Tiger Check: Automating the US Air Force Fighter Pilot in Air-To-Air Combat, 1950-1980

by Steven A. Fino

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How did American fighter pilots respond to the challenges posed by increasing automation?

Spurred by their commanders during the Korean War to be "tigers," aggressive and tenacious American fighter pilots charged headlong into packs of fireball-spewing enemy MiGs, relying on their keen eyesight, piloting finesse, and steady trigger fingers to achieve victory. But by the 1980s, American fighter pilots vanquished their foes by focusing...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1421423278

ISBN13:9781421423272

Release Date:November 2017

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:448 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"

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Tiger Check: Automating the US Air Force Fighter Pilot in Air-To-Air Combat, 1950-1980

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