Customer Review: The author proposes to cover a fascinating period of intense evolution of America's fighter design, but fails on it due to an extremely superficial description of important designs such as F8U-3 and many century series contenders and basically just mentions interesting designs like Northop N-126.... more info
Customer Review: as for those of us in the west, most soviet projects tended towards being secret. That said, this book is excellent in every sense. Readable, with three view drawings galore, rough figures, anecdotes, histories of companies and individual projects. Quite excellent in all areas (well, some of us... more info
Customer Review: This book covers the subject extensively, from the beginning of flight to sci-fi crafts. Lots of pictures and interesting information. Recommended for everyone who likes exotic aircrafts.
Customer Review: An exceptional volume and first in an exceptional series, supplies data on machines I had never heard about - and post WWII, that is hard to do. Very well written, manages to include sufficient tech data for most people, while opening eyes as to the incredible range of ideas that the Brits were,... more info
Customer Review: I was amazed at just how much the British were inovators of modern avionics and technologies, military and otherwise.
Further was the history of where many of these ideas came from.
Really surprised me.
Customer Review: ...and never the Hawker-Siddeley or BAC or British Aerospace Victor. A good solid overview of the Victor detailing its origins, development, testing, service, and construction. There is also good coverage of unbuilt Victor military and commercial offshoots. This Aerofax volume completes the... more info
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