P 51 Mustang In Detail Scale Part 1
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P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale, Part 1
P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale, Part 1 is the first in a three-volume series from Detail & Scale Aviation Publications that covers the North American P-51 Mustang, one of the most iconic fighter aircraft ever designed. The book is focused on the early Mustangs, those equipped with the Allison engine, and it fully covers these aircraft from the NA-73X prototype through the P-51A, including the photographic-reconnaissance F-6A and F-6B derivatives, and the early British variants, the Mustang Mk. I, Mk. IA, and Mk. II. Subsequent volumes will be P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale, Part 2, which will cover the Rolls Royce/Packard-engined P-51B and C models, and P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale, Part 3, which looks at the iconic P-51D and the subsequent variants. P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale, Part 1 begins with a history of the development and operational use of the Allison-engined variants. The P-51 Mustang initially came into being to help provide the British with as many first-line fighters as possible at a time when they were needed the most as Germany prepared to invade England. Lt. Benjamin Kelsey, the head of the Army Air Corps Pursuit Projects Office at Wright Field, Ohio, used his knowledge of aerodynamics and his ingenuity to ensure that the U. S. Army would also acquire the Mustang as America’s entry into World War II became more imminent with each passing day. The history chapter not only covers the development of the early Mustang variants, but it also summarizes their valuable contributions to the Allied war effort. The next chapter takes a closer look at each of the Allison-engined variants, pointing out their differences and features with informative text and photographs. The A-36 dive bomber version gets special treatment with no less than thirty-seven photographs, many of which illustrate its unique features and details. The variants chapter covers both the fighter and photo-recon variants of each version. Scale drawings are provided for the production variants, and differences and unique features are indicated on these drawings. Next comes the Allison-engined Mustang Details chapter that provides in-depth coverage of the common details of these variants. Nine different sections in this chapter include more than 140 photographs that illustrate the details more extensively than any other publication. 139 of these photographs are in color, and most were taken specifically for Detail & Scale. As with all Detail & Scale Series publications, the book concludes with a Modelers Section that reviews the scale model kits of the Allison-engined Mustangs that have been issued to date. These objective reviews point out the good and not-so-good points about each kit and make recommendations as to which ones are best for scale modelers to use. P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale, Part 1 has 245 high-resolution photographs, over 175 of which are in full color, plus ten scale drawings and seven full-color aircraft profiles.
P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale, Part 2
The P-51 Mustang was one of only a very few military aircraft that could be conclusively called a “war-winning design.” It was a truly remarkable aircraft design that evolved from a beautiful aerodynamic prototype that was created in just a few short months into an aircraft that finally allowed the American strategy of daylight precision bombing to be successfully and effectively achieved. This publication is the second part of a three-volume set of books in the Detail & Scale Series that present a detailed look at the North American P-51 Mustang and its British counterparts. Part 1 covered the early Allison-powered variants, and this volume takes a look at the early Merlin-powered Mustangs, including the P-51B, P-51C, F-6C, and the Mustang Mk. III. Part 3 will cover the P-51D and later variants of the Mustang, including their photo-reconnaissance and British versions. Following the introduction, the first chapter summarizes the developmental and operational history of these Mustang variants which saw the excellent and combat proven North American design turned into a superb high-altitude fighter with the change to the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Produced in large quantities at two facilities, the P-51Bs and P-51Cs served in every theater of the war and proved themselves to be among the most outstanding fighters of World War II. Those converted to the F-6C photo-reconnaissance sub-variant provided valuable intelligence information to Allied commanders. Others, ordered by the British as the Mustang Mk. III, served in the Royal Air Force and with other Commonwealth Air Forces. The next chapter takes a closer look at each variant of these early Merlin-powered Mustangs with a separate section for each. These not only include the production versions, but the Mustang Mk. X and XP-51B experimental and developmental aircraft are also covered, as is the F-6C photo-reconnaissance sub-variant. The text in each section is complemented with photographs, and art profiles are included for each of the production variants. Following the variants chapter is a gallery of photographs that illustrate the different paint schemes and some of the markings used on these early Merlin-powered Mustang variants. As with all volumes in the Detail & Scale Series, the primary focus is on the details of the aircraft, and the details chapter includes ten different sections in which there are more than one hundred detail photographs and illustrations, most of which are in color, and many were taken specifically for this publication. The book concludes with our usual Modelers Section where scale modelers will find concise and objective reviews of the kits available of the early Merlin-powered Mustang variants. All standard modeling scales are covered, and recommendations are made as how to correct inaccuracies and add details to the kits. P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale, Part 2 has over 220 high-resolution photographs, over 100 of which are in full color, plus eight illustrations and 14 full-color profiles.
P-38 Lightning in Detail & Scale, Part 1
The Germans called it Der Gabelschwanz Teuful or “The Forked-tailed Devil.” The Japanese referred to it as two planes with one pilot. But whatever it was likened to, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning represented a giant step forward in combat aircraft design and technology. With its twin-engine, twin-boom design, and a fuselage pod between the booms, the P-38 Lightning was a radically different design from any previous fighter aircraft. Its high speed and long range, coupled with its firepower being concentrated in the fuselage pod, made it one of the most formidable fighters of World War II. Ideally suited for operations in the Pacific, it scored more aerial victories in that theater than any other USAAF fighter. In 1998, Detail & Scale published two books on the P-38 Lightning. These publications were very popular but have been out-of-print for quite some time. This publication, P-38 Lightning in Detail and Scale, Part 1is the first of two newly expanded, updated, and revised editions of Detail & Scale’s previous two-part coverage of the Lightning. A considereable number of color photographs, both historical and detail in nature, have been added. The focus of this volume is on the so-called early Lightnings, beginning with the first XP-38 prototype and continuing through the P-38H. Also included are the related F-4, F-4A, and F-5A photographic reconnaissance variants. When it first flew in 1939, the Lightning was larger, faster, and more heavily armed than any fighter aircraft in the world. Early variants of the P-38 found themselves thrust into combat as the United States entered World War II. In Europe, early Lightnings were plagued with problems associated with British fuels interacting with their exhaust-driven, turbo-supercharged engines at high altitudes. Elsewhere, in northern Africa, the Mediterranean, the Aleutians, and throughout the Pacific, the P-38 performed far more effectively and produced outstanding results in combat. America’s top two aces of World War II, Richard Bong and Thomas McGuire, scored all of their victories in the large P-38 while flying against smaller, more nimble Japanese aircraft known for their maneuverability. More than one hundred other aces scored all or most of their victories in the Lightining. This publication features expanded and revised historical overviews of the P-38s, along with detailed descriptions of each P-38 variant. The Early Lightning Details chapter also features new and expanded content compared to the original 1998 book. The chapter is illustrated with scores of detailed and meticulously restored photographs accompanied by captions that illustrate both important features and subtle differences between P-38 variants. Some of these images are original archival material, while others were chosen from hundreds of photos taken specifically for this book by the authors and their contributors. Of note, the Lightning Details chapter in P-38 Lightning in Detail and Scale, Part 1 features photos of the P-38F “Glacier Girl” to be found nowhere else. This P-38 was recovered from under the Greenland ice pack in 1992. Bert Kinzey took these photos during the restoration of “Glacier Girl” in 1998 and the photographs illustrate the details of the Lightning that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to represent. As with all of our publications in the Detail & Scale Series, the book concludes with a Modelers Section that features reviews of the plastic model kits of these early P-38 variants. Each review impartially and objectively highlights each kit’s strengths and weaknesses, along with ways that a scale modeler can correct or improve upon accuracy and details. P-38 Lightning in Detail & Scale, Part 1 contains over 200 high-resolution photographs along with dozens of detailed line drawings of the P-38 variants covered. The Early Lightning Details Chapter alone has 122 photographs.