The Compact Timeline of Aviation History

by A.A. Evans, David Gibbons

This book encompasses the entire history of flight, from the days of legends, balloons and gliders to the latest high-tech aircraft. At the core of the book is a chronological timeline of aviation events – aircraft first flights, aviation records, weapons development, wars and more.   Accompanying the chronology are illustrations of more than 250 aircraft, with data and history of over 90 of the most significant types. Also included the history of aviation from earliest times to the present, aviators, innovators and pioneers – more than 70 of the most important people in the history of flight, aircraft weaponry – guns, missiles, bombs. Completing the book is a list of useful and authoritative aviation books.

Genres: Aviation

240 pages, Hardcover

First published November 22, 2008

Reviews

[Lucas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think that this book is one of the best or not the best and most detail book that I have ever read about military jets. This book makes you get inside a fighter jet and make you see how that work and in which year were they made and more.