American Secret Projects 5
Fighters and Interceptors 1950 to 1980
$85.75
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
13 May 2026
Summary
This is a revised and expanded edition of a book published some years ago which looks at American fighter projects that were proposed during a period extending from around 1950 though to 1980. This time frame is fluid as some early projects included originated in the late 1940s. At the other end of the scale, although the design competitions which led to the F-16, YF-17 and F-18 are the final subjects covered in depth, a few projects that followed these fighters are included which again makes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800353466 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1800353464 |
| Author: | Tony Buttler |
| Publisher: | Crecy Publishing |
| Imprint: | Crecy Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 13 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.00kg |
| Dimensions: | 280mm x 210mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Secret Projects |
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About The Author
Tony Buttler
For twenty years Tony Buttler worked as a metallurgist at High Duty Alloys analysing and testing aluminium and titanium forgings manufactured for aircraft and defence equipment. It was during this period, working in the aircraft industry, that his deep interest in military aircraft was established. In 1994 he took a Masters Degree in Information Science and Archives at Loughborough University, and since 1996 he has been a full-time aviation historian and author.
He has written 43 major books, numerous titles in the Warpaint series of modeller’s books and well over a hundred articles for all of the important historical aviation magazines. He also presents lectures to branches of the Royal Aeronautical Society and to other aviation bodies and groups. His foremost area of interest and research has always been the design and development of military aircraft covering the period from the mid-1930s to the 1980s. In 2017, Buttler became a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Historical Group Committee, and in November 2022 he received the Society’s Aeronautical Heritage Specialist Group Award for that year in recognition of his contribution to aviation history.
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