Haynes Royal Air Force Planes: Sticker and Activity Book 1844254658, 9781844254651

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PAIRFORCE © Haynes Publishing 2007

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from Haynes Publishing. Published in September 2007 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 978 1 84425 465 1 Library of Congress control no. 2007927395

Published by Haynes Publishing, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ, UK Tel: 01963 442030 Fax: 01963 440001 Int. tel: +44 1963 442030 Int. fax: +44 1963 440001 es o.uk E-mail: sal @ haynes.c uk nes.co. www.hay Website: Haynes North America Inc. 861 Lawrence Drive, Newbury Park, California 91320, USA

Design by Helen Boyle Text by Damian Kelleher Illustrations by Matthew Robson Illustration credits All © Crown Copyright, except: © BAE Systems - Page 5 Eurofighter Typhoon cockpit middle, page 12, stickers 1 and 7 © Geoffrey Lee - Inside front cover, page 9 top

We're plain Crazy about planes! If

you are too, this is the book for you.

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You'll find all the inside info on the RAF’s awesome aircraft

right here (so you can impress everyone with your knowledge!). But that’s not all. It’s also packed with facts and stats, flight cards, stickers and some activities to get your brain working at full stretch!

What do you get if you cross a plane with a packet of biscuits?

To do the right thing,

you need to wear the right gear. :

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Typhoon can climb to 19,500m - that’s more

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HEADS YOU WIN In the Typhoon, a Helmet Mounted Sight

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the plane is about to crash the pilot can activate the seat to blast him out of the cockpit, and his parachute will

communicate with different people.

automatically be released. Ejection seats were invented just after World War II and have saved hundreds of pilots’ lives.

Whether up in the air, or

(8) THROTTLE The throttle controls the power of the engines in the same way that an accelerator controls the speed of a car. Moving it forward increases power, ee eg Teach Walds cute roe

(C) JOYSTICK Pilots call this simply the stick’. It moves in all directions to move the aircraft control surfaces. Pull the stick towards you to raise the plane's nose and make it climb. Push it forwards to drop the nose and make it descend. It also moves to the left and right and in any direction through 360°. Buttons on the stick control the radio and the weapons so the pilot doesnt have to let go.

The pilot’s seat is rocket-powered! If

(E) MULTI-FUNCTION HEAD DOWN DISPLAY The computerised glass cockpit’ has replaced the old- fashioned dials that once adorned the dashboard. All the Tahcelmant-halevam-leleyel agals plane is displayed here,

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