A book on aircraft? Explore here illustrated books on the history, types and construction of aircraft.
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.
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Author:
Philip Whiteman
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320 pages, 31 x 25.5 x 2.8 cm / 12.2 x 10 x 1.1 in, hardback
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.
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Author:
Reg Grant
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452 pages, 26.5 x 22.5 x 3.5 cm / 10.4 x 8.9 x 1.38 in, hardback
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.
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Author:
Rod Simpson
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640 pages, 29.5 x 21 x 3.9 cm / 11.6 x 8.25 x 1.54 in, hardback
Illustrations:
1305 colour photos
Publisher:
The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2001)
ISBN:
9781840371154
Airlife's World Aircraft - The Complete Reference to Civil, Military and Light Aircraft
"Airship" charts the history of lighter-than-air craft from the continental pioneers of the late 19th century through to European airship stations in the Great War, Germany's pre-eminent commercial and military zeppelins, the construction of British behemoths R100 and its sister ship R101 and the calamitous losses of USS Akron in 1933 and LZ129 Hindenburg in 1937, events which ultimately heralded the end of large-scale airship production.
The historical development of airships is seen to be protracted and fractious, as the armed forces of leading European and US powers toyed with commercial propositions while trying to bend them to military uses. The book examines the axial role of Count Zeppelin, the development of the Zeppelin in Germany as bomber and reconnaissance craft, and the way the British Admiralty, French, Italian and American engineers attempted to imitate German design.
The airship coincided with a time of international strife: mass unemployment, General Strikes, the Wall Street Crash and the growing shadow of fascist tumult. Airship draws on original sources, official documents and private letters including interviews with figures like Mary Stopes-Roe, daughter of the airship builder Barnes Wallis. It identifies and analyses the central themes and bold personalities of the era: forming a text that is readable, entertaining and authoritative. The book is fully referenced with newly discovered first-hand material and a detailed bibliography.
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Author:
John Swinfield
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352 pages, 24 x 16.5 x 3.4 cm / 9 x 6.5 x 1.34 in, hardback
The civil, military and space air adventure from its origins to the present day: - Detailed technical characteristics are given for each aircraft. - 600 pages of exploits, passions and technical inventions. - The epic of aeronautics from the age of balloons to stealth aircraft. - Blériot, Mermoz, Lindbergh, Gagarin, Armstrong...: the human performances and records of the greatest aviators and astronauts. - The great nations conquering the sky and then space: an economic and technological struggle.
More than a thousand civil and military aircraft are described and illustrated.
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Author:
Bernard Marck
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618 pages, 29 x 25.5 x 4.8 cm / 11.4 x 10 x 1.89 in, hardback, in cassette
From the first flying machines to the most sophisticated aircraft, discover the fascinating history of aviation. Share the adventures of genius creators, thrill to the exploits of the most daring pilots and relive the great hours of the aeronautical adventure. Thanks to more than a thousand superb photos, admire in detail 800 emblematic aircraft, from large commercial carriers to luxury private jets, including the most efficient military aircraft.
French edition of the magnificent English book "The Aircraft Book - The Definitive Visual History" by Dorling Kindersley.
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320 pages, 31 x 26 x 2.8 cm / 12.2 x 10.25 x 1.1 in, paperback
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