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Phantom from the Cockpit
Peter Caygill
其他書名
Flying the Legend
出版Casemate Publishers, 2006-03-19
主題History / Military / Aviation & SpaceHistory / Modern / General
ISBN17834096309781783409631
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ubXNDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s. It played a key role in the 'Cold War' and saw action in Vietnam. It first flew in 1958 and went into operation with the US Navy in 1960. During its long front-line life it flew in the roles of an interceptor, fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.Apart from giving a comprehensive overview of the Phantom's history, this book looks particularly at the experiences of the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm when they received a new model designed with a British Rolls-Royce turbofan instead of the original American power-plant. All was not sweetness and light when the first trials commenced and this book traces its development and progression from being a carrier-based attack aircraft flown by the Fleet Air Arm to the many successful roles it played as a land-based aircraft with the RAF.