Bill Gunston Books

HND Children; 1977 by bill bunston a technical directory of today's major warplanes, pictures and text is off the chart, great book with 254 pages dj is worn and torn.

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.

. 5 vols in slipcase, 1980 clean bright copy

Helped by more than 180 dramatic photographs, the story unfolds of how the best air forces developed, and of their winning strategies--including the Nazis' devastating Blitzkrieg tactics. Now, in the 21st century, much warfare is waged from the air. High-flying, high-tech air forces around the world keep breaking barriers in speed and in stealthiness. Find out how we got to this point, and where the modern air force will soar in the future. All the groundbreaking planes of the past and the ones revolutionizing our present receive illustrated coverage, as do those wars where control of the skies proved crucial to victory and humanitarian efforts in which the air force played a pivotal role.

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

Bill Gunston's highly successful, fully illustrated reference work describes and lists every major aeroplane engine manufacturer throughout the world. For this fifth edition, the author has updated the book throughout, including new entries. With its informative glossary, diagrams, charts and photographs, some previously unpublished, this indispensable guide to the world's aero engines will be of interest to all aviation enthusiasts.