Brook, Henry.

Fighter planes / Henry Brook ; designed by Helen Edmonds and Tom Lalonde ; illustrated by Adrian Roots and John Fox ; picture strips illustrated by Staz Johnson ; edited by Alex Frith and Jane Chisholm ; fighter planes expert: Lauren Woodard. - London : Usborne, 2012. - 80 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 21 cm.

Includes index.

What is a fighter plane? -- Deadly weapons -- Dogfights -- In the cockpit -- The birth of the fighter -- Air aces -- A need for speed -- The Battle of Britain -- Warbirds -- Fighters at sea -- The first jet fighter -- Going supersonic -- Stealth fighters -- The HUD -- Air-to-air missiles -- Evasive action -- Secrets of flight -- On the ground -- Aircraft carriers -- No runways --- Multirole fighters -- High flyers -- Bailing out -- Filling up -- Future fighters -- Fighters on the internet.

Traces the history of fighter planes from the dogfights of World War I to the missions flown by modern stealth fighters.

ISBN: 9781409531562 (pbk.) 1409531562 (pbk.) 9781601302762 (EDC Pub.) 1601302762 (EDC Pub.) 9780794531249 0794531245

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fighter planes

Dewey Class. No.: 623.7464