The Origin of the Fighter Aircraft Local air superiority was incorporated into battlefield strategy, and the useof aircraft to conduct offensive operations would change warfare as dramatically as the first firearms 300 years before. B
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| Title | : | The Origin of the Fighter Aircraft |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.52 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159416083X |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2009-07-29 |
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When World War I began in August 1914, the airplane had already proven its worth as an intelligence gathering "eye-in-the-sky." These scouting aircraft soon became indispensable to armies on both sides, and the attempt to drive enemy planes away began in earnest. Local air superiority was incorporated into battlefield strategy, and the useof aircraft to conduct offensive operations would change warfare as dramatically as the first firearms 300 years before. By the end of 1915, the basic formula of the armed scout settled on a single-seater with a machine gun synchronized to fire through its propeller blades. This heavily armed aircraft became the first true fighter plane whose primary function was to destroy enemy aircraft, whether scouts, balloons, bombers, or other fighters. A new glamorized "knight of the air" was born: the ace, a fighter pilot who brought down five or more opponents. From 1916 on, as the combatants relied on airplanes more, flying tactics and strategy--including ma
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Jon Guttman is a leading expert on the history of aviation and the author of numerous books on related subjects.
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