Key Publishing, 2013. — 132 p. Спецвыпуск серии (номер не обозначен), посвященный британскому тяжелому бомбардировщику времен Второй Мировой войны Avro Lancaster.
Kelsey Publishing Group. — 132 p. Спецвыпуск серии (номер не обозначен), посвященный британскому многоцелевому самолёту времён Второй Мировой войны De Havilland Mosquito. Весьма подробно освещена история разработки и производства самолёта, его служба и некоторые технические подробности.
Kelsey Media, 2013. — 132 p. The Vulcan was one of three aircraft types that were built to carry Britain’s atomic bombs, but it is undoubtedly the most famous of the trio. The Vulcan’s impressive size, combined with its menacing bat-like wings and ear-splitting jet engines, ensured that wherever the Vulcan flew, people had to take notice. Built as a Weapon of Mass Destruction,...
Kelsey Publishing, 2014. — 132 p. English Electric’s Canberra bomber was created without fuss and fanfare, and without any significant delays or disasters. It was perhaps this straightforward process that has encouraged commentators to almost ignore the Canberra as a relatively unimportant part of Britain’s aviation history. But the Canberra was far from mundane. At the time of...
Key Publishing. — 118 p. Modern combat aircraft are inevitably designed in response to very specific requirements that are identified by the potential customer. It can take many years for a design to develop and mature into precisely the type of aircraft that is best suited to the customer’s projected role, and sometimes that same role can change quite significantly while the...
Key Publishing. — 116 p. The Phantom’s story is a complicated one that covers a diversity of roles, a long history of development, and a seemingly endless record of operational activity around the world. It is therefore, quite surprising to note that the Phantom came into being as a relatively low-key project that promised to deliver nothing more than a simple successor to the...
Key Publishing, 2015. — 116 p. In this edition of the Aeroplane Icons series, we take a look at the history of the Harrier, tracing its origins and the fascinating story of how the Hawker P.1127 was developed into both the Kestrel and finally the Harrier, together with a look at the Harrier’s more modern reincarnation as the American inspired AV-8B. Издание посвящено истории...
Key Publishing, 2015. — 118 p. Lockheed’s legendary F-104 Starfighter enjoys a slightly dubious place in the annals of aviation history. Famous as one of the “Century Series” fighters, it was perhaps the least successful aircraft in this family, designed for a role that had changed quite drastically by the time that the F-104 emerged. Designer Kelly Johnson produced what was in...
Key Publishing. — 120 p. The mysterious world of maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare rarely receives much attention, and yet it has been a vital part of British military aviation since the earliest days of its existence. As a maritime nation, Britain’s seas are the country’s most impregnable — or the most vulnerable — borders. Through the dark years of the Cold...
Key Publishing. — 132 p. Unfairly criticised for many years by historians, the Short Stirling was one of the most important aircraft of the early stages of the Second World War. During those years, Britain was seriously on the back foot; the defeat at Dunkirk, the evacuation of British troops from Greece, the unchallenged threat of the U-boat in the north Atlantic, all combined...
Kelsey Publishing, 2012. — 132 p. This issue of Aeroplane Icons can only touch on how well the Sunderland served our country through the Second World War and beyond, not to mention its post-war activities, both military and civilian, but I do hope it adds another little reason for keeping the memory of this wonderful aircraft alive. В издании представлен иллюстрированный очерк...
Kelsey Publishing Group. — 132 p. Along with the Meteor, the Vampire was the perfect firstgeneration jet for the RAF. It was hugely popular with all who flew it but always ridiculed by those who had not, thanks to its almost, toy-like appearance. Beaten to the interceptor role by the Meteor, the Vampire found its feet as a ground-attack aircraft, the machine reaching its...
Kelsey Publishing, 2011. — 132 p. — ISBN 978 1907426254. The Blenheim achieved a whole host of "firsts", despite never originating as a military requirement. The bomber was the RAF's first all-metal monoplane with a semimonocoque, stressed-skinned construction and the first to have hydraulically-operated retractable undercarriage, flaps and powerturret, not to mention the...
Kelsey Publishing, 2013. — 132 p. The Fairey Swordfish story is one of an aircraft initially frowned upon when it entered service in 1936, respected by the beginning of the Second World War and deemed legendary by the time peace was declared. The world must have looked on in awe at our powerful Royal Navy and its large carriers and with equal bemusement at the seemingly fragile...
Kelsey Publishing, 2012. — 132 p. The story of the Gloster Meteor is one of the greatest in the history of the aviation industry and one we generally take for granted. This pioneering aircraft was not particularly advanced, was given very little chance to prove itself in combat but, as a first-generation jet, its arrival launched the RAF into a new era. История первого...
Kelsey Publishing, 2013. — 132 p. One of the three British four-engine heavy bombers which took the night war to Hitler’s heartland, the Handley Page Halifax contributed in no small way to the destruction and ultimate surrender of the Third Reich. Unlike its Short Stirling and Avro Lancaster companions, the Halifax proved a more versatile design, taking on roles additional to...
Kelsey Publishing, 2013. — 132 p. The Westland Lysander is one of Britain’s, if not the world’s, most easily identifiable aircraft. The Lysander’s career as an army co-operation aircraft was short, but it would be in other roles the type was destined to make a real name for itself. A Lysander would have been a welcome sight to a downed pilot in the sea during the early stages...
Kelsey Publishing, 2013. — 120 p. TSR2 was a catalyst that influenced the way in which the Government procured its military aircraft, and it was a project that ultimately changed Britain’s aircraft industry forever, in some fundamental and far-reaching ways. Without TSR2’s troubled history the RAF would never have acquired Tornado, and it may well be that even the Eurofighter...
Kelsey Publishing, 2011. — 117 p. The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It remains the only UK-designed-and-built fighter capable of Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric, which was later absorbed by the newly-formed British...
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