A fully illustrated A-to-Z of all the great flying machines, presented alphabetically by manufacturer, this remarkable book is a comprehensive, detailed and international survey of all the main plane types, civil and military, from the pioneering years to todays transonic and aerospace flights. Included are nearly 400 aircraft types, some famous like the examples from Canadas DeHaviland and Bombardier and some rescued from obscurity by the author, with complete technical specifications for each one. The author describes structures with an acute and knowledgeable insight, and the over 850 drawings are painstakingly accurate and wonderfully atmospheric.The ultimate guide to flight, The Aviation Book also includes an illustrated timeline and features a special section profiling aviations greats, from the Wright Brothers to the designer Ed Spencer.
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