Figure 8. Yang Benar's sketch of a jet aircraft when he was still a child

It is suggested that a Figure 8 "Yang Benar's sketch of a jet aircraft when he was still a child" be inserted here, and a certain review be added to the list in the Additional Reading/ Bibliography . ( Yang Benar) The last page of the following article (a part of "The Theory and Conduct of War", which appears in Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol. 29, found on library shelves locally, in Perpustakaan Komuniti Petaling Jaya, for instance) may be read on-line at http://www.britannica.com:80/eb/article?tocId=53053. The facility to send encyclopaedic article as e-mail provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica is acknowledged. Please contact Yang Benar at yang.benar@gmail.com should further request is required.

 

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Figure 8.  Yang Benar's sketch of a jet aircraft when he was still a child

The jet age

Toward the end of World War II, the first operational jet fighter, the German Me-262, outflew the best Allied escorts while attacking bomber formations. This introduced the jet age, in which aircraft soon flew at more than twice the speed of sound (741 miles per hour at sea level and 659 miles per hour at 36,000 feet) and easily climbed to altitudes of 50,000 feet. At the same time, advanced electronics removed the task of early warning from the pilot's eye, and guided missiles extended the range of aerial combat, at least in theory, to beyond visual range.

Air superiority

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David MacIsaac

Additional Reading

Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith, Aviation: An Historical Survey from Its Origins to the End of World War II, 2nd ed. (1985), and Flight Through the Ages: A Complete, Illustrated Chronology from the Dreams of Early History to the Age of Space Exploration (1974), provide basic introduction to the development of airplanes as a military force. Robin Higham, Air Power: A Concise History, 3rd rev. ed. (1988); and Bill Gunston (ed.), Aviation: The Complete Story of Man's Conquest of the Air (1978), are general surveys. Edward H. Sims, Fighter Tactics and Strategy, 1914–1970, 2nd ed. (1980); and Robert L. Shaw, Fighter Combat: The Art and Science of Air-to-Air Warfare, 2nd ed. (1988), focus on fighter planes. R.A. Mason (ed.), War in the Third Dimension: Essays in Contemporary Air Power (1986), emphasizes continuity, innovation, and convergence in development of military aeronautics. Lon O. Nordeen, Air Warfare in the Missile Age (1985), provides an excellent overview of air tactics from 1964 to the 1980s. Lt. Gen (FiAF ret.) Heikki Nikunen, The Finnish Air Force, A HISTORICAL REVIEW http://www.sci.fi/~fta/FAFhist.htm

The Finnish Air Force FiAF A HISTORICAL REVIEW By Lt. Gen (FiAF ret.) Heikki Nikunen

 

The Finnish Air Force was founded on 6th. March 1918. There was one exceptional feature in the founding of the FiAF, that it was organized right from the start as an independent branch of the armed forces. This foresight created a good basis for its development and made it one of the oldest air forces in the world.

 

Pantun 4 kerat:

                       Bersulam kemas sejagat gagasan

                            Terpahat mutiara pembicara era

                       Di dalam Masyarakat insan

                             Lihat Tentera-tentera udara

 

The first aircraft was donated by a Swedish count, Erik von Rosen. ...

 

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The wartime equipment continued to dominate the arsenal of the fighters up to the 1950s, when the transfer to the jet age was made with the help of Vampire fighters. After this such planes as the Gnat, Fouga Magister (FM-43, FM-82), MiG-21 F and Bis, Draken and Hawk have preserved the line up to the present fighter system. The total number of aircraft has traditionally been small, about 200 airplanes trainers and transports included, but there are two key factors which have boosted the effectiveness of the force. Firstly, the entire force is concentrated on the most important task: air superiority, with both training and equipment specialized for that. Secondly, the professionalism inherited from the war has proceeded without interruption breaks through all the technical generations, building up a continuity of readiness to adopt any new applications of air warfare technology.

 

Pantun 6 kerat:

                       Teori tuntas ingin ditawar

                            Disunting dimuat di Muka 4

                                 Taaruf kekal kita sealamat

                       Di Negeri Atas Angin di luar

                            Di dinding pesawat Fouga terdapat

                                 Huruf pangkal kata "Matlamat"

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David MacIsaac Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force (retired). Professor of Military History, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, United States of America. Author of Strategic Bombing in World War II: The Story of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey

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