Название: From Kites to Cold War: The Evolution of Manned Airborne Reconnaissance
Автор: Tyler Morton
Издательство: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1682474658
Год: 2019
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 328
Размер: 8,0 МБ
Язык: Английский
From Kites to Cold War tells the story of the evolution of manned airborne reconnaissance. Long a desire of military commanders, the ability to see the terrain ahead and gain foreknowledge of enemy intent was realized when Chinese airmen mounted kites to surveil their surroundings. Kite technology was slow to spread, and by the late nineteenth century European nations had developed the balloon and airship to conduct this mission.