Aircraft: the definitive visual history
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From the Book - New edition; American edition, 2022.
Before 1920: Lighter than air
Pioneers
Otto Lilienthal
Successful pioneers
Profile: Blériot XI
Engine: Anzani three-cylinder fan
Military two-seaters
Great manufacturers: Fokker
Single-seat fighters
Profile: Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
Racers and record breakers
Lincoln Beachey
Great manufacturers: Sopwith
Multi-engine giants and seaplanes
Engine: Gnome 100 horsepower
The 1920s: Mailplanes and barnstormers
Private flying begins
Bessie Coleman
Setting speed records
Profile: DH60 Gipsy Moth
Engine: De Havilland Gipsy I
Outstanding achievements
Biplanes dominate
Airliners emerge
Great manufacturers: De Havilland
The 1930s: Private aircraft for all
Profile: Piper J3 cub
Quest for speed
Setting records
Ameilia Earhart
Great manufacturers: Piper
Airliners win through
Profile: Douglas DC-2
Flying boats and amphibians
Rotorcraft emerge
Engine: Rolls-Royce Type R
The warplane evolves
Trainers, parasites, and parasols
The 1940s: Bombers
Profile: Boeing B-17
Wartime fighters
Profile: Supermarine spitfire
Military support aircraft
Great manufacturers: Douglas
Civil transport
Post-war light aircraft
Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
Piston perfection
Early jets
Frank Whittle's jet engine
Early helicopters
Toward the sound barrier
Ahead of their time
Great manufacturers: North American
The 1950s: Jet fighters
ProfileL F-86 Sabre
Bombers, Attack aircraft and trainers
Rotorcraft mature
The glamour of air travel
Piston-engine transport ends
Profile: Super Constellation
Civil jets and turboprops
Engine: General Electric J79
Modern classics
Great manufacturers: Cessna
Experimental aircraft
Supersonic fighters
The 1960s: America dominates
Great manufacturers: Boeing
Jet and propeller transport
Engine: Rolls-Royce Pegasus
Business, utility, and fire-fighting
Military developments
Profile: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
VTOL, STOL, and speed
Rotary-wing diversity
Air support
Great manufacturers: Sikorsky
The 1970s: US rivals and French classics
Business and utility aircraft
Airport design
Diverse airliners
Profile: Concorde
Great manufacturers: Airbus
Military support
Frontline aircraft
Engine: Allison 250/T63 Turboshaft
Europeans challenge
Profile: Bell 206 JetRanger
The 1980s: Great manufacturers: Lockheed
Military aircraft
Profile: Mikoyan MiG-29
Stealth bomber
Helicopter developments
Great manufacturers: Robinson
A scattering of British types
Engine: Rotax UL-1V
Bizjets and turboprop rivals
Two-crew cockpits
The 1990s: Business and utility
Tradition and innovation
Sports and sailplanes
Profile: Duo Discus glider
Europe challenges the US airliners
Engine: Rolls-Royce Trent 800
Upgraded helicopters
Carrier aircraft
Military technology
Great manufacturers: Northrop
After 2000: Europeans lead
Engine: Rotax 912ULS
Ultra-efficient civil transport
End of the line for manned fighters?
Profile: Eurofighter Typhoon
Alternative power
Great manufacturers: Scaled composites
More efficient and greener
WhiteknightTwo and SpaceShipTwo
How aircraft fly
Piston engines
Jet engines
Landmark engines.
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9780744027457
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