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Category | : | Books on aviation |
Subcategory | : | US |
ISBN/Box | : | 9781580072359 |
Publisher/Brand | : | Specialty Press |
Author | : | R.R. Boom Powell |
Format | : | 25 x 25 cm |
No. Pages | : | 208 |
Version | : | Hard cover |
Language | : | English |
Availability | : | Temporarily Out of Stock. Click here to be notified when this product becomes available again |
This product was added to our database on Tuesday 6 february 2018.
Category Books on aviation, Subcategory US, ISBN/Box 9781580072359, Publisher/Brand Specialty Press, Author R.R. Boom Powell, Format 25 x 25 cm, No. Pages 208, Version Hard cover, Language English
Key Points
Good technical information and hair-raising stories
Dramatic photos and informative graphics
Description
From the beginning, landing airplanes on ships at sea has been considered the ultimate challenge in aviation. The success of generations of aircraft carrier operations would never have been possible without the Landing Signal Officer, or LSO.
The major changes brought about by visual landing aids and angled decks are nothing less than revolutionary, and these features are explained by a seasoned Naval Aviator who flew attack jets from carriers.
This book tells the story of LSOs from the first carrier operations in 1922 through World War II, the early jet era, Korea, Vietnam, and up to today's nuclear-powered leviathans. Also explained are naval aircraft and equipment development through the years; it covers both the faster and heavier aircraft and the changes in shipboard flight-deck systems. Diagrams showing the evolution of aircraft carrier deck design from World War I to the present are also included.
Historical fact and detailed information is interspersed with colourful anecdotes that add the feeling of being on the fantail of a carrier as jets scream past at 200 mph and land right next to you. There's a good reason the LSO platform is called "the best seat in the house." From primitive biplanes to the latest supersonic jets, aircraft could not have been brought aboard ship without the Landing Signal Officer and this book explains for the first time the exciting world of the LSO.