50 Aircraft That Changed the World

[Review of previous edition:] Fascinating. [Review of previous edition:] Dick and Patterson have made unusually fine choices.... The 50 aircraft...receive analytical but accurately admiring write-ups... Reasonable affection for aircraft is shown throughout this attractive, literate volume. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers. [Review of previous edition:] This is much more than a composite rehash of the "Aviation Century" series. The text is new, the team''s selections are defensible, and the illustrations, sidebars, pilot and aircraft profiles, and human-interest stories are all fresh, appealing, and insightful. Recommended for all aeronautical collections. [Review of previous edition:] An impressive and encyclopedic history of influential aircraft [that] should be a part of every personal, professional, academic, and community library''s Aviation History reference collection. [Review of previous edition:] Really a must read for everyone -- imagine the history. [Review of previous edition:] A close-up survey of 50 of arguably the most remarkable and influential aircraft in aviation history... Beautifully presented... A bargain at 40 bucks, this book will grace the coffee table of any aviation aficionado.

The flying machines that pushed the boundaries of aerospace development.

"Dick and Patterson have made unusually fine choices.... Reasonable affection for aircraft is shown throughout this attractive, literate volume. Recommended. General readers."
--Choice

"The team''s selections are defensible, and the illustrations, sidebars, pilot and aircraft profiles, and human-interest stories are all fresh, appealing, and insightful. Recommended for all aeronautical collections."
--Library Journal

"A close-up survey of 50 of arguably the most remarkable and influential aircraft in aviation history.... Beautifully presented... this book will grace the coffee table of any aviation aficionado."
--Airforce Magazine

In December of 2019, Vancouver-based airline Harbour Air took to the sky in a 1956 Havilland Beaver retrofitted to fly on battery power. Eschewing gasoline and easily able to fly commuter distances, this old new plane took the first steps of 21st-century flight. 50 Aircraft That Changed the World is about exactly this type of flight revolution. Written by the authors of the widely acclaimed Aviation Century series, it profiles 50 of history''s most influential aircraft and their pilots and designers.

Now an aviation classic, the book has been reformatted to a smaller size but otherwise remains the same. It begins with the 1905 Wright Flyer III, and moves on to the birth of aerial warfare in World War I, the trailblazers of the interwar years, classic World War II aircraft, the jets of the Korean and Vietnam wars, modern commercial carriers, private jets, experimental designs and new combat fighters featuring stealth technology.

Featured aircraft in 50 Aircraft That Changed the World include:

Fokker E.111

Charles Lindbergh''s Ryan NYP

Amelia Earhart''s Lockheed Vega

Messerschmitt Bf 109

Supermarine Spitfire

Boeing B-17

Avro Lancaster

De Havilland Mosquito

Howard Hughes''s Lockheed Constellation

Concorde

Learjet

Boeing B-52

Rutan Voyager.

Hundreds of color and archival photographs enhance the informative and entertaining text making this an ideal choice for aviation buffs.

• | Author: Dan Patterson, Ron Dick
• | Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Oct 30, 2020
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780228102618
• | ISBN-10: 0228102618