NAKAJIMA Ki-84 HAYATE FRANK Famous Airplanes of World Book FAOW 19 FREE US MAIL

Description: Offered by Over The Blue Horizon is a vintage Famous Airplanes of the World (FAOW) Black Cover volume on one of Japan’s capable aircraft of World War II: FAOW #19 “ARMY TYPE 4 FIGHTER HAYATE” better known in the West as the Nakajima Ki-84 FRANK. The FRANK was an exceptional fighter that was held in high regard by American pilots who fought against it. Designed to combine the maneuverability of the earlier Ki-43 HAYABUSA with upgraded performance to match the best western fighters, the heavily-armed Ki-84 first flew in March 1943. Although the design was solid, the shortage of fuel and construction materials, poor production quality, and lack of skilled pilots prevented the fighter from reaching its potential. A total of 3,514 were produced. The FAOW series began publication in the late 1960s and are highly illustrated monographs focusing on a specific aircraft or family of aircraft. Text is in Japanese, but the photographs, scale line drawings, cut-away drawings, cockpit diagrams, close-up detail drawings and profiles help transcend the written word and have appealed to aircraft researchers and advanced modelers to this day. The formats and covers have slightly changed over the years. Originally, the FAOW covers were White and beginning in 1971, changed to Blue. In 1979, the FAOW covers changed to a Chart or Graph-paper background, and then in 1986, changed to the current Black Cover series. This 7.25 x 10.25 inch softcover with dustjacket is 88 pages long with numerous b/w photographs, line drawings, a nicely-done color fold-out, and color profiles. Condition is GOOD+ bordering on VERY GOOD with light shelf wear to the dustjacket. Note that Over the Blue Horizon ships from the USA with FREE United States Postal Service (USPS) Priority or First Class shipping to USA buyers! eBay charges sales tax for certain states; Over the Blue Horizon charges Hawaii residents state general excise tax. Your purchase will be carefully wrapped to ensure that it arrives in the same condition as described in the eBay listing. If you are not happy with your purchase for whatever reason, we will work something out -- your satisfaction is GUARANTEED. Regardless of where you are in the world, buy with confidence from a well-established eBay merchant with a sterling reputation and an exceptionally high customer satisfaction rate.

Price: 32.99 USD

Location: Kailua, Hawaii

End Time: 2024-08-04T22:27:03.000Z

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