The Design and Development of the Hawker Hunter - The Creation of Britain's Iconic Jet Fighter

Drawing on many original Air Staff and Ministry documents and also the Hawker aircraft day-to-day diaries, it tells the story of one-off modifications and trials projects, aerodynamic modifications and tests with various weapons, along with proposed developments, including supersonic versions.

About the author

Tony Buttler worked for 20 years as a metallurgist in the aircraft and defence industry, specializing in titanium and aluminium alloys. After being made redundant, he took a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science and became a full-time aviation historian specializing in the design and development of military aircraft since the mid-1930s (i.e. since the end of the biplane era). To date, Buttler has written 18 books, 14 titles in the Warpaint series, and around 100 magazine articles. Buttler has the professional qualification AMRAeS (with the Royal Aeronautical Society) and lecture to branches of the Society.

Summary

Drawing on many original Air Staff and Ministry documents and also the Hawker aircraft day-to-day diaries, it tells the story of one-off modifications and trials projects, aerodynamic modifications and tests with various weapons, along with proposed developments, including supersonic versions.

Product details

• Authors: Tony Buttler
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.08.2014
• EAN: 9780752467467
• ISBN: 978-0-7524-6746-7
• Dimensions: 227 mm x 249 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 755 g
• Illustrations: 200 Illustrations, black and white
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration