de Havilland Sea Vixen
FAW1 and 2
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By Roy Sutherland
This first in a line of new
monographs focuses on
the de Havilland Sea
Vixen FAW 1 and FAW 2.
The Sea Vixen represents the
zenith of British twin boom jet
fighter design. This all weather
carrier borne aircraft was the
first British fighter to be
designed from the outset
without guns. Armed with
rockets and missiles, the Sea
Vixen, with its integrated
weapons system, transitioned
the Royal navy into the era of
modern fighter aircraft.
Modelers will find this book to
be invaluable when building
the 1/72nd scale Xtrakits, MPM
or Frog Sea Vixen kits, or on
the forthcoming Airfix Sea
Vixen FAW 2 kit in 1/48th scale.
I understand that this all new kit
will be both very accurate and
nicely detailed. With this
reference in hand, modellers
will be able to add as much
detail as they wish.
Unlike some detail oriented
books, we have gone to great
lengths to give you all the
detail you need. Areas often
overlooked are covered in
large, sharp and clear photos.
For example, the pilots cockpit
alone is covered by 16 full
color photos and 5 technical
illustrations. Other chapters
cover such detail rich areas
as the radome, observers coal
hole, airbrake and well, intakes
and exhausts, gearbays and
landing gear, wingfolds, and
tailhook and APU bays. The
rest of the airframe is also exhaustively covered. All
photos are supported by
detailed captions that reveal
interesting facts about the
aircraft and its design. A short
but detailed history, written by
noted aviation author Chris
Bucholtz, is included and is
supported by a number of
period photos of Sea Vixens
in Squadron service.
The heavyweight satin coated
paper allows deep rich colors
to show in the photos, and the
landscape format helps the
book stay open when you are
working. This book will give
you an in-depth look at the
inner secrets of this sinister
looking aircraft. Open the
cover, and travel back in time
to a time before
microprocessors and
miniaturization. A tangle of
wires, cables, pushrods,
bellcranks and boxes await
you.
Perfect bound softcover book.
11.25 by 8.5 Landscape
120 full color pages printed on
high quality satin coated stock
Contains 226 black & white and
color photos and 31 line
illustrations
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