The Aircraft Book

Aviation history is told here through the machines themselves, with more than 1,200 aircraft profiled from the first powered flights to contemporary jets. Entries pair high-resolution photography with specifications and historical context, covering military and civil aviation side by side. Biplanes, wartime bombers, airliners, helicopters, stealth fighters and drones all appear, and feature sections on design evolution explain how engines, materials and aerodynamics changed what was possible in the air. Key features at a glance: • Profiles of more than 1,200 aircraft across a century of flight • Specifications listed alongside photographs of each machine • Military and civil aviation covered in a single reference • Feature sections on engine and airframe development Aimed at aviation enthusiasts, modellers, students and readers of technological history, this DK volume is available from Boipoka.