Jim Winchester Books

This comprehensive guide to the aircraft of World War II features more than 120 military aircraft in service between 1939 and 1945. Each aircraft is covered in detail with feature boxes outlining its development, technical specifications, performance data, and variants. Unique graphics allow you to compare specific features like firepower, troop-carrying capacity, and bombload to those of other aircraft of the same type. Contains over 2000 photographs and illustrations. Aircraft of World War II is a fascinating and informative guide to many aircrafts. Its information-packed pages cover a broad range of aircraft, from outmoded biplanes such as the Gloster Gladiator, pressed into service in the desperate defense against Nazi Germany in 1939 and 1940, through the classic fighter aircraft such as the Supermarine Spitfire, Messerschmitt Bf 109, and North American P-51 Mustang, to early jets such as the Arado Ar 234, Messerschmitt Me 262, and Glster Meteor.

Arranged chronologically by type to allow easy comparison with more than 1000 outstanding colour artworks, each featured aircraft or variant is illustrated with a full-colour artwork, showing in great detail its characteristics and markings, and completed with an informative caption.

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The dream of flight is as old as civilization itself. The History of Aviation explores the fascinating history of flight, from the Montgolfier brothers and the Wright Flyer, through to modern-day technological marvels such as the A380 and stealth fighter jets. Throughout is a timeline putting developments into historical context.

The helicopter has been aptly described as 'the toy that grew up'. It really did begin as a toy, for the first really successful helicopter was a model made by two Frenchmen in the 18th century. In this fact-filled guide, each aircraft is covered in detail, with annotated colour profile artworks, colour and black-&-white photographs, feature boxes outlining its development, technical specifications, performance data, and variants.

Beginning with classic 1960s commercial airliners - such as the Boeing 747 - 'The Encyclopedia of Modern Aircraft' is a selective study of more than 300 of the most important civil and military aircraft in service today.

The epitomy of commerical jet airliner travel, the Boeing 707 served with all the principal carriers bringing new standards of comfort, speed and efficiency to airline passengers. Pan Am was the first major airline to order it and flew its fleet emblazoned with the famous 'Clipper' names. BOAC placed a substantial order and insisted on Rolls-Royce Conway engines rather than the Pratt & Whitney JT series engines favored by American customers. Very few 707s are now flying passengers and many military versions fly as AWACs, tankers or transports.

Das Buch ist ein faszinierendes und informatives Nachschlagewerk der zivilen Luftfahrt. Über 120 verschiedene Flugzeugtypen werden hier ausführlich in Wort und Bild beschrieben. Von den frühen Airlinern, wie der De Havilland Comet oder Lockheed Constellation, bis zu den heutigen Wunderwerken der Luftfahrttechnik, wie der Concord und der Boing 747 oder Airbus A300-Serie. Von den Transportflieger bis zu der in den letzten Jahren immer wichtiger werdenden Klasse der Business-Jets wird jedes Flugzeug detailliert vorgestellt. Ein ausführlicher Informationsteil zu jedem Typ erlaubt den direkten Vergleich der Leistungsfähigkeit. Diese gelungene Kombination von technischen Daten und eindrucksvollen Fotos und Zeichnungen macht dieses Werk so einzigartig auf dem Gebiet der Flugzeugliteratur. Ein Muss für jeden Flugzeug-Enthusiasten