Modern Military Aircraft Anatomy: Technical Drawings of 118 Aircraft 1945 to the Present Day

by Paul E. Eden

For the aircraft buff, 118 detailed technical drawings illustrate a wide selection of post-1945 military aircraft (bombers, fighters, helicopters, and attack, naval, reconnaissance, and transport and tanker aircraft), inside and out. Each drawing is accompanied by a key that labels all the parts, as well as color photographs with explanatory captions, providing a close-up view into the realities of flying and maintaining these powerful and complex aircraft. Edited by Eden (editor and writer on aviation topics) and Moeng (aviation publisher). 9.25x12. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: History, Aircraft, Technical, Nonfiction

250 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2002

Reviews

[Ava]

It was a good book but I only read it as a drawing guide.

[Eric]

For what it is, this book does a nice job. It's clear the editors are knowledgeable. But, it's also outdated. Times change, and over time, this book will become increasingly less about "modern" military aircraft and more about "cold ware" military aircraft. I also felt like they missed opportunities in the information they provided. I would have liked more about who was flying each aircraft, what conflicts the aircraft participated in, how successful they were in said conflicts, what they cost, etc etc. More context information to go with the technical information.