The Aircraft Book: The Definitive Visual History
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- Create Date：2021-05-14 10:55:09
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- Author：Philip Whiteman
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Summary
Discover more than 1，000 of the greatest commercial and military aircraft to ever fly the skies。 This visual treat is packed with pictures and crammed with content for aviation enthusiasts everywhere。
A century of flight is chronicled in hundreds of pages of jaw-dropping photography and accessible text。 You'll enjoy an action-packed ride in all kinds of flying machines， from the very first prototypes to modern supersonic jets。 Spread your wings and take flight in planes， helicopters， and airships， presented in glorious detail alongside fantastic facts and surprising stats。
Jump in the pilot seat of pioneering planes， including the Gipsy Moth， Spitfire， and Concorde， before taking a virtual tour of each and every model。 Discover how powerhouse producers， such as Rolls-Royce and Rotax， ensure maximum performance from an array of aircraft engines。 Find out how famous marques， such as Boeing and Lockheed， came to set industry standards in aviation。
Aviation enthusiasts of all stripes and ages will be captivated by this comprehensive and beautifully presented guide to the story of flight。
A century of flight is chronicled in hundreds of pages of jaw-dropping photography and accessible text。 You'll enjoy an action-packed ride in all kinds of flying machines， from the very first prototypes to modern supersonic jets。 Spread your wings and take flight in planes， helicopters， and airships， presented in glorious detail alongside fantastic facts and surprising stats。
Jump in the pilot seat of pioneering planes， including the Gipsy Moth， Spitfire， and Concorde， before taking a virtual tour of each and every model。 Discover how powerhouse producers， such as Rolls-Royce and Rotax， ensure maximum performance from an array of aircraft engines。 Find out how famous marques， such as Boeing and Lockheed， came to set industry standards in aviation。
Aviation enthusiasts of all stripes and ages will be captivated by this comprehensive and beautifully presented guide to the story of flight。
Reviews
Indah Threez Lestari
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324 - 2020
Chris Tschirhart
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Anything the Smithsonian Publishes is always top drawer。
Kiran Gaikwad
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Good
Paul
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Oh I so wanna be able to flyI've a great respect for Dorling Kindersley publications。 I've got about three of their books and find them all beautifully printed， well-researched books。 This is more of a coffee table reference thingy for the hopelessly aviation addicted。 Even if you have only a slight interest in aircraft， you'll find this fascinating。 They set it up with each chapter covering a decade of flight and they include samples from almost all forms of aircraft （no kites -awwww）。 Natural Oh I so wanna be able to flyI've a great respect for Dorling Kindersley publications。 I've got about three of their books and find them all beautifully printed， well-researched books。 This is more of a coffee table reference thingy for the hopelessly aviation addicted。 Even if you have only a slight interest in aircraft， you'll find this fascinating。 They set it up with each chapter covering a decade of flight and they include samples from almost all forms of aircraft （no kites -awwww）。 Naturally you couldn't fit a definitive description of every aircraft there ever was， but they cover a goodly lot of them。 I was glad to see the Consolidated B24 Liberator was included - an aircraft with great meaning for our family。 There's a handy explanation of the basics of aircraft engines and principles of flight at the back and an excellent glossary and index。 The photography for the colour plates is outstanding。This is just one of those wonderfully produced books that you just HAVE to pick up and have a browse。 Highly recommended for the poverty stricken who just collect books on planes （like me） or the super wealthy bastards who actually own aircraft - or fly them。 。。。more
Brock Mclellan
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While this book mentions and shows photographs of many hundreds of planes， the short paragraph describing each does no justice to the individual attributes of each of the machines。 I did learn a few new things， especially about some of the aviation pioneers， including Frank Robinson， who was born on Whidbey Island， WA。I read the Norwegian edition of this book。
Connor Foster-Nesbit
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 great read， if you are seaking knowlege about any aircraft tech or just aircraft in general this is the book for you， usual aircraft books only show a couple of aircrtaft types but this shows them all and gives an enoumose variety of facts。
Mansour Sadhan
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very interesting book， totally love it！
Gareth Evans
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