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High Altitude Spy Planes
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Author : Bill Sweetman
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2008
High Altitude Spy Planes written by Bill Sweetman and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Airplanes, Military categories.
Discusses the U-2 spy plane, its uses, engines, sensors, and future in the U.S. Air Force.
Spyplanes
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Author : Norman Polmar
language : en
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2016-12-20
Spyplanes written by Norman Polmar and has been published by Quarto Publishing Group USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-20 with History categories.
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.
Spyplane
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Author : Norman Polmar
language : en
Publisher: Zenith Press
Release Date : 2001
Spyplane written by Norman Polmar and has been published by Zenith Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
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.
Spy Planes
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Author : David Baker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Spy Planes written by David Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the history of surveillance from the sky and describes the development of different types of reconnaissance aircraft and their uses since World War II.
Blackbird
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Author : James Hamilton-Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-06-01
Blackbird written by James Hamilton-Paterson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The American 'spy' aircraft, the SR-71 'Blackbird' was deliberately designed to be the world's fastest and highest-flying aircraft and has never been approached since. It was conceived in the late 1950s by Lockheed Martin's highly secret 'Skunk Works' team under one of the most (possibly the most) brilliant aero designers of all time, Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson. Once fully developed in around 1963/4 the Blackbird represented the apogee of jet-powered flight. It could fly at well over three times the speed of sound above 85,000 feet and had an unrefuelled range of 3,200 nautical miles. It flew with great success until 1998 (with NASA 1999). Despite extensive use over Vietnam and later battlefields none was ever shot down (unlike the U2 in the Gary Powers incident). The Blackbird's capabilities seem unlikely ever to be exceeded. It was retired because its job could be done by satellites, and in today's steady trend towards unmanned military aircraft it is improbable that anyone will ever again need to design a jet aircraft capable of such speed.
Black Cats Of Osan
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Author : Rick Bishop
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2023-09-30
Black Cats Of Osan written by Rick Bishop and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The story of the top-secret “Black Cats” who undertook dangerous long-duration high-altitude missions to provide intelligence on North Korea during the Cold War. Plying through the darkness at the very limit of the earth’s atmosphere, the U-2’s extrasensory intelligence-gathering sensors quietly intercept and redistribute mountains of information to a highly classified ground site, located at Osan Air Base, Korea. From there, the top-secret intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) products are distributed to the highest levels of command authority within the United States. Although the Dragon Lady has been in continuous service for nearly 70 years, she has always been considered a “National Asset,” with technology so sophisticated that she outlasted her “replacement”—the SR-71—decades ago. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Rick Bishop, a former U-2 pilot, takes the reader deep into the Black World of non-satellite ISR to reveal how a small detachment of 100 hand-selected personnel with only eight pilots and two aircraft became the most reliable and productive air force unit to ever utilize the Dragon Lady during the Cold War and to this day. As second-in-command of Detachment 2 (Det 2) of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing during the mid-1980s, Rick kept a detailed journal of the daily operations that routinely launched pilots on high-altitude solo missions lasting at least nine hours. Wearing full-pressure suits similar to those utilized by the Shuttle astronauts, these missions took a physiological toll on each pilot who upon return had to coax the Lady, universally known for her treacherous landing characteristics, safely back on the ground along with the often-priceless intelligence-gathering sensors. Although the pilots were the pointy end of the spear, this is also the story of the missions that could not be accomplished without the dedicated effort from enlisted personnel and civilian company tech reps to keep the maintenance-intensive platform in the air. Along with Physiological Support Division personnel, responsible for keeping the pilot alive in their pressure suit environment during emergency situations, as well as numerous other support troops required for logistical and supply support, the unparallel success of Det 2 can only be attributed to the professional pride of the close-knit selectively manned brotherhood known as the Black Cats of Osan.
Dfs 228
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Author : David Myhra
language : en
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Release Date : 2000
Dfs 228 written by David Myhra and has been published by Schiffer Pub Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
This is the incredible story of the German DFS 228, an ultra high-altitude photo reconnaissance aircraft, and the first to have a pressurized, and jettisonable cockpit. 220 b/w photos
The U 2 Spy Plane
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Author : Roman Poroshyn
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-03-26
The U 2 Spy Plane written by Roman Poroshyn and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-26 with History categories.
Airplanes are created to fly, not to hang down from a ceiling in museums or rust in hangars. This statement is especially true, when it comes to the U-2 spy plane, a.k.a. “Dragon Lady”. This relict of the Cold War is still in operation after more than fifty years since its first flight in 1955. Designed for high flight the U-2 is at home at an altitude of more than 70,000 feet. At an altitude so high, land under the plane does not appear to be flat anymore. A pilot can see the curvature of the surface of the Earth. It is like being on a spaceship with one exception. Gravity is still present.The U-2 continues to offer the response time unmatched by spy satellites, the ability to communicate directly with troops on the ground, and lower costs compared to drones. This illustrated book presents some interesting facts from the Dragon Lady's rich past and exciting present.
Soviet Spyplanes Of The Cold War
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Author : Yefim Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-11-04
Soviet Spyplanes Of The Cold War written by Yefim Gordon and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-04 with History categories.
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.
Black Magic
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Author : Michael D. O'Leary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Black Magic written by Michael D. O'Leary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.