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4/15/2011       ** __ Table of contents  __ ** ** // __ Table of contents  __ // ** Chapter one…………………………………….. pg. 3-5     Chapter two……………………………………… pg. 5-6     Chapter three……………………………………. pg. 6-7     Chapter four………………………………………. pg. 8-9     Glossary……………………………………………. pg. 10-11     ** // __ Introduction __ // ** Zoom! Zip! A fighter plane soars past you. In this book you’ll learn about fighter planes including pilots. Have you ever been in control of something? ** // __ Pilots __ // **have to take control of the whole plane. It sounds fun, don’t you think? Have you ever been on a seat so old it was not a comfortable seat? Well back then a pilot had to sit on an uncomfortable seat while flying. In this book you’ll learn everything you need to know about fighter planes and pilots. ** __ Chapter One: History of Fighters  __ ** In this chapter you will learn about the history of the fighter plane. The first generation of fighters began in the years 1914-1918. That was 97 years ago! While that generation was going on, World War I was also happening. These airplanes are called Piston-Engine fighters. All Piston-Engine Fighter had propellers. One Piston-Engine model was called the “Fokker”.  The tip of the Fokker looked like a light bulb. Its three wings are 23feet across. The motor has up to 110 horse power. The Fokker top speed is 103 miles per hour. It takes 2 people to operate a Piston-Engine Fighter. One of the jobs of the two people is the pilot. The other job is the gunner. I would be the pilot instead of the gunner. Because all you do as a gunner is shoot but a pilot doesn’t just fly it the pilot can take control the plane. The second generation started in 1939 and ended in 1945. That’s 72 years ago during World War II! This generation was different from the first generation because its planes were made out of metal where the first generation planes used wood and cloth. The metal planes are called “War Birds.” A major model of metal planes is the “P-51 Mustang.”    The P-51 Mustang is more than 32 feet long and the wingspan is 37 feet wide. It has a really powerful engine that has up to 1,500 horsepower. It can carry up to 489 gallons of fuel. It goes 440 miles per hour. That’s fast! Can you imagine a plane going that fast? It takes one person to fly a War Bird. The War Bird was step closer to the jet age. Close to the end of World War II a new plane came out. Instead of a propeller engine it had a jet engine. The plane was called ME-262 and that started the jet age.   There was a race between the P-51 Mustang and the ME-262 to prove which was the faster plane. The ME -262 beat P-51 Mustang by 100 miles per hour. The ME-262 goes 540 miles per hour the P-51 Mustang goes 440 miles per hour. Another major model for the jet age is the Mig-15. The Mig-15 was one of the best Fighter plane. The wingspan of the Mig-15 is 15 to 33 feet wide and the wings are swept wings. That means the wings are at an angle and they are not straight. Mig-15 can go 684 miles per hour and can fly 50,000 miles above sea level. The Mig-15 was the best fighter in the sky because it can attack fighter planes from above other fighter planes. The Mig-15 continues to fly in the modern days but it is no longer the best fighter. The modern jet age began in 2003 and continues today. The new thing about the modern jet age is the ** // __ radar __ // **. The radar works by the antenna sending an electrical beam in the air. When it hits the plane it bounces back so the radar can locate the enemy planes. It’s like laser tag just the laser bounces back to you. An amazing thing with one of the newest jet planes is that the F-14 Tomcats radar can locate twenty-four targets at once and can fire a target 100 miles away. Now you know about the history about fighter planes. ** __ Chapter 2: Fighter Plane Design __ **   I know what you are thinking “I already know what fighter planes look like”. However, I am about to teach you some things about fighter planes you probably don’t already know. Germany invented the first fighter plane called the Me 262. I told you I would share new information with you, but back to the facts. The first American fighters were called the F86 Sabres. They were used in North Korea. Have you ever been to North Korea? I haven’t but I don’t want to go there, do you? Fighter jets were first used in the Korean War. Did you know there was a war in Korea from 1950-1953? The Lockheed Martin F1-17 Night Hawk was one of the first planes to use stealth technology.   You are probably wondering what stealth is. Well, it is used to be invisible on radar. I bet it would be cool to be invisible, don’t you think so? Let’s get back to the facts. The F1-17 has flown in many wars including the war in Iraq and in Bosnia. Have you ever been to Bosnia? These countries are located in the Europe and Asia. The nighthawk’s saw tooth edges scatter radar. In other words, the planes design reflects radar and acts like a shield. Wow, isn’t that cool! The F1-17s bat-like design makes it the best at air craft combat. I wonder why the design helps. The night hawks design makes it look like a bird from the ground. Imagine looking up at the sky and thinking you see a bird but it is a nighthawk. That would be cool. The nighthawk is shaped like a dart and reflects radar signals. That’s cool how the nighthawk has saw-tooth edges but is still shaped like a dart. Today fighters patrol our sky to make sure there are no terrorists. These patrols are called combat air patrols (CAPS). Well, that’s the end of my chapter. I hope you had fun learning about what fighters look like. If you want to learn more about fighters, read the next chapter. ** __ Chapter Three: Pilots __ ** In this chapter you will learn about fighter plane ** // __ pilots __ // **. There was once a rule that women couldn’t become a pilot in a combat unit. That meant they couldn’t go to the battlefield. After 1993 they let women become a combat unit fighter pilot. Today there are a few requirements to become a pilot. You have to be 20-27 years old to get into training. You also have to have good eye-sight to fly a plane. As a candidate you will have to pay for traveling, food, and ** __ lodging __ ** related to the medical examination and in person interview. If you wanted to become a fighter plane pilot there are a few places you can go to train. One place you can go to train is the Maxwell Air force Base in Alabama. The other place you can go to train is the Air force Base in Colorado. Nellis is another place you can train to learn fighting tactics. Fighting tactics means a way to fight in war. There are also two types of training like two paths. One is called Introductory Flight Training the other type of training is called the other is called Specialized Undergraduate Flight Training. In Introductory Flight Training you get a flight review about take off, flying, and landing abilities. In Specialized Undergraduate Flight Training you take a one year course. For the first 6 months you fly the T-37 Tweet. It is a side-by-side ** // __ cockpit __ // **and not as fast as other fighters planes. For the last 6 months, you fly the T-38 Talon. This is a fast fighter jets and has front-and-back seating. It also has an ejecting front seat. It can climb up to 30,000 ft in the air in one minute. That’s one high flyer, don’t you think? There are lots of accessories that go with the fighter pilots uniform now. The first thing is badges. There are nine ranks in the Air Force and a badge for each rank. The uniform for the uniform pilots wear shirts, epaulets, regulation uniform ties, plane socks, aviator sweaters with epaulet straps, atomic watches, quick draw cell phone holsters, Serengeti sunglasses and more! They can also choose what type of tie they want like clip on tie, zip on tie, or regular ties. In the past, pilots wore jackets, helmets, goggles, sometimes winter gloves, and oxygen masks. Now pilots wear a suit called a G-suit.  In the G-suit the pilot wears attachable night vision goggle for night flying, oxygen mask, exposure suits, gloves, liner suits, boats and other pieces of equipments. Pilots are tightly bulked up in harnesses. Harness is used to make sure that the pilot is safe. That is like using a seat belt in the car. Before they used microphone and bell plugs for communication. Now they have a two way radio installed to their helmets. That is like a wake-talkie in a helmet Now I told you about pilots, ranks, equipment, what they wear, and how to get in the Air Force. Now you know everything you need to know to become a pilot in the air force! ** __ Chapter four: Fighter weapons  __ **   Do you want to learn about fighter weapons? Well, if you do read this chapter. Did you know the Air Force relies on missiles more than anything? You would not think that ** // __ missiles __ // ** are the most important weapon but they are because they do the most damage. Back in World War II, fighters were equipped with only cannons or machine guns. That would be like only being able to eat water and bread for every meal. Before they had missiles, the nighthawk carried laser guided bombs that could hit targets as small as a tabletop. Imagine sitting at your desk and a bomb drops on it. That would be scary! The Sidewinder Missile is the most used missile in U.S. history and can hit a target over eleven miles away. Eleven miles? That’s like traveling from the middle of Wayne to Philadelphia! The Maverick Missile is another kind of missile that has a camera so the pilot can steer the missile.  I bet it is not like steering a bus or any other vehicle. Like the Sidewinder the Maverick Missile is another powerful missile for the Air Force. Some missiles can hit a target over one hundred miles away. One hundred miles is really far. It is almost one hundred miles from Wayne, PA to Cape May, NJ. Some bombs are guided to their target by laser or video. Other jets have heat seeking missiles to shoot down the enemy plane. That would be fun if you were playing with a friend. The sparrow missile can hit a target over sixty miles away. Planes like the F-4 Phantom carry laser bombs that have lasers to guide it to its target. That is cool how some bombs can guide themselves to their target like some missiles. Some planes are fighter bombers. Fighter bombers can fight other planes and bomb targets. I wonder what kind of targets? Maybe cities? Well, back to the facts. Fighter jets usually have two kinds of weapons, air-to-air missiles for long range shots and cannons for close-up combat. Did you have fun learning about weapons? I did, but it is the end of the chapter, no more facts. ** __ Wrap-up  __ ** It is the end of the book. I hope you had fun learning about pilots, the history of fighters, weapons and the design of fighters. If you want to learn more about fighters, check out a book from your library or maybe even a book about all planes. The next time you hear something in the sky, look up and see if it is a fighter plane zooming by.  <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 48pt; line-height: 150%;"> Glossary // __ Cockpit __ // …………………………………………………………….. pg.6 <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. The place where the pilot sits in an airplane or a spaceship. <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. The small, open place in a small boat where the pilot or passenger sits. // __ Lodging __ // …………………………………………………………….. pg.5 <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. A place where one is living only for a time. <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. A rented room or in a house, not a hotel. // __ Pilot __ // ………………………………………………………………….. pg.5 <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. A person who operates the control of an aircraft or space ship. // __ Missile __ //** // ………………………………………………………………………………. // ** pg.7 <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. A self-propelled small rocket or bomb used as a weapon in the Air Force. // __ Radar __ // …………………………………………………………………... pg.3 <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 35.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. A machine or system for measuring distance, direction, speed, etc., of unseen object by the refection of microwaves and radio waves. 4/15/2011  <span style="height: 11in; left: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; mso-height-percent: 1000; mso-position-horizontal-relative: page; mso-position-horizontal: center; mso-position-vertical-relative: page; mso-position-vertical: center; mso-width-percent: 1000; position: absolute; text-align: left; width: 562.5pt; z-index: -8;"> <span style="height: 15840px; mso-height-percent: 1000; mso-position-horizontal-relative: page; mso-position-horizontal: center; mso-position-vertical-relative: page; mso-position-vertical: top; mso-width-percent: 1000; position: absolute; width: 12240px;"> <span style="height: 14564px; left: 612px; mso-height-percent: 920; mso-position-horizontal-relative: page; mso-position-horizontal: center; mso-position-vertical-relative: page; mso-position-vertical: center; mso-width-percent: 900; position: absolute; top: 638px; width: 11016px;"> <span style="height: 75.75pt; margin-left: 36.9pt; margin-top: 362.25pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: page; mso-position-vertical-relative: page; mso-width-percent: 900; position: absolute; width: 504.9pt; z-index: 4;"> <span style="mso-fit-shape-to-text: t; mso-next-textbox: #_x0000_s1029;"> ** __ Table of contents  __ ** ** // __ Table of contents  __ // ** Chapter one…………………………………….. pg. 3-5     Chapter two……………………………………… pg. 5-6     Chapter three……………………………………. pg. 6-7     Chapter four………………………………………. pg. 8-9     Glossary……………………………………………. pg. 10-11     ** // __ Introduction __ // ** Zoom! Zip! A fighter plane soars past you. In this book you’ll learn about fighter planes including pilots. Have you ever been in control of something? ** // __ Pilots __ // **have to take control of the whole plane. It sounds fun, don’t you think? Have you ever been on a seat so old it was not a comfortable seat? Well back then a pilot had to sit on an uncomfortable seat while flying. In this book you’ll learn everything you need to know about fighter planes and pilots. ** __ Chapter One: History of Fighters  __ ** In this chapter you will learn about the history of the fighter plane. The first generation of fighters began in the years 1914-1918. That was 97 years ago! While that generation was going on, World War I was also happening. These airplanes are called Piston-Engine fighters. All Piston-Engine Fighter had propellers. One Piston-Engine model was called the “Fokker”. <span style="height: 156.75pt; margin-left: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0.2pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 252pt; z-index: -6;"> The tip of the Fokker looked like a light bulb. Its three wings are 23feet across. The motor has up to 110 horse power. The Fokker top speed is 103 miles per hour. It takes 2 people to operate a Piston-Engine Fighter. One of the jobs of the two people is the pilot. The other job is the gunner. I would be the pilot instead of the gunner. Because all you do as a gunner is shoot but a pilot doesn’t just fly it the pilot can take control the plane. The second generation started in 1939 and ended in 1945. That’s 72 years ago during World War II! This generation was different from the first generation because its planes were made out of metal where the first generation planes used wood and cloth. The metal planes are called “War Birds.” A major model of metal planes is the “P-51 Mustang.” <span style="height: 111pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-top: 4.95pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 143.25pt; z-index: -9;">   The P-51 Mustang is more than 32 feet long and the wingspan is 37 feet wide. It has a really powerful engine that has up to 1,500 horsepower. It can carry up to 489 gallons of fuel. It goes 440 miles per hour. That’s fast! Can you imagine a plane going that fast? It takes one person to fly a War Bird. The War Bird was step closer to the jet age. Close to the end of World War II a new plane came out. Instead of a propeller engine it had a jet engine. The plane was called ME-262 and that started the jet age. <span style="height: 138.7pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 213.2pt; margin-top: -8.3pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 301.9pt; z-index: -10;">  There was a race between the P-51 Mustang and the ME-262 to prove which was the faster plane. The ME -262 beat P-51 Mustang by 100 miles per hour. The ME-262 goes 540 miles per hour the P-51 Mustang goes 440 miles per hour. Another major model for the jet age is the Mig-15. The Mig-15 was one of the best Fighter plane. The wingspan of the Mig-15 is 15 to 33 feet wide and the wings are swept wings. That means the wings are at an angle and they are not straight. Mig-15 can go 684 miles per hour and can fly 50,000 miles above sea level. The Mig-15 was the best fighter in the sky because it can attack fighter planes from above other fighter planes. The Mig-15 continues to fly in the modern days but it is no longer the best fighter. The modern jet age began in 2003 and continues today. The new thing about the modern jet age is the ** // __ radar __ // **. The radar works by the antenna sending an electrical beam in the air. When it hits the plane it bounces back so the radar can locate the enemy planes. It’s like laser tag just the laser bounces back to you. An amazing thing with one of the newest jet planes is that the F-14 Tomcats radar can locate twenty-four targets at once and can fire a target 100 miles away. Now you know about the history about fighter planes. ** __ Chapter 2: Fighter Plane Design __ ** <span style="height: 171.75pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 3pt; margin-top: 115.4pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 228.75pt; z-index: -1;">  I know what you are thinking “I already know what fighter planes look like”. However, I am about to teach you some things about fighter planes you probably don’t already know. Germany invented the first fighter plane called the Me 262. I told you I would share new information with you, but back to the facts. The first American fighters were called the F86 Sabres. They were used in North Korea. Have you ever been to North Korea? I haven’t but I don’t want to go there, do you? Fighter jets were first used in the Korean War. Did you know there was a war in Korea from 1950-1953? The Lockheed Martin F1-17 Night Hawk was one of the first planes to use stealth technology. <span style="height: 164.25pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 3.75pt; margin-top: 30.4pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 228pt; z-index: -2;">  You are probably wondering what stealth is. Well, it is used to be invisible on radar. I bet it would be cool to be invisible, don’t you think so? Let’s get back to the facts. The F1-17 has flown in many wars including the war in Iraq and in Bosnia. Have you ever been to Bosnia? These countries are located in the Europe and Asia. The nighthawk’s saw tooth edges scatter radar. In other words, the planes design reflects radar and acts like a shield. Wow, isn’t that cool! The F1-17s bat-like design makes it the best at air craft combat. I wonder why the design helps. The night hawks design makes it look like a bird from the ground. Imagine looking up at the sky and thinking you see a bird but it is a nighthawk. That would be cool. The nighthawk is shaped like a dart and reflects radar signals. That’s cool how the nighthawk has saw-tooth edges but is still shaped like a dart. Today fighters patrol our sky to make sure there are no terrorists. These patrols are called combat air patrols (CAPS). Well, that’s the end of my chapter. I hope you had fun learning about what fighters look like. If you want to learn more about fighters, read the next chapter. ** __ Chapter Three: Pilots __ ** In this chapter you will learn about fighter plane ** // __ pilots __ // **. There was once a rule that women couldn’t become a pilot in a combat unit. That meant they couldn’t go to the battlefield. After 1993 they let women become a combat unit fighter pilot. Today there are a few requirements to become a pilot. You have to be 20-27 years old to get into training. You also have to have good eye-sight to fly a plane. As a candidate you will have to pay for traveling, food, and ** __ lodging __ ** related to the medical examination and in person interview. If you wanted to become a fighter plane pilot there are a few places you can go to train. One place you can go to train is the Maxwell Air force Base in Alabama. The other place you can go to train is the Air force Base in Colorado. Nellis is another place you can train to learn fighting tactics. Fighting tactics means a way to fight in war. There are also two types of training like two paths. One is called Introductory Flight Training the other type of training is called the other is called Specialized Undergraduate Flight Training. In Introductory Flight Training you get a flight review about take off, flying, and landing abilities. In Specialized Undergraduate Flight Training you take a one year course. For the first 6 months you fly the T-37 Tweet. It is a side-by-side ** // __ cockpit __ // **and not as fast as other fighters planes. For the last 6 months, you fly the T-38 Talon. This is a fast fighter jets and has front-and-back seating. It also has an ejecting front seat. It can climb up to 30,000 ft in the air in one minute. That’s one high flyer, don’t you think? There are lots of accessories that go with the fighter pilots uniform now. The first thing is badges. There are nine ranks in the Air Force and a badge for each rank. The uniform for the uniform pilots wear shirts, epaulets, regulation uniform ties, plane socks, aviator sweaters with epaulet straps, atomic watches, quick draw cell phone holsters, Serengeti sunglasses and more! They can also choose what type of tie they want like clip on tie, zip on tie, or regular ties. In the past, pilots wore jackets, helmets, goggles, sometimes winter gloves, and oxygen masks. Now pilots wear a suit called a G-suit. <span style="height: 228pt; margin-left: 1.5pt; margin-top: 0.05pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 248.25pt; z-index: -3;"> In the G-suit the pilot wears attachable night vision goggle for night flying, oxygen mask, exposure suits, gloves, liner suits, boats and other pieces of equipments. Pilots are tightly bulked up in harnesses. Harness is used to make sure that the pilot is safe. That is like using a seat belt in the car. Before they used microphone and bell plugs for communication. Now they have a two way radio installed to their helmets. That is like a wake-talkie in a helmet Now I told you about pilots, ranks, equipment, what they wear, and how to get in the Air Force. Now you know everything you need to know to become a pilot in the air force! ** __ Chapter four: Fighter weapons  __ ** <span style="height: 122.25pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 286.5pt; margin-top: 171.1pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 186.75pt; z-index: -4;">  Do you want to learn about fighter weapons? Well, if you do read this chapter. Did you know the Air Force relies on missiles more than anything? You would not think that ** // __ missiles __ // ** are the most important weapon but they are because they do the most damage. Back in World War II, fighters were equipped with only cannons or machine guns. That would be like only being able to eat water and bread for every meal. Before they had missiles, the nighthawk carried laser guided bombs that could hit targets as small as a tabletop. Imagine sitting at your desk and a bomb drops on it. That would be scary! The Sidewinder Missile is the most used missile in U.S. history and can hit a target over eleven miles away. Eleven miles? That’s like traveling from the middle of Wayne to Philadelphia! The Maverick Missile is another kind of missile that has a camera so the pilot can steer the missile. <span style="height: 184.5pt; left: 0px; margin-left: -1.5pt; margin-top: 0px; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 245.8pt; z-index: -5;"> I bet it is not like steering a bus or any other vehicle. Like the Sidewinder the Maverick Missile is another powerful missile for the Air Force. Some missiles can hit a target over one hundred miles away. One hundred miles is really far. It is almost one hundred miles from Wayne, PA to Cape May, NJ. Some bombs are guided to their target by laser or video. Other jets have heat seeking missiles to shoot down the enemy plane. That would be fun if you were playing with a friend. The sparrow missile can hit a target over sixty miles away. Planes like the F-4 Phantom carry laser bombs that have lasers to guide it to its target. That is cool how some bombs can guide themselves to their target like some missiles. Some planes are fighter bombers. Fighter bombers can fight other planes and bomb targets. I wonder what kind of targets? Maybe cities? Well, back to the facts. Fighter jets usually have two kinds of weapons, air-to-air missiles for long range shots and cannons for close-up combat. Did you have fun learning about weapons? I did, but it is the end of the chapter, no more facts. ** __ Wrap-up  __ ** It is the end of the book. I hope you had fun learning about pilots, the history of fighters, weapons and the design of fighters. If you want to learn more about fighters, check out a book from your library or maybe even a book about all planes. The next time you hear something in the sky, look up and see if it is a fighter plane zooming by. <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 48pt; line-height: 150%;"> Glossary // __ Cockpit __ // …………………………………………………………….. pg.6 <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. The place where the pilot sits in an airplane or a spaceship. <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. The small, open place in a small boat where the pilot or passenger sits. // __ Lodging __ // …………………………………………………………….. pg.5 <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. A place where one is living only for a time. <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. A rented room or in a house, not a hotel. // __ Pilot __ // ………………………………………………………………….. pg.5 <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. A person who operates the control of an aircraft or space ship. // __ Missile __ //** // ………………………………………………………………………………. // ** pg.7 <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. A self-propelled small rocket or bomb used as a weapon in the Air Force. // __ Radar __ // …………………………………………………………………... pg.3 <span style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 35.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. A machine or system for measuring distance, direction, speed, etc., of unseen object by the refection of microwaves and radio waves.
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