Bibliograph

Fighter planes, Henry Brook ; designed by Helen Edmonds and Tom Lalonde ; illustrated by Adrian Roots and John Fox ; picture strips illustrated by Staz Johnson ; edited by Alex Frith and Jane Chisholm ; fighter planes expert: Lauren Woodard

Type

Label

Fighter planes, Henry Brook ; designed by Helen Edmonds and Tom Lalonde ; illustrated by Adrian Roots and John Fox ; picture strips illustrated by Staz Johnson ; edited by Alex Frith and Jane Chisholm ; fighter planes expert: Lauren Woodard

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fighter planes

Oclc number

783213048

Responsibility statement

Henry Brook ; designed by Helen Edmonds and Tom Lalonde ; illustrated by Adrian Roots and John Fox ; picture strips illustrated by Staz Johnson ; edited by Alex Frith and Jane Chisholm ; fighter planes expert: Lauren Woodard

Summary

Traces the history of fighter planes from the dogfights of World War I to the missions flown by modern stealth fighters

Table Of Contents

What is a fighter plane? -- Deadly weapons -- Dogfights -- In the cockpit -- The birth of the fighter -- Air aces -- A need for speed -- The Battle of Britain -- Warbirds -- Fighters at sea -- The first jet fighter -- Going supersonic -- Stealth fighters -- The HUD -- Air-to-air missiles -- Evasive action -- Secrets of flight -- On the ground -- Aircraft carriers -- No runways --- Multirole fighters -- High flyers -- Bailing out -- Filling up -- Future fighters -- Fighters on the internet

Target audience

juvenile

Classification