 Picking up two years onwards from the end of "Designated Targets", "Final Impact" is the last novel in the "Axis of Time" trilogy.The supercarrier "Hillary Clinton" has been refurbished with more conventional steam catapults which replaced her less reliable fuel air explosive catapults.Her carrier air group is replenished with A-4 Skyhawk jet-powered attack aircraft, many of which are flown by 'temps, contemporary pilots.