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Autore: | Gibson Chris |
Titolo: | Air-To-Air Refuelling Aircraft [[electronic resource]] |
Pubblicazione: | Havertown, : Key Publishing, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
Disciplina: | 629.134 |
Soggetto non controllato: | Transportation |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Modern strategists talk about "force multipliers," and, for air operations, air-to-air refueling is without doubt the greatest force multiplier of all. In-flight refueling has allowed not only the longest bombing missions in history but also persistence in air defense, transport reach and flexibility in ground-attack tasks. Covering a range of refuelers -- including the Boeing KC-97 and KC-135, Vickers Valiant, Handley Page Victor, Lockheed TriStar, Vickers VC10, McDonnell Douglas KC-10 and the Airbus MRTT Voyager -- this book details the history of air-to-air refueling and celebrates the key role played by tanker aircraft in the application of air power around the world. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Air-To-Air Refuelling Aircraft |
ISBN: | 1-80282-099-X |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910795640903321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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