A-10 Warthog - MINI in action No. 4 [Paperback]

Ken Neubeck (Author), Joe Sewell (Illustrator), Don Greer (Colorist), Tom Tullis (Colorist)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1995

"As a result of its experience with the problems of providing ground support in Vietnam and the existing Soviet threat in Europe, especially their superiority in armor, the Air Force determined there was a need for specialized Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft. INCLUDES: ""A-10 Warthog Mini In Action"" - 50 Pages - 11"" x 8.25"" FEATURES: **Author: Ken Neubeck **Color By: Don Greer and Tom Tullis **Illustrated By: Joe Sewell **History and development **Specifications and diagrams **Photographs and captions **Information on (A-10A Thunderbolt II

Product Details

• Paperback: 50 pages
• Publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc. (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897473353
• ISBN-13: 978-0897473354
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,530,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ken Neubeck (b. 1952) was born in Port Jefferson, Long Island and lived in the Patchogue area of Long Island all of his life. After receiving degrees in Applied Math from Stony Brook University, Ken worked for several aerospace companies on Long Island as a reliability engineer, initially with the Fairchild Republic Company on the A-10 Warthog program. Through the experiences of writing many engineering reports, Ken developed some writing skills in the area of non-fiction which resulted in both books and articles in the field of amateur radio, reliability engineer and aircraft. He has written two key books in the field of amateur radio (he has callsign WB2AMU) - SIX METERS, A GUIDE TO THE MAGIC BAND (first edition in 1994, fourth edition in 2008) and cowrote with Gordon West, VHF PROPAGATION, A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR RADIO AMATEURS (2004). He has written a textbook, PRACTICAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS (2004) which makes use of his work experiences. In the field of aircraft books, his first effort was the A-10 Warthog in action (1995) for Squadron/Signal Publications and has continued with several more books for Squadron/Signal that cover different military aircraft, typically walk-around style books. He has a backlog of over eight different aircraft books which should be coming out over the next few years. With regards to the aircraft books, Ken notes some of the comments by different reviewers and wants to make clear that books on older Cold War era aircraft require the use of several museum exhibits to come up with a composite story. Ken also tries to find as many historical photos of these aircraft for the walk around book series. Older aircraft may mean only black and white photos in some cases. Sometimes, there are limitations involved with available exhibits and these represent challenges for each book project. Digital photography is a major part of the walk-around style books that are in works. Please be aware that my first book, SIX METERS, A GUIDE TO THE MAGIC BAND, is not out of print. The fourth edition is still available - contact me at [e-mail] if looking for this book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nose-to-Tail Photo-Guide to a Killer Ship!, December 19, 2010

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This review is from: A-10 Warthog - Walk Around No. 17 (Paperback)

The Fairchild Republic A-10 didn't ever win any aeronautical beauty contests. Yet when effective close-air-support was needed, the 'Warthog' delivered...and in spades. Ken Neubeck takes an up-close-and-personal look at this killer machine in WALK-AROUND #17, published by Squadron Signal in 1999.

Neubeck's book follows the established S/S format, 80 pages of general arrangement and detail photographs, all-color pages alternating with b&w pix. Richard Hudson contributes several multi-view drawings and Don Greer, five color pages of A-10 camouflage patterns and cover artwork.

Aside from a brief historical summary, the emphasis is on nuts-and-bolts and modellers will welcome the many detail shots of nose gears, rudders, wingtips, weapons pylons, etc.

In short, WALK-AROUND # 17 offers a comprehensive photo-log of one of the Air Force's deadliest CAS aircraft. Recommended.