Ultimate Fighter : Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

by Sweetman, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780760317921
• ISBN10: 0760317925
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-15
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

When Lockheed Martin won a fierce, five-year technology competition in October 2001 against its rival Boeing to build the joint strike fighter (JSF), the future course of U.S. tactical aviation seemed set. As one of the first major aircraft programs to start from scratch in the era of information technology, the F-35 would virtually fly itself. The pilot would merely manage the mission with the help of acute high-resolution sensors and displays. Secretary of the Air Force James G. Roche called the JSF "the best value for the government," but expectations were high. Multi-billion dollar contracts covering a decade of development and flight testing were drawn up. It was hard to envision how such a design could fail to be the world's premier fighter jet for years to come. As Lockheed Martin fights to dispel concerns, Ultimate Fighter: Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter takes you in and out of the cockpit, around the aircraft, and into the world of hightech tactical avionics, where the stakes are higher than the stratosphere. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Bill Sweetman was the chief aerospace consultant on the Nova (PBS) production of "The Battle of the X-Planes." He is an experienced aviation journalist, having written more that 30 books in the field

Table of Contents

Nobody Planned This	p. 6
The War of the X-Planes	p. 48
One Size Fits all	p. 96
Cyberfighter	p. 130
Going Global	p. 144
Index	p. 158
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