Aircraft Books - History, Types and Construction

Flight - The Complete History of Aviation

From the Wright brothers' first powered flight, to Concorde's final voyage and the tragic crash of the Columbia, Flight takes you on a sky-high journey through the history of aviation.
Charting the trailblazers, jet test pilots and constant progress at the cutting-edge of technology, every aspect of flight is explored in this stunning book. Recalling memorable events - record-breaking flights, aerial warfare and hijackings - Flight is the story of how man's dream to fly became a reality.

This new compact edition features incredible photography and breathtaking stats; the perfect bookshelf addition for everyone interested in how we took to the skies.

The Aircraft Book - The Definitive Visual History

The Aircraft Book is all about the men, machines, and landmark technology behind the most iconic aircraft from the Supermarine Spitfire to the Concorde. Featuring over 1,000 of the greatest military and commercial aircraft in the world, this is an amazing visual guide tracing their evolution over the past 10 decades.

A captivating, international view of aircraft through time from Germany's Zeppelins to the USA's "Blackbird" with histories of how famous marques like Boeing and Lockheed came to be household names. Plus, go on a virtual tour inside the engines of some of the legendary planes to see just what powers their performance.

The Aircraft Book is essential for aviation buffs, covering the enduring impact that aircraft has on society as an object of curiosity, a symbol of luxury, and an essential weapon of war.

Airlife's World Aircraft - The Complete Reference to Civil, Military and Light Aircraft

"Airlife's World Aircraft" is a colour-illustrated reference to civil, military and private aircraft that are currently flying operationally. It includes over 1,000 entries, with more than 1,300 colour photographs, giving details of specification, history, powerplants, dimensions and performance.
Here, in this single volume, you will find everything from flying warbirds to stealth bombers, ultralights to wide-bodied heavies, in fact just about all the aircraft types that can be seen flying anywhere in the world.

Histoire de l'aviation

L'aventure aérienne civile, militaire et spatiale depuis ses origines jusqu'à nos jours :
- Pour chaque appareil sont données des caractéristiques techniques détaillées.
- 600 pages d'exploits, de passions et d'inventions techniques.
- L'épopée de l'aéronautique depuis l'âge des ballons jusqu'aux avions furtifs.
- Blériot, Mermoz, Lindbergh, Gagarine, Armstrong... : les performances humaines et les records des plus grands aviateurs et astronautes.
- Les grandes nations à la conquête du ciel puis de l'espace : une lutte économique et technologique.

Plus d'un millier d'appareils civils et militaires décrits et illustrés.

800 avions de légende

Des premières machines volantes aux aéronefs les plus sophistiqués, découvrez l'histoire fascinante de l'aviation. Partagez les aventures de créateurs de génie, vibrez aux exploits des pilotes les plus audacieux et revivez les grandes heures de l'aventure aéronautique.
Grâce à plus de mille superbes photos, admirez dans le détail 800 avions emblématiques, des gros porteurs commerciaux aux jets privés e luxe, en passant par les appareils militaires les plus performants.

Edition française du magnifique livre anglais "The Aircraft Book - The Definitive Visual History" de Dorling Kindersley.