戦闘機チーターの追撃

Once again Dale Brown has given us a story that is hard to put down. I had read this before but it was just as thrilling today as then. As a side note it has been years since I read the Flight of the Old Dog, but was able to get a copy on line and am looking forward to reading the book that started this great series.

Once again Dale Brown has given us a story that is hard to put down. I had read this before but it was just as thrilling today as then. As a side note it has been years since I read the Flight of the Old Dog, but was able to get a copy on line and am looking forward to reading the book that started this great series.

Excellent but car too much technical information!

Excellent but car too much technical information!

Excellent but car too much technical information!

I re-read this book after going back and re-reading Flight of the Old Dog. Well, if Old Dog held up really well, Cheetah didn't hold up quite as well. Don't get me wrong, it was solid, but it didn't blow me away.

Eight years after the Old Dog, Brad Elliot is in charge of Dreamland. Of course the whole gang is there and Patrick McLanahan is running the Dreamstar project, basically a combination of a thought-controlled airplane and a next-generation jet with a lot more maneuverability and technology than the current version.

Unfortunately the test pilot for Dreamstar is Kenneth James, who is actually a deep cover Soviet spy who was put in place before he even joined the Air Force Academy. The Russians come up with the idea that James should steal Dreamstar, since they haven't been able to replicate the technology with the information he's been giving them. He succeeds and then McLanahan has to chase him all over the Western hemisphere.

There's a lot here. Sci-fi. Spy drama. Military jargon. An old-fashioned revenge novel. Some parts work better than ever. 25 years later, I'm not sure Dale Brown convinced me that a thought controlled airplane is better than one powered by a computer built in 2014. But the flying is good and the spy drama is good.

Probably 3.5 stars overall.

I feel there was too much technical information about the planes. Seemed like half the book was just about the features of both planes and then again during the exciting parts. It did have a good second half that kept you on the edge of your seat

Seemed very long. Very technical.

I re-read this book after going back and re-reading Flight of the Old Dog. Well, if Old Dog held up really well, Cheetah didn't hold up quite as well. Don't get me wrong, it was solid, but it didn't blow me away.

Eight years after the Old Dog, Brad Elliot is in charge of Dreamland. Of course the whole gang is there and Patrick McLanahan is running the Dreamstar project, basically a combination of a thought-controlled airplane and a next-generation jet with a lot more maneuverability and technology than the current version.

Unfortunately the test pilot for Dreamstar is Kenneth James, who is actually a deep cover Soviet spy who was put in place before he even joined the Air Force Academy. The Russians come up with the idea that James should steal Dreamstar, since they haven't been able to replicate the technology with the information he's been giving them. He succeeds and then McLanahan has to chase him all over the Western hemisphere.

There's a lot here. Sci-fi. Spy drama. Military jargon. An old-fashioned revenge novel. Some parts work better than ever. 25 years later, I'm not sure Dale Brown convinced me that a thought controlled airplane is better than one powered by a computer built in 2014. But the flying is good and the spy drama is good.

Probably 3.5 stars overall.

I feel there was too much technical information about the planes. Seemed like half the book was just about the features of both planes and then again during the exciting parts. It did have a good second half that kept you on the edge of your seat

Seemed very long. Very technical.

I re-read this book after going back and re-reading Flight of the Old Dog. Well, if Old Dog held up really well, Cheetah didn't hold up quite as well. Don't get me wrong, it was solid, but it didn't blow me away.

Eight years after the Old Dog, Brad Elliot is in charge of Dreamland. Of course the whole gang is there and Patrick McLanahan is running the Dreamstar project, basically a combination of a thought-controlled airplane and a next-generation jet with a lot more maneuverability and technology than the current version.

Unfortunately the test pilot for Dreamstar is Kenneth James, who is actually a deep cover Soviet spy who was put in place before he even joined the Air Force Academy. The Russians come up with the idea that James should steal Dreamstar, since they haven't been able to replicate the technology with the information he's been giving them. He succeeds and then McLanahan has to chase him all over the Western hemisphere.

There's a lot here. Sci-fi. Spy drama. Military jargon. An old-fashioned revenge novel. Some parts work better than ever. 25 years later, I'm not sure Dale Brown convinced me that a thought controlled airplane is better than one powered by a computer built in 2014. But the flying is good and the spy drama is good.

Probably 3.5 stars overall.

I feel there was too much technical information about the planes. Seemed like half the book was just about the features of both planes and then again during the exciting parts. It did have a good second half that kept you on the edge of your seat

Seemed very long. Very technical.

Great story. Hard to put the book down.

Great story. Hard to put the book down.

Great story. Hard to put the book down.

Dalel Brown is a master

Dalel Brown is a master

Dalel Brown is a master