Bill Gunston Books

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

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.

This illustrated analysis of one of the premier combat weapons on the modern battlefield looks at the designs, weapons and tactics of 40 of today''s military helicopters, including the Kamov Ka-50 and Ka-52 and the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche'

A comprehensive guide to modern military aircraft features diagrams and descriptions of more than one hundred types of planes and air-launched missiles as well as reviewing the air forces and military capabilities of each nation

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

Beskriver bombefly og jagerbombere op til slutningen af 1970'erne