The aircraft volume extends the same broad comparison approach to warplanes and helicopters. Its examples include reconnaissance helicopters whose work was important to American operational plans and the large Russian Mainstay airborne-warning aircraft. Alex Clarke recalls learning from the book that the ES-3A had a Shadow variant. Japan's first 767 airborne-warning aircraft provides another example of equipment encountered through a general reference guide.
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How comparison guides reveal overlooked surveillance aircraft
A broad aircraft guide draws attention to reconnaissance and airborne-warning platforms that operational histories can take for granted.