position, and three chronograph subdials. With its ever-glowing Swiss illumination system, the watch shines continuously for more than 25 years--without the need for you to push a button or expose the watch to light. Featuring precise Swiss-quartz movement and 45-month battery life for the light, the F-16 watch is water resistant to 656 feet (200 m).

The Benefits

# The ultimate Swiss illumination system glows without the need to push a button or expose to light
# Glows continuously for more than 25 years
# Swiss Made with jeweled Swiss movements
# Water resistant and shock resistant

Production

All Luminox watches are Swiss Made, produced by Luminox’s corporate partner, Mondaine Watch Company, one of the leaders in Swiss manufacturing. Located in Zurich with manufacturing facilities in Biberist, Switzerland, Mondaine recently won a Swiss Logistics Award for its "just in time" production. Mondaine applies its more than 50 years of experience when producing the complicated Luminox watches.

The Future

Luminox will continue to combine cutting edge technology, forward-thinking design and extreme performance. Luminox delivers, when and where it counts.

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Jumat, 09 April 2010

Luminox Men's F-16 Chronograph Stainless Steel Watch #A.9129


Product Features

* Precise Swiss-quartz movement
* Sapphire glass, single anti-reflective coating
* 22 mm, orange PU strap with steel signature buckle, F16 symbol on both sides
* Battery life 45 months
* Water-resistant to 660 feet (200 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
Fully licensed by the maker of the F-16 fighter aircraft, the Luminox Men's F-16 Time Date Stainless Steel Watch is made to meet the standards of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. With its stainless steel case and unidirectional bezel, and orange polyurethane band, the watch takes on the sleekness of a fighter jet. Framed by a sapphire window that has single anti-reflective coating, the round black dial features luminous hands and indexes, Arabic-numeral hour markers, a double date display at the six o'clock position, and three chronograph subdials with red accents. With its ever-glowing Swiss illumination system, the watch shines continuously for more than 25 years--without the need for you to push a button or expose the watch to light. Featuring precise Swiss-quartz movement and 45-month battery life for the light, the F-16 watch is water resistant to 656 feet (200 m).

The Benefits
# The ultimate Swiss illumination system glows without the need to push a button or expose to light
# Glows continuously for more than 25 years
# Swiss Made with jeweled Swiss movements
# Water resistant and shock resistant

Production
All Luminox watches are Swiss Made, produced by Luminox’s corporate partner, Mondaine Watch Company, one of the leaders in Swiss manufacturing. Located in Zurich with manufacturing facilities in Biberist, Switzerland, Mondaine recently won a Swiss Logistics Award for its "just in time" production. Mondaine applies its more than 50 years of experience when producing the complicated Luminox watches.

The Future
Luminox will continue to combine cutting edge technology, forward-thinking design and extreme performance. Luminox delivers, when and where it counts.

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