Having completed the revision of his series of British Secret Projects titles, Tony Buttler has now begun the same treatment for his early volumes on American Secret Projects. This first revised book describes the design and development of American bomber and attack aircraft from the end of World War II to the mid-1970s, both for the Air Force and the Navy. Once again the emphasis is placed on designs that were never built, particularly within the context of competitions between the various manufacturers against official requirements. The projects and programmes described range from the largest and most outrageous ideas for heavy strategic bombers down to much smaller anti-submarine and ground attack types. The majority of the work has been compiled from extensive research using primary source material and this second edition includes many additional and previously unseen three-view drawings, original artist's impressions and photographs of manufacturer's models. They are accompanied by a new selection of photos, many in colour, which makes this revised and expanded edition a great resource for modellers in particular. In addition to the comprehensive text, supplementary appendices list the projects by manufacturer and their specifications
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American Secret Projects 4: Bombers, Attack and Anti-Submarine Aircraft 1945-1974
Once again this is a very straightforward review for me, as the expected quality seen in all of the Secret Projects books is fully upheld in this revised and improved version of an earlier title. And this time I find it quite fascinating as it deals with the era of aviation history that for me is the most rewarding. Beautifully laid out and presented as ever, it is hard to fault. The book is chock full of designs that didn't make it off the drawing board, a few that did actually fly in prototype form but went no further, and a number that eventually went forward into production as familiar and successful military aircraft. I'd have no hesitation in recommending this book as an addition to an ever growing collection of Secret Projects Titles. It covers a period when fervent imagination and inventiveness created a great number of designs that are little known, some of them bizarre indeed. Fascinating stuff.
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