F/A-18 Hornet: How to Fly and Fight (At the Controls , No 2) (Paperback)

by David C. Isby (Author)

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Product Description
Janes At the Controls  is a new series providing a 'hands-on' briefing of what it is like to fly and fight in modern combat aircraft.By following a hypothetical mission set sometime in the near future, the full capabilities of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 will be revealed.With its APG-65 multimode radar and infra-red search and tracking sensor, the Hornet can operate by day or by night over the harshest environment of all: the ocean.It can carry a formidable ordinance load including Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SLAM, it's equivalent for land targets.In this scenario the Hornets will use lasar guided bombs for pinpoint precision against enemy missile craft lurking among neutral shipping.

About the Author
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: HarperResource (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0004720091
• ISBN-13: 978-0004720098
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,315,163 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Basic but amazing, September 15, 2000

By	"ock" (Gelugor, Penang Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This book gives you basic information about the F/A-18 Hornet if you just want to know something about the plane. The book also gives you amazing pictures which I think it's very difficult to find anywhere else & it's in color. But if you really want to know everything about this jet, then I would recommend the "Boeing F/A-18 Hornet" by Dennis R. Jenkins. That book will give you really complete information about the F/A-18 Hornet, there are also nice pictures but the problem is that the pictures are in black & white(Only 8 pages with color pictures). On the other hand, if you want pictures, then get THIS book or the "McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet: A photo chronicle(Schiffer Military/Aviation History)" by William G. Holder. Further more, this book will be a valuable aset to the fans of the F/A-18 Hornet.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting, fully-detailed book about the F/a 18., April 16, 1999

By A Customer

Great for anyone who loves planes! It has great pictures, describes the plane from nose to arrestor hook to the wingtip sidewinders, and has a mission-from the cat launch to the touchdown. At the Controls, F/a 18 Hornet is probably the best book on one of the best planes!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "A must READ!!","Why did I wait? I can't put it down!", February 10, 1999

By	[e-mail] (USA Nevada) - See all my reviews

Where do I begin to praise this book? It is a great asset to my aviation Library & like cream it rises to the top of my aviation collection!! I'am X-Navy Vietnam who spent many months on & around aircraft carriers, Enterprise CVn-65. It seems that I can never get enough Leading Edge-Fast Lane Military Aviation Technology. And without over stating it this is what I call "That Gap Book" because it comes close to making my collection complete...if that is possible....NOT!! Thanks David C. Isby for your shared passion of mine & Amazon.Com for ease & confort to increase my passion "Military Aviation"!!

Rodney K. AKA HotRod