Book Description
From the Wright Brothers'
famous "Wright Flyer" in 1903, to the "Concorde" in 1969 this book
emphasizes the great strides made in aircraft construction in the
sixty-six years between these two famous designs. Presented in
chronological order are thirty-seven classic designs that changed the
history of flight: The Wright Flyer, Junkers J1, Fokker Dr. I, Junkers
Ju 52, Polikarpov I-16, Messerschmitt Bf 109, Boeing B-17, Douglas
DC-3/C-47, Messerschmitt Bf 110, Junkers Ju 88, Macchi MC.200-207,
Messerschmitt Me 209, Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa, Lockheed P-38 Lightning,
Heinkel He 178, Hawker Tornadeo/Typhoon, Ilyushin II-2 Sturmovik, Arado
Ar 240, Chance Vought F4U Corsair, North American P-51 Mustang, De
Havilland Mosquito, Messerschmitt Me 262, Hawker Tempest, Arado Ar 234,
Dornier Do 335, Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, Hawker Hunter, North
American F-100 Super Sabre, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Saab J35 Draken,
Vought F-8 Crusader, Mikoyan/Gurevich MiG-21, Dassault-Breguet Mirage
III/5, Northrop T-38 Talon, Hawker Siddeley Harrier, Dornier Do 31 and
the Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde. Each aircraft is shown in photographs,
scale line drawings from various perspectives, and presents the various
models, prototypes and export models - technical aspects and
measurements are also given. |