Jane's F-117 Stealth Fighter: At The Controls (Jane's at the Controls) [Paperback]

Janes (Author), Jon Lake (Author)

Book Description

Series: Jane's at the Controls | Publication Date: January 6, 1998

Part of the "At the Controls" series of military reference books, this work uses artworks, diagrams and photographs to take the reader on an actual combat mission with the F-117 - spearheading the US air assault on Iraq in 1991. Undetected by the enemy air defense system, F-117s attacked vital installations in Baghdad itself, opening the way to future Allied attacks. This book reveals how to navigate, refuel and approach the target in an F-117, how to attack enemy command bunkers with laser-guided bombs and survive in the face of modern anti-aircraft missile systems.

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David C. Isby is a Washington-based attorney and defense consultant. A special correspondent for Jane's Intelligence Review, he has contributed to many military and aviation publications and written extensively on the Russian armed forces. He lives in Washington D.C.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Collins Reference (January 6, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0004721098
• ISBN-13: 978-0004721095
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,298,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jane's(At the Controls) overall best, July 27, 2000

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This review is from: Jane's F-117 Stealth Fighter: At The Controls (Jane's at the Controls) (Paperback)

In all stealth fighter book, from my opinion, I think this is the best overall I have read. The book has got great pictures where I seldom fine anywhere else, if you people like stealth fighter pictures, this is the book for you. Not only the amazing pictures that make me grade it 5 stars, but the amazing story told was also the point. The real story about working on the stealth fighter that people seldon get to see was told what will the pilots must & mustn't do before boarding the plane & after landing the plane. This book is worth buying because it is a valuable aset to the fans of the stealth fighter.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jane's At The Controls F-117 Stalth, March 28, 2000

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This review is from: Jane's F-117 Stealth Fighter: At The Controls (Jane's at the Controls) (Paperback)

If you love the stealth fighter, then this is the book for you! Awsome pictures, stunning explanations from the devlopment to the deployment in Desert Storm, this is the ultamite book on the F-117! It even has interviews from the pilots who fly the aircraft, its payload, even a 4-page fold-out picture and cross-section of the Stealth! There isn't a book out there better than this!

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous! Don't miss it!, May 9, 2006

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This review is from: Jane's F-117 Stealth Fighter: At The Controls (Jane's at the Controls) (Paperback)

F-117A Nighthawk was the pioneer of the modern series of stealth fighters and bombers and its performance during the Gulf War of 1991 was excellent. Jon Lake gives many details about the development of the aircraft, the years of absolute secrecy at Tonopah, the strike in Panama, the deployment to Saudi Arabia, the operations there and analyzes every system and technological innovation used in this type. The photographs are superb but the strongest point of the book is that it does not hide the many weaknesses of the F-117A (the chapter about laser lock on the targets and its problems was astonishing!) and it also contains a chapter about other versions of the F-117 and newer stealth types like F-22 and B-2. A real gem for the aircraft enthusiast and it is a pity that this series stopped after publishing a few titles.