Download PDF Jet Fighters Inside Out Jim Winchester 9780785831471 Books

Product details Hardcover 320 pages Publisher Chartwell Books (October 1, 2014) Language English ISBN-10 0785831479

Jet Fighters Inside Out Jim Winchester 9780785831471 Books Reviews

• *SPOILER-ALERT*-- Really, only a spoiler alert for my thirty-two year-old son. I hope you have no time to check out this review just like my other reviews due to your busy schedule, because this is a XMAS gift for you.
  
  If you yourself enjoy seeing, reading, studying jet aircraft, or have a loved one that does... this is the book for you. I'm an honorably discharged Viet Nam Era Veteran and when I served I was on the ground and the jets were overhead. My full grown son has an Uncle who flew during Viet Nam and that among other reasons is why he has always had a fascination with jets.
  
  I researched a number of books dedicated to jets and this one looked like the best bet... and I was on pins and needles awaiting its delivery... hoping it was as good as it sounded. Wow! What a beautifully put together treasure. This should be quite a conversation piece for years to come as a coffee-table-book proudly displayed. The quality of the construction is superb. It is approximately 12 ½" X 9 ¼" and almost 1 ½" thick. (And it weighs close to FIVE POUNDS.) It has a beautiful colorful book jacket and each individual page is thick and glossy. The pictures are exquisite and the drawings are akin to an architect's blueprint and are eye-catching.
  
  The jets are listed chronologically from 1942 to the present. Even a novice such as myself will get caught up in the excitement just by randomly looking through the pages and stopping and checking key statistics that range from dimensions to weights to fuel to PERFORMANCE (THAT'S SPEED BABY!) and armament. When you see speeds listed past 1,000 MPH it's hard not to sigh and want to discuss it with someone. From beautiful external pictures of these man-made-lethal beasts to pictures of innumerable cockpits that epitomizes the evolution of the actual "guts" of these soaring testimonials to military precision.
  
  This highly-highly recommended book embodies the adage of "it is better to give than receive"... as I can't wait to see my son's reaction when he opens this gift! I will share the experience with you in a month or so.
• This was a gift for my 12 year old. He loves it. It is beautiful, detailed, and organized. It is a large, heavy book with high quality pictures and diagrams. While I'm no expert on the content, which looks very informative, my son seems to be learning a lot from it. He loves fighter jets, war history, and military tech. This looked like the best of the fighter jet book selection I browsed through. He said, "Thank You for the presents, you're the best mom!" So, this book rates high from me. Thanks!
• Very good overview of jet fighters. It has lots of very good photos and details. It's pretty current, with the Rafale and its SPECTRA system being mentioned.
• This one is easy. The book is factually correct and fun to read. I'm ex-air force and this book was just a joy to read. There is no person who is mechanically-minded that wouldn't enjoy this reading. To see the different planes compared and beautifully illustrated is amazing. Even the French and Russian planes are well explained and helped me appreciate their design. And the material of the book itself was excellent. Every guy that visits my house will grab this one. The down side? I've got to buy some for my friends.
• 10 year old grandson loved this as did his grandpa
• Great book for general info. Not a reference book
• This was a gift. They loved it.
• When I first saw this book on I didn't know if it was good or not for the reason that there was no preview of the book and I usually don't buy a book without seeing at least a few pages inside and this was no exception. So I found a good preview of it on Google books search and it looked awesome.
  
  I got this shipment (to Israel), which contained another book, after only 6 days (fastest shipment I ever got from so far) and I was surprised to see that it was a lot bigger than I expected and the book itself was like jets heaven.
  
  It has 2 sections classic jets from 1945 - 1960 and modern jets from 1960 until now. each page has a picture of a jet, but the reason I bought it was for the diagrams and orthographic views (most have side, front and top views) which was perfect for me since I got it mostly as a reference for drawing. Also there are many different jets there and I was kinda surprised to also find the Israeli Kfir there.
  
  The diagrams are very detailed with the names of each part and although I just got it today and I still haven't gotten the chance to really read it, it does seem to contain most of the information I need to know about the different jets.
  
  Bottom line, it's AWESOME and I really wish the author would also make one about battle helicopter gun ships. And also a preview of the book will definitely help people understand what they are about to buy. I hate looking hours for a review all over the web.