Product Description

This is the first-ever series analysis and review of the world's most exciting combat aircraft for the layman. Each volume emphasizes the unique, the groundbreaking, and the technical characteristics of the aircraft.

This book contains photos, drawings, and excerpts from previously "secret" and "restricted" technical manuals produced by the government and aircraft manufacturers, as well as vintage photos of aircraft during prototype and manufacturing stages, exploded views, phantom drawings from tech manuals, and more. For military and aviation enthusiasts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1011951 in Books
• Published on: 1998-10-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 100 pages

Customer Reviews

Nice reference piece - quick read and look.
Overall a nice addition to my collection. Some nice photos that I hadn't seen before.

Strengths: Solid photos, accessible narrative, crammed with illustrations, etc. - typical of Warbird Tech. Does what it should, quick hits of info and a workable overview of U2 in 100 pages.

Weaknesses: This is a complaint of most of the warbird tech series - it provides us with great illustrations and images, but lacks just basic use of operational deployment timelines, development timelines, and other info that cries out for even just a simple table of data. Much of this is so lost in the narrative that you have to read half of the book to find the desired info. This is why it did not get a four or five star (I gave it a 3 1/2 star).

Although not a homerun, the cost of the book, images, and topic make this a nice addition to anyones collection of U-2 material.