International Air Power Review - Volume 7
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International Air Power Review - Volume 7 |
Title: | International Air Power Review - Volume 7 | |
Author: | Various | |
Publisher: | Airtime Publishing | |
ISBN: | 1880 588 48X | |
Published in: | April 2003 | |
Size: | 9.2" x 6.7" (23.5 cm x 17 cm) | |
Notes: | Softbound or Casebound, 184 pages | |
Comments: | IAPR Vol. 7 contains the most comprehensive discussion of F-15E Strike Eagle avionics upgrades, combat operations and foreign military sales yet published. This 15,000 word centrepiece is fully illustrated and is highly-recommended. | |
List Price: | US$ 16.00 (Softbound) or US$20.00 (Casebound) | |
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| Review by Michael James: |
| The Boeing F-15 Eagle is the focus aircraft for Volume 7 of the International Air Power Review. Authored by Steve Davies, this 15,000 word article examines F-15 operations and upgrades during a decade long period from the end of Operation Desert Storm to the attacks on terrorist camps in Afghanistan. |
| The article contains over sixty full-color, captioned photographs of all models of the F-15. A detailed aircraft component cutaway and a color, three angle line drawing of a fully loaded Operation Enduring Freedom F-15E Strike Eagle are printed inside a four page, fold-out flap. Also included is a list of every F-15 operator (unit name and designation, assigned airbase and command structure) in the United States Air Force, the Israeli Air Defense Force, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force. |
| Did you know that United Kingdom based United States Air Force F-15Cs shot down four MiG-29s over Bosnia in 1999? This article covers in great detail the F-15's combat involvement in policing Iraq, the destruction of terrorism in Afghanistan and, as stated above, the conflict in the Balkans where USAF Eagles were given the opportunity to introduce and perfect many new weapons and tactics. |
| The long list of new avionics, communication systems, weapons capabilities and improved training procedures that the F-15 has acquired from 1992 through 2002 are thoroughly researched and well presented in this work. In addition, there are two special features that provide an in-depth explanation into the workings of the F-15E's highly praised APG-70 radar system and extraordinary AAQ-13 LANTIRN Navigation pod. The article concludes with a detailed discourse of foreign F-15 variants and the future of the entire Eagle program. |
| With comprehensive, informative text, exciting pictures and educational diagrams, International Air Power Review Volume 7 is a 'must own' for every avid F-15 Eagle enthusiast. |
| Michael James. |
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