F3H Demon in Detail & Scale

This is an excellent reference volume by renowned aviation author Bert Kinzey and aviation artist Rock Roszack! Besides being filled with an enormous amount of information about the Demon, the accessibility, quality, and just simple enjoyment are matched only by the convenience and value. This is a highly recommended must-have! For a complete review go to ipmsusa.org and find the review section. Enter "Demon" as a search term and a link to the review will appear. I am looking forward to many more of these new volumes!

Detail and Scale is back and high-tech as well. Those of us who've been modeling for a few years (decades) will have one or more of these essential titles in our libraries to help understand the differences between aircraft variants of a given subject and how to make our own models more accurate. The problem with the 'analog' references were many: the author invariably left tons of material out of the book due to limitations of page count; great reference photos were mere postage stamps in final copy; and, once a title was released, it was finished. Here is the first title in this new electronic series, the F3H Demon. The title is published in iBook (iPad/iPhone) and Kindle formats using the latest in ebook authoring tools. What does that mean to you? You can use menu hyperlinks to jump straight to a section of interest You can expand photos and drawings to full-screen You can zoom in on details in photos and drawings for a closer look You can search for specific text within the title You can bookmark items of interest You can highlight and annotate the book with your own notes In this title, the author starts off with the history of radar and its employment with night fighters and interceptors from World War II into the 1950s. This is an essential strand of history as the F3H Demon was developed as one of the first radar-equipped fighters that could employ the first radar-guided missile - the Sparrow. Given the success of the Sparrow (eventually) and radar, the Demon's story should be rather uneventful, but such was not the case. Coverage of the subject starts with the F3H-1N - while the aircraft and avionics were promising, the Westinghouse J40 engine was very unreliable leading to all F3H-1s to be grounded wherever in the world they were and never to be flown again. The Navy recognized the potential of the Demon and the story gets more interesting as a replacement engine is sought, so for all of you who wondered why the Demon didn't receive the J57 like most other aircraft of the day, the author provides some interesting insight. Because this title is in electronic form, you receive all of that good information that might have been lost in hardcopy format. This title is 297 pages with over 340 photos and over 50 illustrations. Coverage includes: Developmental History Demon Variants F3H Demon Pilot's Report 'Demon Daze' A Demon Restoration Demon Details Squadrons, Deployments, and Markings Modeler's Section One aspect of these electronic titles that I really appreciate is that my iPad is the same size and weight no matter how many are loaded at any given time. This allows me the flexibility to access the information more interactively on the work bench and still allow me to read while on travel (waiting on flights, etc.). With all of the great information packed into this new interactive title, you're still able to purchase this at a very low price! Definitely recommended!

For modelers or enthusiasts of Naval Aviation, this book is a must have, especially in the new and updated electronic version. Kinzey and team have left in the spectacular operational photos from the 50's and 60's and added brand new, detailed, walk around shots that only a person like Bert can get access too. The Modeller will be pleased by the all encompassing review of kits, decals and other aftermarket possibilities. The section expertly and with detail shows the accuracy and inaccuracy of certain kits at a"rivet counters" level and leaves open the reality that modeling can be fun if you are just looking for a representation. This book is not just a reprint in PDF or other visually fancy medium. Most noteworthy in this book is how pages are linked together in a "web" like, point and click manner for easy access to other chapters and sections. This is an outstanding, moderately priced, reference tool that is a must have!