This new book is the
second in the Aircraft in Detail series and is written by owner of IsraDecal
and noted
Israeli Air Force modeller Ra'anan Weiss. This soft-cover book, and contains
558 color photographs, 4 colour profiles and foldout 1/48 and 1/72 four view
line drawings (by Willy Peeters) on 84 glossy
pages.
This is a
walkaround detail book, including the history of the Israeli air Force
F-15 and endless high quality colour photos of this awe inspiring
aircraft.
This book is rich in photos of
the F-15I in all the areas that interest modellers.
The Introduction section of the
book begins with the history of the F-15I with " The Hammers" of 69
squadron. The books then details the differences including Avionics and
the external properties that make the F-15I unique. From there the book
looks at the deployment of the F15I including overseas visits to Italy, Turkey,
the UK , the USA and Germany with 8 pages full of photos.
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History
of the F-15I |
Deployment |
Photo
gallery |
We then get to the
10 pages that make up the Photo gallery section of the book, which includes
stunning in-flight photos of this majestic aircraft which is followed by 4
colour profiles. We then come to the Daily routine and Maintenance section
with 12 photo laden pages of the F-15I in it's hangers getting the required
maintenance to permit it to be operational.
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In-flight
photos |
Repair
and maintenance photos |
Cockpit
photos |
The next section is my favourite
section of any book....the walkaround section. Here you will find page
after page of hundreds of high quality high resolution glossy photos rich is
detail......pain staking detail covering the
- front and rear cockpits,
- Aces II ejection seats out of
the aircraft,
As well as fuselage airframe
photos showing the unique features of the F-15I as well s the weathering that
does exist on these otherwise very clean aircraft.
Also included are photos of the;
- airbrake in the open
position,
- GPS antanna
- externals of engine
cowlings,
- endless tail photos of the
flying surfaces on the wings and tails,
- photos of the exhaust nozzles
(inside and out) including some photos of open engine cowlings and the
plumbing for the two Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-229 powerplants,
- tail hook photos,
- engine intakes
- M61 cannon
- flare and
or chaff dispensers
- baremetal areas on outside of
engines
- tail boom
- underside of fuselage by
engine with all the staining from engine fluids and such
- various antenna and the pitot
tubes
- formation lights
- weapons and weapons hard
points
- Conformal fuel tanks,
- more weapons hardpoints
- landing gear and gear bays
with an amazing amount of detail (65 photos)
- tail art
- wing pylons and rails
- AN/AAQ-14 Lantirn pod
- RAFAEL AGM-142 Popeye
- RAFAEL Python 4
- Raytheon AIM-120C AMRAAM
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Ejection
seat photos |
Landing
Gear photos |
engine
photos |
weapons
and pod photos |
And finally the 1/48
and 1/72 four view line drawings and the 4 colour profiles.
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Weapons
and line drawings |
1/48
and 1/72 four view line drawings |
4
colour profiles |
This book is a
"Must have" for anyone with an
interest in modelling the Israeli F-15I or anyone with an interest in the
Israeli Air Force. This book is well worth the price
and a great addition to your reference library.
This book
retails for $30.00 and is available now through http://www.isradecal.com.
IsraDecal
also has other reference books about Israeli Air Force
well suited to the modellers interested in the Israeli Air Force.....check their
website for books and decals and resin conversion sets.
A very special
thanks to IsraDecal
for the review sample.
Steve
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