Bill Sweetman


Bill Sweetman is a former editor for Jane's and currently an editor for Aviation Week group. He is a writer of more than 50 books on military aircraft. He lives in Oakdale, Minnesota. He is noted for his dogged pursuit of the Aurora project. He appeared as an Aerospace Consultant on in the Nova PBS TV program "Battle of the X-Planes" about the Joint Strike Fighter Program. At one point, it was estimated that over forty percent of articles referenced in Soviet aerospace works were written by or associated with him.

Works

Articles written by Sweetman

  • Article written by Sweetman for Janes.com

Books

100 Years of FlightA History of Passenger Aircraft, 1979A-10 Thunderbolt II Advanced Fighter Technology: The Future of Cockpit CombatAircraft 2000 : the future of aerospace technologyAttack Helicopters: The Ah-64 Apaches Aurora: The Pentagon's Secret Hypersonic Spyplane Avro LancasterClassic Collection: 100 Years of Flight & Classic AirplanesCombat Rescue Helicopters: The Mh-53 Pave Lows F-22 Raptor High Speed FlightHigh-Altitude Spy Planes: The U-2s Inside the Stealth Bomber Joint Strike Fighter: Boeing X-32 vs Lockheed Martin X-35 Jump Jets: The Av-8B Harriers Lockheed F-117A: Operation and Development of the Stealth FighterLockheed StealthMigs MosquitoPhantom Radar Jammers: The Ea-6B Prowlers Soviet Air PowerSoviet X-Planes SpitfireStealth Aircraft: Secrets of Future AirpowerStealth bomber: invisible warplane, black budgetStealth Bombers: The B-2 Spirits Stealth: United States Air Force's Invisible WarplanesStrike Fighters: The F/A-18E/F Super Hornets Supersonic Fighters: The F-16 Fighting Falcons The Hamyln concise guide to Soviet military aircraftUltimate Fighter: Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike FighterUnited States Naval Air Power
  • ''YF-22 and YF-23: Advanced Tactical Fighters: Stealth, Speed and Agility for Air Superiority''