Discusses aspects of jet transport aircraft such as taking off, engines, the passenger cabin, construction, flightdeck, air traffic control, and landing. Includes glossary.
Drawings, photographs, and text describe a variety of specialized aircraft, both U.S. and foreign, including training planes, maritime patrol planes, reconnaissance and communications aircraft, and research planes.
Drawings, photographs, and text describe a variety of fighter and bomber planes, both U.S. and foreign, including Japan's Kawasaki fighters, the Lockheed F-104, Russia's MiGs, Sweden's Saab fighters, German Junkers, and Britain's Harrier.
Drawings, photographs, and text describe a variety of military aircraft, both U.S. and foreign, including the Martin Marauder, Tupolev Badger, Dassault Mirage, Handley Page Victor, and Grumman Hawkeye.
Drawings, photographs, and text describe a variety of fighter planes, both U.S. and foreign, in use in World Wars I and II, including Britain's Sopwith Camel, the German Fokker and Messerschmitts, the American Curtiss series and the Lockheed Lightning.
Drawings, photographs, and text describe a variety of civilian aircraft, both U.S. and foreign, including the Cessna planes, Satic Beluga, Boeing 747, Vikers VC10, and the European Airbus.
