Cockpits of the Cold War.Nijboer, Donald. Photography by Dan Patterson. Cockpits of the cold War. Boston Mills Press and Firefly firefly or lightning bug, small, luminescent, carnivorous beetle of the family Lampyridae. Fireflies are well represented in temperate regions, although the majority of species are tropical and subtropical. Books, Ltd., 132 Main St., Erin, Ontario, Canada N0B 1T0. 2003. 192 pp. Ill. $39.95. The fourth in a well-produced series, this latest book has a unique collection of subject aircraft, especially for American readers. The first three volumes deal with WW II types--a unique collection describing aircraft gunner positions and aircraft in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. . Using a large format that permits proper presentation of historic and current photography, these books feature a brief introduction describing each aircraft's career, including notes by pilots with experience in the aircraft alongside a full-page color photo of the cockpit This article is about the flight deck of an aircraft. For other uses, see Cockpit (disambiguation). A cockpit is the area usually nearer the front of a piloted aircraft from which a pilot controls the aircraft. . This is complemented by a black-and-white echo photo with numbers over important instruments and a key giving the designation of the instruments. Cockpits of the Cold War offers a look at such types as the American SR-71, F-84, A-1, F-4 and F-8; Canadian Avro CF-100; British Gloster Meteor The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies of World War II's first operational jet. Designed by George Carter, it first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF). , Hawker Sea Hawk The Hawker Sea Hawk was a single-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the air branch of the Royal Navy (RN), built by the Hawker Aircraft and its sister company, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Design and development The Sea Hawk was developed from the P. and De Havilland Sea Vixen The de Havilland DH 110 Sea Vixen was a 1950-60s two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm (the air wing of the Royal Navy). History The aircraft was originally known as the DH 110 ; French Dassault Mystere; Swedish Saab J 29 and J 32; and Russian MiG-15, MiG-21 and Sukhoi Su-7. The flight characteristics and design of the cockpits of these aircraft are also detailed. The book could have used an editor to catch typos, particularly in American aircraft and squadron designations, but this unusual and interesting presentation will appeal to historians and modelers alike. |
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