The Aircraft Book: The Definitive Visual History
Product ID: 376771712
Take an action-packed flight through the history of aircraft and the intrepid pioneers who made a dream become reality. Uncover the engineering behind more than 800 aircraft models, from military jets to commercial planes. This visual history book captures the fascinating story of aeroplanes and aviation, and how this groundbreaking discovery has influenced the 21st Century. Inside the pages of this aircraft book, you'll discover: - The history of military and commercial aircraft from all over the world, decade by decade, to the present day in stunning visual detail - Comprehensive catalogues highlighting the most important aircraft of each period along with their specifications and unique features - Showcases particularly celebrated aircraft - such as the Supermarine Spitfire and Concorde - in beautifully photographed "virtual tour" features - Tells the stories of the engineers and manufacturers that created marques like Boeing and Airbus Modern flight has opened the world up to new opportunities and paved the way to the development of advanced research and technology. But, what made it so groundbreaking? This book uncovers the stories behind the first aeroplane models, the development of flight, and brings you to present-day marvels such as the Gypsy Moth and Supermarine Spitfire. The Aircraft Book is filled with stats, facts and photographs that create a visual tour and allows you to see inside key commercial and military aircraft models from the exterior to the cockpit. Aviation enthusiasts will also be captivated by the manufacturer of aircraft engines and how famous models like the Boeing and Lockheed became household names. Complete the series DK's The Definitive Visual History series is an iconic celebration of design and history. Packed with fascinating facts and statistics, these high-quality visual guides cover everything from history and notable designs to the people and technology that made it possible. Books in this series include The Car Book, The Train Book, The Tank Book, and so much more.
| Dimensions | 8.66 x 1.69 x 10.35 inches |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Isbn 10 | 024144635X |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0241446355 |
| Item Weight | 3.07 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Part Of Series | DK Definitive Transport Guides |
| Print Length | 320 pages |
| Publication Date | March 4, 2021 |
| Publisher | DK |
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Good Aviation Book
Good coffee table book
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A perfect book for aircraft enthusiasts.
It was the perfect gift for my son who is very much into aircraft. You can have a brief opinion about aviation history. The quality of images, cover and paper weight is perfect.
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Very Cool!!
The cover of this book is great! And the information & pictures are wonderful!! Definitely for an airplane enthusiast!
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Good Book
While the book is great for my son, who is into aviation, but the book was used or at least somewhat damaged at each of its four corners! This book was advertised as new, so I wrote complaining and I got 50% off.
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Llega en mal estado
Es un buen libro, mรกs sin embargo llego con abolladuras y sucio, como si fuera un libro usado
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NOT Hardcover
Well organized, beautiful illustrations, but emphatically NOT hardcover. The book is lovely, but I bought it to be left out in the expectation it was, as listed, a hardcover copy. The $40 cost is somewhat excessive for a soft bound book. However, if you love airplanes and the cost & binding are unimportant to you, you'll likely be delighted with your purchase.
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Great.....But can be much better
If you're interested in aviation or having a buddinginterest in the subject well, this is the book for you.. It's a comprehensive visual representation of the history of aviation.... and has almost every major aircraft type from the Wright flyer to the F-22 Raptorhowever it lacks the following aircraft:1) The Boeng B-29 Superfortress2) The Dassault Rafale3) The A-26 Invader4) The Hawker Typhoon5) Later variants of the SpitfireIt would have been much better if certain pictures had not been split across 2 pages (i.e. aircraft like the F-14 Tomcat, FW190 and a few others). The cut out of the F-16 is shown larger than the cut outs of the F-15... & the A-20 Havoc (a medium bomber) is shown larger than the B-17 Flying Fortress & B-24 Liberator (Both the latter being heavy bombers)Dimensions of all aircraft such as Fuselage length, wingspan,empty eight, maximum take-off weight should have been included for all aircraft...Certain aircraft have not been dated properly.. for example the Seafire Mk.XVII is dated 1941 but in fact it appeared only in 1944..Certain carrier based aircraft like the Seafire & Wyvern are shown with the wings folded obscuring the fuselage...I'd have surely given it 5 stars if the issues mentioned above hadn't existed......
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Hard cover and high quality paper
Itโs a good book with a hardcover and good quality papers. The illustrations are great and well explained.
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Book ???
Book arrived in this conditions i used tape to hold partes...
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Harika
Harika
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Summary of all the Aircraft from past to present
Coffee Table book and nice pictures and facts
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Good layout
Very good brilliant bookFabulous colour pages I slightly disagree with who was first with powered flight apart from that recommend
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