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Civil Aircraft 1907-Present (The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide) (The Essential Identification Guide) - Hardcover

Paul E. Eden

 
9781908696649: Civil Aircraft 1907-Present (The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide) (The Essential Identification Guide)

Synopsis

Illustrated with outstanding colour profile artworks, The Essential Identification Guide: Civil Aircraft is the definitive study of non-military aircraft from the early experiments to barnstorming daredevils to todays latest commercial airliners. Arranged chronologically, the book describes in depth the various types from propeller aircraft to airships, from jets to helicopters to supersonic flight. All the key aircraft types are featured, from Boeing 747s to 787 Dreamliners, from seaplanes to Lear Jets, from Concorde to the Airbus A380, from biplanes and triplanes to heavy transport aircraft. With detailed background histories and specification boxes accompanying the full-colour artworks, The Essential Identification Guide: Civil Aircraft is an excellent reference guide for modellers and aviation enthusiasts.

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About the Author

Paul E. Eden is an aviation editor, author and photographer. His books include Military Aircraft Recognition, Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions and F-15 Eagle Engaged. He has worked extensively in aircraft partwork publishing and on the quarterlies Wings of Fame and World Air Power Journal. he is also the editor of Scale Aircraft Modelling magazine and a contributing editor to International Air Power Review.

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