Aerei Convair: libri illustrati di storia e guide

B-58 Hustler: Convair's Cold War Mach 2 Bomber (Legends of Warfare)

Il Convair B-58 Hustler, con la sua caratteristica ala a delta, sarebbe diventato il primo bombardiere supersonico al mondo e il primo aereo a raggiungere Mach 2. Sviluppato a partire dal 1949, il B-58, che non poteva trasportare armi convenzionali, sarebbe entrato a far parte dell'arsenale nucleare statunitense nel pieno della Guerra Fredda.

Sebbene inizialmente questi bombardieri fossero considerati difficili da pilotare, col tempo gli equipaggi, accuratamente selezionati, che li pilotavano impararono ad amare e rispettare il velivolo. Nel corso degli anni '60, gli equipaggi che volavano sui B-58 stabilirono numerosi record di velocità e distanza. Questi aerei erano estremamente costosi da gestire, e furono proprio problemi di bilancio a costringere al ritiro anticipato del bombardiere.

La storia di questo aereo storico viene raccontata attraverso fotografie accuratamente selezionate e riprodotte con straordinaria nitidezza. Immagini grandi e chiare, accompagnate da didascalie descrittive e informative, svelano i segreti di questo velivolo.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	David Doyle
Formato:	112 pagine, 23.5 x 23.5 x 1.9 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	192 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2021)
Collana:	Legends of Warfare
ISBN:	9780764361319

Convair B-36 Peacemaker Manual (1949-1959) - America's Cold War 'big stick' ten-engine nuclear bomber (Haynes Aircraft Manual)

L'autore David Baker offre una visione senza precedenti del Convair B-36, il bombardiere intercontinentale americano a capacità nucleare, soprannominato "Big Stick", che resistette alla crescente minaccia sovietica durante il primo decennio della Guerra Fredda. Svela i segreti del "Pacificatore", mettendo insieme decenni di ricerca e indagini su un velivolo che fa da ponte tra l'era dei motori a pistoni e quella dei bombardieri a reazione.

Con l'ausilio di oltre 300 fotografie e dettagliate tabelle prestazionali, descrive la progettazione, lo sviluppo, la struttura e i sistemi del B-36 e il suo impiego presso lo Strategic Air Command dell'aeronautica militare statunitense in un momento cruciale della storia del dopoguerra.

Maggiori informazioni sui manuali Haynes per aeromobili

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	David Baker
Formato:	224 pagine, 27.5 x 22 x 1.8 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	300 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese (un dizionario tecnico inglese-italiano è disponibile gratuitamente per il download qui)
Editore:	Haynes Publishing (GB, 2020)
Collana:	Haynes Aircraft Manual
ISBN:	9781785211935

F-102 Delta Dagger Units (Osprey)

World War II saw the development of the heavy bomber as a decisive weapon which, in sufficient numbers, could overcome defensive fighters and guns and lay waste to strategic targets. The addition of nuclear weapons to the bomber's armament made it even more formidable, and by the late 1940s, US planners saw the growth of a Soviet nuclear-armed bomber fleet as a terrifying threat to North American security.
Conventional subsonic fighters with guns and free-flight air-to-air rockets would be incapable of reaching these incoming bombers in time to prevent even one from delivering a devastating nuclear attack.

As a result, supersonic speed, long-range guided missiles and precise radar-based control of an interception became prerequisites for a new breed of fighters, beginning with the F-102. A massive research and development effort produced the Convair F-102A '1954 Fighter', the J57 afterburning turbojet, its Hughes MX-1554 fire control system and, in due course, the Semi-Active Ground Environment (SAGE) radar and communications network that covered North America to guide its airborne defences.

In service, F-102As also provided air defence in Europe with USAFE, in the Far East and in Southeast Asia, where they protected US airbases in South Vietnam and Thailand from air attack by North Vietnamese fighters and bombers and escorted B-52s and fighter-bombers on their attack sorties.
This illustrated study from leading expert Peter E. Davis details the design, development, and deployment of the futuristic F-102, including its complex research program and role in Vietnam.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Peter E. Davies
Formato:	96 pagine, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.8 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2020)
Collana:	Combat Aircraft
ISBN:	9781472840677

B-58 Hustler Units (Osprey)

One of the most dramatic bombers of its day, the Convair B-58 came to epitomise the Cold War power of Strategic Air Command. Introduced only 12 years after the sound barrier was first broken, this iconic plane became the first large long-range supersonic bomber to take to the skies, a feat which had seemed far-fetched only a few years previously.

Outstripping its contemporaries in terms of speed, and agile enough to escape most interceptors, the B-58 was a remarkable feat of engineering, setting 19 world speed records and collecting a host of trophies. The first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 at 63,000 feet, it was able to evade hostile fighters and represented a serious threat to targets across the Soviet Bloc.

Supported by contemporary first-hand accounts, photography, and full-colour illustrations, this study explores the history of this ground-breaking aircraft from its conception to its little-known testing for use in the Vietnam War.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Peter E. Davies
Formato:	96 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2019)
Collana:	Combat Aircraft (130)
ISBN:	9781472836403

Convair

Dopo la fusione di Consolidated e Vultee nel 1943, Convair divenne il quarto costruttore aeronautico degli Stati Uniti. L'azienda acquisì rapidamente una solida reputazione progettando e producendo alcuni degli aerei più grandi e potenti del suo tempo.
Dal prototipo d'attacco al suolo XA-41 del 1944 agli aerei di linea CV-880 e CV-990 dei primi anni '60, Convair spinse oltre i limiti tecnici ogni programma. Sebbene tutti i progetti non abbiano avuto lo stesso successo, ciascuno lasciò un segno duraturo nella storia dell'aviazione.

Tra i modelli emblematici figurano l'idrovolante a turboelica Tradewind, i caccia F-102 Delta Dagger e F-106 Delta Dart, nonché il bombardiere B-58 Hustler, potente e dall'aspetto futuristico.

Quest'opera riccamente illustrata dell'autore aeronautico Martyn Chorlton racconta la storia di questi velivoli e di molti altri.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Martyn Chorlton
Formato:	96 pagine, 23.5 x 16.5 x 1 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	140 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2018)
ISBN:	9781445680873

B-58 Hustler (Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions)

The USAF's first jet-powered bomber capable of reaching Mach 2.0, the Convair B-58 Hustler carried a crew of three and a nuclear payload.
A complex aircraft, the B-58 suffered teething problems during development and became infamous for its maintenance requirements. It also compiled a dubious safety record: out of 116 Hustlers, 26 were lost in accidents. Nevertheless, the B-58's career spanned nearly a decade between 1960-70.

Originally printed by the U.S. Air Force, this flight operating manual taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit. Classified "Restricted", the manual was recently declassified and is here reprinted in book form.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	United States Air Force
Formato:	586 pagine, 25.5 x 20.5 x 3 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Periscope Film (USA, 2011)
Collana:	Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions
ISBN:	9781937684938

Convair B-36 Peacemaker (Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions)

The largest piston-powered airplane ever mass-produced, the Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was also the world's first thermonuclear bomber. The prototype B-36 flew in 1946, and was quickly upgraded as the need for a bomber with a large lifting capacity became paramount.

Yet, when it entered active service in 1949, the "aluminum overcast" was already considered obsolete. Nevertheless, nearly 400 B-36s were built and flew as strategic deterrents before the B-36 was retired in 1959.

Originally printed by the U.S. Air Force, this Flight Operating Handbook is an authentic reprint of an original. Classified "Restricted", the manual was declassified and is here reprinted in book form.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	United States Air Force
Formato:	490 pagine, 25.5 x 20.5 x 2.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	illustrazioni in B&N
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	CKE Publications (USA, 2010)
Collana:	Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions
ISBN:	9781935327875

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

With vivid detail and many exclusive photographs, Wayne Mutza chronicles the Convair's F-102 Delta Dagger's unsteady course through history, from its inception to present-day survivors.
Presented for the first time are the fascinating details surrounding the F-102 in the air defense role, special projects, its unconventional use during the war in Southeast Asia, service with foreign air arms, the Air National Guard and its extensive involvement with the drone program.

Special features include a detailed listing of each aircraft's assignment history and many of the insignia associated with the F-102. Through in-depth research, the author has produced a most informative and interesting volume on a classic aircraft.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Wayne Mutza
Formato:	192 pagine, 28 x 21.5 x 1.4 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	più di 530 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780764310621

Convair B-58 Hustler

The history of the legendary Convair B-58 Hustler, one of the most interesting bombers to reach operational status, that had an appearance - even though designed in the 1940s - that would not look out of date in the 21st century.

The first USAF delta-wing bomber was the Mach 2 Hustler that had the performance of a fighter aircraft. However, its tenure was short due to technical problems and excessive costs. The majority of Hustlers met their demise in the late 1960s, but a few remain at museums across the country.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Bill Holder
Formato:	64 pagine, 28 x 21.5 x 0.6 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	180 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2002)
ISBN:	9780764314681