Super Legends: F-117a Nighthawk (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
128
Utgivningsdatum
2020-05-31
Förlag
Harpia Publishing, LLC
Dimensioner
210 x 287 x 10 mm
Vikt
327 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781950394012

Super Legends: F-117a Nighthawk

A Stealth Fighter Chronicle

Häftad,  Engelska, 2020-05-31
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Black Jets and Bandits as youve never seen them before! This publication brings together a collection of world-class, unseen images from the final operations of the legendary F-117A Nighthawk - the original secret stealth fighter. Photographer Rich Cooper was afforded operational access to the Black Jets of the 49th Fighter Wing during the final years of F-117 operations. Taken in the lead-up to the types official retirement over a decade go, this rare, unparalleled collection is now available in one publication for the first time along with the stories behind the images. Through extraordinary photographs and recollections, readers are presented with material that forms a visual showcase of the last operational chapter of this still-classified platform. Step inside the canyons at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, to join the Bandits on the flight line; witness the spectacle of the Silver Stealth celebrations with the launch and recovery of over 30 F-117s; relive the last European deployment where crowds were wowed for a final time; join the final Red Flag exercise as night falls on the bristling Nellis flight line; climb inside a tanker for daylight and sunset refuelling missions; and go air-to-air over the White Sands desert in the definitive photo sortie. The F-117A Nighthawk was like nothing ever flown before and we may never see such a revolutionary design again the Black Jet genuinely broke the mould of air combat. This unique collection of images celebrates the final milestones of its distinguished service The title also includes an assessment of how the political climate influenced the design and development of the countrys major military aircraft including the fighters, attack aircraft and bombers created by the Chinese aviation industry after World War II. This also includes a number of design proposals which, for various reasons, were rejected or abandoned.

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Rich Cooper is a full-time professional photographer and journalist with around 30 years of experience. He has been commissioned for shoots all over the globe, with a 15-year career in publishing, editorial, design and journalism. Rich was a 2012 Finalist in the Professional Photographer of the Year, went on to win the coveted title Action & Extreme Professional Photographer of the Year in 2014 and has received numerous other accolades. As well as the head of COAP & COAP Media, he is a Special Correspondent for Combat Aircraft and undertakes UK and worldwide submissions for magazines in the UK, Europe, Asia and Australasia. He has been a member of the Royal International Air Tattoo Photographic Team for over 20 years and is a Nikon School trainer in Aviation Photography.