Aircraft The Definitive Visual History

Fromthefirstprototypesofflyingmachinestotoday'ssupersonicjets,thehistoryandrolesofaircraftareexploredinthisbeautifullyillustratedguide.Aviationenthusiastsofallstripesandageswillwelcomelearningmoreaboutkeybrandsandbigplayersfromyesterdayandtoday—whetherit'sthemarvelsofhotairballoonsorthefantasticenginesofBoeing,Lockheed,andmore.Planesaredividedequallybetweenmilitaryandcommercialaircraft,andiconicaircraftofeachera,suchastheSupermarineSpitfireandConcorde,areshowcasedinbeautifullyphotographedspreadswith"virtualtours"thatrevealtheanatomyoftheselegendaryplanes.ProducedinassociationwiththeSmithsonianInstitution.,