Fugitive Life: The Queer Politics of the Prison State

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Aermacchi Mb-326, Embraer Erj 145 Family, Embraer Emb 110 Bandeirante, Embraer E-Jets, Embraer Emb 314 Super Tucano, Embraer Emb 312 Tucano, List of Embraer E-Jets Operators, Embraer Emb 120 Brasilia, Amx International Amx, Embraer Kc-390, Embraer/fma Cba 123 Vector, Embraer Emb 202 Ipanema, Embraer Legacy 600, Embraer Phenom 100, Embraer R-99, Embraer Emb 121 Xingu, Embraer Lineage 1000, Embraer Legacy 450, Embraer Phenom 300, Embraer Legacy 500. Excerpt: AMX "Ghibli" item Role: Attack aircraft item Manufacturer: AMX International item First flight: 15 May 1984 item Introduced: 1989 item Status: Active service item Primary users: Italian Air Force Brazilian Air Force item Produced: 1986-1999 item Number built: ~200 The AMX International AMX "Ghibli" is a ground-attack aircraft for battlefield interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance missions. It is built by the AMX International Italian-Brazilian joint venture, and is designated the A-1 in the Brazilian Air Force . The AMX is capable of operating at high subsonic speed and low altitude , by day or night, and if necessary, from bases with poorly equipped or damaged runways . Low IR signature and reduced radar equivalent cross-section help prevent detection, while low vulnerability of structure and systems aid survivability. Integrated ECM , air-to-air missiles and nose-mounted guns provide self-defence capabilities. Development In 1977, the Italian Air Force issued a requirement for a strike fighter to replace its Aeritalia G.91 and some of its F-104 Starfighters . Rather than competing for the contract, Aeritalia (now Alenia Aeronautica) and Aermacchi agreed to make a joint proposal, as both firms had been considering the development of a similar class of aircraft for some years. Aermacchi, for example, had worked on...