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Magnesium Overcast: The Story of the Convair B-36

Product Description: The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was the ultimate statement of American air power at the beginning of the Cold War. An intriguing mix of proven World War II concepts and 1950s high-tech innovations, the aircraft would spark more controversy than any weapon system ever built until the ill-fated Star Wars system of the late 1980s...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins

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9781580070423 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, October 1, 2001, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was the ultimate statement of American air power at the beginning of the Cold War.

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9781580071291 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, August 15, 2008, cover price $28.95 | About this edition: The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was the ultimate statement of American air power at the beginning of the Cold War.

Valkyrie: North American's Mach 3 Superbomber

Product Description: The Valkyrie is an icon of modern aviation, which is curious considering that only two were built and they flew just 164 times. Like the maiden of Norse mythology that it was named for, the Valkyrie awed those around it. Beautiful in form, and almost unbelievable in function, the B-70 would have been the ultimate incarnation of Curtis LeMay s vision of a strategic bomber...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis

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9781580070720 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, November 30, 2004, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: The Valkyrie is one of the icons of modern aviation, which is curious considering only two were built and they flew just 164 times.

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9781580071307 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, September 15, 2008, cover price $28.95 | About this edition: The Valkyrie is an icon of modern aviation, which is curious considering that only two were built and they flew just 164 times.

Hypersonic: The Story of the North American X-15

Product Description: Nineteen years before Space Shuttle, the small, black, rocket-powered, bullet-shaped X-15 showed it was possible to fly into - and out of - space. There had never been anything like the X-15; it had a million-horsepower engine and could fly twice as fast as a rifle bullet...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis

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9781580071314 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, August 15, 2008, cover price $28.95 | About this edition: Nineteen years before Space Shuttle, the small, black, rocket-powered, bullet-shaped X-15 showed it was possible to fly into - and out of - space.

Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters

Product Description: The United States Air Force was late in developing a jet fighter, definitely behind Germany and the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, a small number of Lockheed P-80 Shooting Stars did make it to the European and Mediterraneantheaters of operations before VE Day, although they did not see combat...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis

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9781580071116 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, May 15, 2008, cover price $46.95 | About this edition: The United States Air Force was late in developing a jet fighter, definitely behind Germany and the United Kingdom.

U.s. Naval Aviation: A Military Photo Logbook

Product Description: U.S. Naval Aviation In Review, Volume 1, is the first in a series of photo scrapbooks using images taken by Navy photographers with unparalleled access to facilities and aircraft around the world. These photographers document all aspects of operations in peace and war with photos taken in the air, aboard ship, and at bases worldwide...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins (compiler)

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9781580071147 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, October 1, 2007, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: U.

U.s. Air Force Aviation: A Military Photo Logbook

Product Description: U.S. Air Force Aviation In Review, Volume 1, is the first in a series of photo scrapbooks using images taken by Air Force photographers with unparalleled access to facilities and aircraft around the world. These photographers document all aspects of Air Force operations in peace and war with photos taken in the air and at bases worldwide...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins (compiler)

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9781580071130 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, October 1, 2007, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: U.

U.s. Naval Vessels: A Military Photo Logbook

Product Description: U.S. Naval Vessels In Review, Volume 1, is the first in a series of photo scrapbooks using images taken by Navy photographers with unparalleled access to ships and facilities around the world. These photographers document all aspects of operations in peace and war with photos taken from the air, aboard ship, and at bases worldwide...read more

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9781580071154 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, October 1, 2007, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: U.

Return to flight Space Shuttle Discovery: Photo Scrapbook

Product Description: After Columbia disintegrated during entry on February 1, 2003, NASA grounded the entire Space Shuttle fleet until it could ascertain what had gone wrong and fixed the problem. Whenever an aerospace program is grounded for a prolonged period, the first flight after the grounding is often called the Return-to-Flight...read more

By Jorge R. Frank (compiler) and Dennis R. Jenkins (compiler)

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9781580071048 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, July 15, 2006, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: After Columbia disintegrated during entry on February 1, 2003, NASA grounded the entire Space Shuttle fleet until it could ascertain what had gone wrong and fixed the problem.

Hypersonics Before the Shuttle: A Concise History of the X-15 Research Airplane

By Dennis R. Jenkins and National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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9781410224422 | Univ Pr of the Pacific, July 13, 2005, cover price $29.50

American X-vehicles

By Dennis R. Jenkins and Nasa

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9781410224453 | Univ Pr of the Pacific, June 30, 2005, cover price $22.95

Lockheed Blackbirds

Product Description: On 26 April 1962, Lockheed test pilot Lou Schalk took the first flight in an aircraft at a classified desert test facility in Nevada. The aircraft was far more advanced than anything in the sky, and when made public several years later it would capture the world's fascination like few other aircraft ever have...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis

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9781580070867 | Revised edition (Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, February 28, 2005), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: On 26 April 1962, Lockheed test pilot Lou Schalk took the first flight in an aircraft at a classified desert test facility in Nevada.

X-planes Photo Scrapbook

Product Description: The X-Planes conjure up images of Chuck Yeager first breaking the sound barrier in the X-1 or of the black, bullet-shaped X-15 streaking through the skies at over Mach 6. But there have been 48 more X-designations assigned, as well as a host of other experimental aircraft that did not fall into the formal X-series...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins (compiler)

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9781580070768 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, November 30, 2004, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: The X-Planes conjure up images of Chuck Yeager first breaking the sound barrier in the X-1 or of the black, bullet-shaped X-15 streaking through the skies at over Mach 6.

B-36 Photo Scrapbook

Product Description: The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was the last of the classic heavy bombers, bristling with gun turrets and piston engines driving huge propellers. Born in the desperate days of World War II, the B-36 became an icon of the early Cold War when it represented the only weapon that could reach the Soviet Union from bases in North America...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins, Mike Moore and Pyeat. Don

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9781580070751 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, November 1, 2003, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was the last of the classic heavy bombers, bristling with gun turrets and piston engines driving huge propellers.

X-15 Photo Scrapbook

Product Description: The North American X-15 was the last in a line of manned rocket-powered research airplanes built during the 1950s to explore ever-faster and higher flight regimes. This was an era before computers were commonplace, and the only way to investigate the unknown was to go there...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis

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9781580070744 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, July 1, 2003, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The North American X-15 was the last in a line of manned rocket-powered research airplanes built during the 1950s to explore ever-faster and higher flight regimes.

To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles

Product Description: " Access -- no single word better describes the primary concern of the exploration and development of space. Every participant in space activities -- civil, military, scientific, or commercial -- needs affordable, reliable, frequent, and flexible access to space...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins (editor) and Roger D. Launius (editor)

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9780813122458 | Univ Pr of Kentucky, November 15, 2002, cover price $70.00 | About this edition: " Access -- no single word better describes the primary concern of the exploration and development of space.

North American Xb-70a Valkyrie: North American

Product Description: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was an attempt to build the ultimate offensive weapon for the Cold War--a heavy bomber capable of flying at Mach 3 and reaching targets deep inside the Soviet Union. The aircraft that emerged to satisfy the requirement was one of the most graceful large aircraft ever to fly, and one that looked every bit as fast on the ground as it was in the air--over 2,000 mph at high altitude...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony Landis

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9781580070560 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, May 1, 2002, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was an attempt to build the ultimate offensive weapon for the Cold War--a heavy bomber capable of flying at Mach 3 and reaching targets deep inside the Soviet Union.

Messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel

Product Description: The Me 262 was the first turbojet-powered aircraft to achieve combat status and was widely heralded as a landmark design because of its swept wing. This work covers the early development and production variants of the Me 262 and provides a look at the early designs that were rejected...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins

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9781580070591 | Revised edition (Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, April 1, 2002), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The Me 262 was the first turbojet-powered aircraft to achieve combat status and was widely heralded as a landmark design because of its swept wing.

F/A-18 Hornet: A Navy Success Story

Product Description: The first Navy air carrier profile in the Series, this book tells a particularly interesting tale. Traded off by the Air Force, the F/A 18 became the Navy's primary strike aircraft, claiming the only two Navy air-to-air kills in Desert Storm...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780071346962 | McGraw-Hill, June 1, 2000, cover price $36.95 | About this edition: -- From Air Force lightweight to Navy champion strike aircraft, here's the pulse-racing, electrifying story of the F/A Hornet-- Includes a special beneath-the-surface look at the Hornet's laser-guided weapons and sophisticated electronic counter-measures-- Presents profiles of the Hornet's overseas success as an export item, in countries such as Switzerland, Australia, Spain, and Malaysia

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9780071400374 | McGraw-Hill, April 1, 2002, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The first Navy air carrier profile in the Series, this book tells a particularly interesting tale.

B-1 Lancer: The Most Complicated Warplane Ever Developed

Product Description: This volume profiles the Boeing North American B-1 Lancer, the last mass-produced strategic bomber in the US, sporting the most complex mechanical and electronic systems of any warplane ever developed. The book includes detailed explanations of technologically advanced flight and warfare avionics and descriptions of abilities and limitations evolving through changing missions and modifications...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780071346948 | McGraw-Hill, August 1, 1999, cover price $36.95 | About this edition: -- The insider's technical report on the highly complex Boeing North American B-1 Lancer, the last mass-produced strategic bomber in the U.

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9780071400398 | McGraw-Hill, April 1, 2002, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: This volume profiles the Boeing North American B-1 Lancer, the last mass-produced strategic bomber in the US, sporting the most complex mechanical and electronic systems of any warplane ever developed.

9780071346955 | McGraw-Hill, July 1, 2000, cover price $36.95

Convair B 36 Peacemaker

Product Description: Well researched and generously illustrated, this title provides an in-depth examination of the medium bomber units in Europe during WWII. Features tactical operations undertaken by the B-26 Marauders, A-20 Havocs, B-25 Mitchells, and A-26 Invaders in Europe from 1942-1945...read more

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9781580070607 | Revised edition (Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, April 1, 2002), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Well researched and generously illustrated, this title provides an in-depth examination of the medium bomber units in Europe during WWII.

9781580070195, titled "Convair B-36 "Peacemaker"" | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, July 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: An enthusiast-level technical look at one of the most fascinating aircraft in American aviation, this volume details this six and ten-engined monster of the 1950s.

Grumman A-6 Intruder

Product Description: The very capable Intruder was the mainstay of the carrier attack force for almost 30 years. Coverage includes all attack and tanker variants, detailed coverage of the little-known A-6B and A-6C variants, standard ARM and Shrike shooters, Composite Wing details, and advanced A-6F coverage...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9781580070508 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, February 1, 2002, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The very capable Intruder was the mainstay of the carrier attack force for almost 30 years.

Lockheed Secret Projects: Inside the Skunk Works

Product Description: Since 1943, scores of remarkable military aircraft and aviation technologies have rolled out of Lockheed's top-secret Skunk Works program. This in-depth look at the famous research and design team's pioneering work reveals the nuts and bolts behind production and experimental aircraft, from the P-80 Shooting Star to today's X-35 Joint Strike Fighter prototype...read more

By Dennis R. Jenkins

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9780760309148 | Zenith Pr, September 1, 2001, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Since 1943, scores of remarkable military aircraft and aviation technologies have rolled out of Lockheed's top-secret Skunk Works program.

Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System : The First 100 Missions

Provides schematic diagrams and photographs of various components of the space shuttle system, and chronicles the development of reusable spacecraft from the designs of Nazi rocket scientists to versions currently under discussion. (view table of contents)

By Dennis R. Jenkins

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9780963397454 | 3 edition (Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, April 1, 2001), cover price $44.95 | About this edition: Provides schematic diagrams and photographs of various components of the space shuttle system, and chronicles the development of reusable spacecraft from the designs of Nazi rocket scientists to versions currently under discussion.

Boeing 747-100/200/300/Sp

Product Description: An enthusiast-level technical look at the design and construction of the world's first jumbo jet. Filled with coverage of engine details, cockpit and interior photos, passenger and cargo versions, and more. Get the full story of Pan Am's dream airplane and Boeing's greatest gamble...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Dennis R. Jenkins

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9781580070263 | Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers, July 1, 2000, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: An enthusiast-level technical look at the design and construction of the world's first jumbo jet.

F-105 Thunderchief: Workhorse of the Vietnam War

Product Description: The eye-opening insider's look at the first aircraft developed for small nuclear weapons delivery--with technical facts, never-before-seen photos, and first-person accounts. Chronicles the bomber's evolution, starting with its initial purpose of meeting the demand for small thermonuclear weaponry capable of penetrating Soviet defenses...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780071355117 | McGraw-Hill, June 1, 2000, cover price $36.95 | About this edition: The eye-opening insider's look at the first aircraft developed for small nuclear weapons delivery--with technical facts, never-before-seen photos, and first-person accounts.

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