Baker, David

Traces the development of cargo planes and describes their uses in peace and wartime missions.

Discusses how new designs and innovations are researched, tested, and incorporated into the production of fighter planes.

Describes different types of military ground attack planes and their uses at various times in history.

Describes the development and special features of the Navy strike plane, flown exclusively from aircraft carriers, and its uses in battle.

Discusses helicopter designs, how helicopters fly, and their many military uses.

Describes how radar and other air surveillance techniques, such as airborne warning and control devices, are used to watch the skies to determine what the enemy is doing.

Describes the categories, functions, and individual types of military fighter planes of the past, present, and future.

Focuses on NASA's plans to design a permanently manned space station in the mid 1990's which would enable scientists to explore and colonize the moon.