Bill Gunston Libros

Indhold: The Technology of Air Combat ; The Aircraft and their Weapons ; Air Combat Tactics.

When first printed in 1992, this book was a milestone in aviation publishing. Now, fully revised and updated to bring it into the new millennium, it is the most comprehensive record of aviation history available. Presented in a lively journalistic style, Aviation Year by Year contains a wealth of fascinating information. Thousands of contemporary photographs and illustrations, and facts and figures bring the history of aviation to life. New features for this updated edition include a timeline of the development of flight, a fully illustrated and revised introduction, and new pages covering the history of aviation up to the year 2000. Aviation Year by Year also includes a photo-gallery of each year's most significant aircraft and developments in technology, important flight records, and an encyclopedic cross-reference system to link articles throughout the months and years. More than a unique reference guide to the world of aviation and flight technology, Aviation Year by Year also chronicles the social and political events that have surrounded the amazing development of flight.

Identifies and provides technical descriptions for the fighters, bombers, helicopters, reconnaissance and transport aircraft, and trainers used by Israel

British aircraft designers and airmen were challenged to develop existing fighters and to produce new types against a background of limited time, resources and war-torn facilities.

Describes 300 types of modern warplanes, provides details of each aircraft including development history, deployments etc.

The history of propeller airliners, from the first dramatic passenger flights in converted World War I planes of the great turboprops of the 1940s and 1950s, is a proud one. Though outnumbered on today's major air routes, the propeller-driven airliner is successfully holding its own and is now challenging jet liners on short routes where fuel economy is important.

Modern Combat From Fighters to Battlefield Helicopters [Hardcover] BILL GUNSTON

Traces the history of fighter planes, focusing on the use of planes in the first and second World Wars, equipment and clothing of fighter pilots, and the fighter planes of the future

Uses contemporary accounts to trace the history of aviation and describe records, events, and technical developments

This new edition survey of man's attempts since 1852 to design, develop and mass-produce aeroplanes and rotorcraft has more than 3000 entries, including 1000 photographs of oddball contraptions and their eccentric designers, as well as the big companies whose aircraft have become household names.