A lavish pictorial history of flight and flyers, from Leonardo da Vinci to the Jet Age, featuring 140 historic images from the archives of the London TIMES.

The Times Aviators: A History in Photographs

Engineering & Transportation

Taylor, Michael J.H.

Transportation

Marshall Pickering

Guide to the identification of small aircraft from around the world includes information on wing span, overall length, maximum cruising speed, service ceiling, and variations

Jane's Pocket Book of Light Aircraft

Science & Math

Technology

Macmillan Pub. Co.

On December 17, 1903, the World changed forever. The first powered flight by the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, ushered in the era of powered flight which has transformed and shaped all aspects of modern life.
To mark the centenary of this momentous event, Aviators presents a photographic history of aviation, from the failed attempts of flying machines at the end of the 19th century, such as Lilienthal’s glider, through the Wright brothers and on to the pioneers who spread aviation throughout the world: Louis Blériot's first flight across the Channel in 1909, the first transatlantic crossing in 1919 by John Alcock and Whitten Brown and Amy Johnson's first flight to Australia in 1930. The book examines the rise of the first passenger airlines in the 1920s, too, and chronicles the beginnings of the jet era in the 1940s. The rise of great commercial airliners such as the Jumbo Jet, Concorde and the Airbus are also highlighted to give a comprehensive and absorbing account of the century of powered flight.

Aviators: A Photographic History of Flight

History

Military

Smithsonian

Modern jet aircraft (A Bison book)

Hamlyn

Everyone's Book of Military Aircraft

Naval air power

book is new but dust cover shows slight shelf life.

Naval Air Power

Reed Dump

A survey of the revolution in the speed, sophistication, design, and destructive potential of jet fighters and bombers

Jet warplanes

HAMLYN PUBL GROUP LTD ENGLAND

Modern Combat and Commercial Aircraft (#06812) [Nov 01, 1984] Taylor, Michael ...

Modern Combat and Commercial Aircraft (#06812)

Exeter

An extensive documentation of events in the history of flight starting with Leonardo Da Vinci's concept drawing and notes for flight (1503) up to 1982. The index is 18 pages. There are up to 24 events documented per page and many photos. A rough guess is 2,500 to 3,000 events described.

Milestones of Flight

Astronomy & Space Science

Janes Information Group

The story of Boeing Aircraft is one of the great success stories of aviation history. From Seattle boat-builder to giant manufacturer of space vehicles, airliners and military aircraft commanding a world-wide market, Boeing designed and produced some of the true signpost aircraft of the age along the way, such as the Model 247, B-29, B-47 and Boeing 707. This book covers all Boeing's output with pictures and full data and provides both a fascinating history and a valuable work of reference.

Boeing (Planemakers)

Jane's Information Group

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