Experience the rush! Feel the adrenaline! Live the excitement! It is the second half of the twenty-first century, an era of highly advanced aviation innovation and the golden age of the extraordinary motor sport of air racing. When finding out his hometown airport will be venue of the most famous air race in the world, thirteen-year-old pilot student Keithan Quintero determines himself to be in it, so long as his best friends, Fernando and Marianna, help him out. Keithans goal: to become the youngest air-racing champion in history. But the air race is not the only thing getting Keithan and everyone elses attention. Strange sightings in the sky, followed by unusual behaviors within Ramey Airport, have led locals to believe it could all be a new case of unidentified flying objects. All of this soon becomes a challenging distraction while Keithan prepares for the race. In an attempt to find answers, he and his friends discover a legion of fighter pilots thought to exist only in legends. Even more surprising, the legion knows that the upcoming air race might be concealing something bad. Filled with intriguing secrets and intense air-racing sequences, this futuristic novel is sure to take readers on an exciting adventure, making them wish they were air racers too. So get ready and strap yourself before turning to the first page!

“Phantoms is gruesome and unrelenting…It’s well realized, intelligent, and humane.”—Stephen King They found the town silent, apparently abandoned. Then they found the first body, strangely swollen and still warm. One hundred fifty were dead, 350 missing. But the terror had only begun in the tiny mountain town of Snowfield, California. At first they thought it was the work of a maniac. Or terrorists. Or toxic contamination. Or a bizarre new disease. But then they found the truth. And they saw it in the flesh. And it was worse than anything any of them had ever imagined...

This newly revised and expanded edition is the complete story of the world's best-loved and greatest fighter, ever-the F-4 Phantom. Tasked with a host of different missions, the Phantom served many countries and took part in conflicts stretching from the Vietnam War through the Gulf War. This book's authoritative text provides the reader with in-depth analysis of this important cold war warrior. It is packed with two-page color artworks, cutaways, technical drawings and a staggering array of photos. Every variant, every operator and every weapon carried by the Phantom are described.

The Phantom was developed for the US Navy as a long-range all-weather fighter and first flew in May 1958, before becoming operational in 1961. The US Air Force then realized that the Navy had an aircraft that was far better than any tactical aircraft in their inventory and ordered 543 F-4C variants. There then followed a spate of orders from around the world. In Britain, it was ordered for the Navy and Air Force, but was modified to take the Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan. One of the Royal Navy's Phantoms stole the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing, a record that stood until taken by the remarkable Blackbird. Phantoms have been used in combat in many conflicts throughout its long service history. It was one of America's most utilized aircraft during the long Vietnam War and has been flown in anger in the Middle East by a number of different air forces.This is the perfect book for the general reader, enthusiast or modeler wishing to find a succinct yet detailed introduction to the design of the aircraft that has made history. It features a multitude of stories as relayed by USAF and Israeli airmen who actually flew this remarkable aircraft in wars in SE Asia and the Middle East, detailing just what it was like to fly the F-4 in combat. Many of the dozen or so chapters include combat testimonies of the Phantom design and durability in SE Asia and in the wars fought between Israel and her surrounding Arab enemies throughout the 1970s and beyond.The book also features a wealth of technical data along with stirring images that supplement the text perfectly, enhancing its visual appeal.