Description Fly with the best in Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority--the definitive, highly illustrated, in-depth look at the Navy\'s famous fighter unit, including its history, technology, and culture.
Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority concludes with a look at Top Gun 2, the highly anticipated sequel to one of the biggest action movies of all time an.
Finish with an in-depth look at Naval Station Fallon, one of the most modern and renowned American Naval stations, located outside Fallon, Nevada.
The book also reveals the many technological advances that transformed aerial combat from the dangerous, unsynchronized machine guns that bounced bullets off propellers in World War I to today, where air-to-air missiles are launched by pilots who have no visual contact with an adversary, and finally illustrates how drones are adding a new dimension to the meaning of Top Gun.
Fast forward to the jet age, when the first aces flew hair-raising missions over Korea and Vietnam, and learn how past and contemporary aerial dogfighting really works.
Other chapters highlight what it takes to be a pilot in other branches of the armed forces, and takes a look back in time at the most notorious (and feared) pilots of World War I and World War II from all around the globe.
Chapters spotlight pivotal military movies and television shows that presaged the movie Top Gun, including edge-of-the-seat vignettes and anecdotes of pilots and their lifestyles, the origin of the Navy\'s fighter pilot program and its rigorous training, and how it inspired the Air Force\'s counterpart, Red Flag.
The book then launches into the even more incredible story of why and how such men consistently capture the imagination of children, adults, pilots, and audiences around the world.
Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority begins with a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the blockbuster film that helped America shake off the trauma of the Vietnam War and once again take pride in its military.
Description Fly with the best in Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority--the definitive, highly illustrated, in-depth look at the Navy\'s famous fighter unit, including its history, technology, and culture
