Audiobook7 hours
Stealth: The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft
Written by Peter Westwick
Narrated by David de Vries
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
About this audiobook
On a moonless night in January 1991, a dozen US aircraft appeared in the skies over Baghdad. To the Iraqi air defenses, the planes seemed to come from nowhere. Each aircraft was more than sixty feet in length and with a wingspan of forty feet, yet its radar footprint was the size of a ball bearing. Here was the first extensive combat application of Stealth technology. And it was devastating.
Radar has been in use since the 1930s and was essential to the Allies in World War II, when American investment in radar exceeded that in the Manhattan Project. The atom bomb ended the war, conventional wisdom has it, but radar won it. That experience also raised a question: could a plane be developed that was invisible to radar? That question, and the seemingly impossible feat of physics and engineering behind it, took on increasing urgency during the Cold War.
Combining nail-biting narrative, incisive explanation of the science and technology involved, and indelible portraits of unforgettable characters, Stealth immerses readers in the story of an innovation with revolutionary implications for modern warfare.
Radar has been in use since the 1930s and was essential to the Allies in World War II, when American investment in radar exceeded that in the Manhattan Project. The atom bomb ended the war, conventional wisdom has it, but radar won it. That experience also raised a question: could a plane be developed that was invisible to radar? That question, and the seemingly impossible feat of physics and engineering behind it, took on increasing urgency during the Cold War.
Combining nail-biting narrative, incisive explanation of the science and technology involved, and indelible portraits of unforgettable characters, Stealth immerses readers in the story of an innovation with revolutionary implications for modern warfare.
Related to Stealth
Related audiobooks
Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5X-15 Diary: The Story of America's First Spaceship Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAgainst the Tide: Rickover's Leadership Principles and the Rise of the Nuclear Navy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Blackett's War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Avro Arrow Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTanker Pilot: Lessons from the Cockpit Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Warship Builders: An Industrial History of U.S. Naval Shipbuilding 1922-1945 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Flying from the Black Hole: The B-52 Navigator-Bombardiers of Vietnam Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Aerial Warfare: The Battle for the Skies Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Harnessing the Sky: Frederick "Trap" Trapnell, the U.S. Navy's Aviation Pioneer, 1923-1952 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Flight: Charles Lindbergh's Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dream Machine: The Untold History of the Notorious V-22 Osprey Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Last Days of the Concorde: The Crash of Flight 4590 and the End of Supersonic Passenger Travel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Canberra Boys: Fascinating Accounts from the Operators of an English Electric Classic Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, 1939-1945 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spaceflight: A Concise History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Operation Chastise: The RAF's Most Brilliant Attack of World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How Carriers Fought: Carrier Operations in WWII Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Merlin: The Power Behind the Spitfire, Mosquito and Lancaster: The Story of the Engine That Won the Battle of Britain and WWII Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTo Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Air Race: Glory, Tragedy, and the Dawn of American Aviation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ultimate Engineer: The Remarkable Life of NASA's Visionary Leader George M. Low Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Technology & Engineering For You
Elon Musk Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Steve Jobs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5After the Affair Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Future of Geography: How the Competition in Space Will Change Our World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-made World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Smart Phone Dumb Phone: Free Yourself from Digital Addiction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Design of Everyday Things Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tesla: Wizard at War: The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of Power Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Path Between the Seas Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Ransomware Hunting Team: A Band of Misfits' Improbable Crusade to Save the World from Cybercrime Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Stealth
Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
4/5
5 ratings0 reviews