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We get lots of request for vintage airplane and aerospace books and memorabilia, so we were quite happy when this well known aviation book The Cutting Edge by Navy pilot C. J. Heatley III with forward by Senator Jake Garn came to us as part of a major Los Angeles, CA estate consignment. Filled with information as well as color and black & white photographs, any airplane afficianado or collector is going to love this very hard to find 1986 first edition. Navy pilot Heatley took his camera into the cockpit of an F-14 fighter plane and onto the deck of an aircraft carrier to convey the unique sights and sensations that pilots experience. Photos and text include Russian bombers investigating the battle group, a crippled plane making an emergency landing, shock waves circling a supersonic aircraft, an F-14 TV camera targetting an airplane. There are interviews with attack, fighter, antisubmarine, electronic countermeasure, and helicopter pilots. Also, a Top Gun flight instructor flies against his students in a mock dogfight and an air boss directs 400 men and 40 airplanes on the deck of an aircraft carrier. There's technical information and drawings on the various aircraft as an added bonus. A Thomasson, Grant & Howell first edition, the 152 page 12.25" x 9.25" book is in excellent condition and includes the original paper cover which has a tear but is otherwise intact- great as a gift!

$35.00