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Aircraft: The Definitive Visual History

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Discover more than 1,000 of the greatest commercial and military aircraft to ever fly the skies. This visual treat is packed with pictures and crammed with content for aviation enthusiasts everywhere. A century of flight is chronicled in hundreds of pages of jaw-dropping photography and accessible text. You’ll enjoy an action-packed ride in all kinds of flying machines, from the very first prototypes to modern supersonic jets. Spread your wings and take flight in planes, helicopters, and airships, presented in glorious detail alongside fantastic facts and surprising stats. Jump in the pilot seat of pioneering planes, including the Gipsy Moth, Spitfire, and Concorde, before taking a virtual tour of each and every model. Discover how powerhouse producers, such as Rolls-Royce and Rotax, ensure maximum performance from an array of aircraft engines. Find out how famous marques, such as Boeing and Lockheed, came to set industry standards in aviation. Aviation enthusiasts of all stripes and ages will be captivated by this comprehensive and beautifully presented guide to the story of flight. Produced in association with the Smithsonian Institution. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ DK


Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 20, 2013


Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1465402128


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 27


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.81 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.69 x 1.05 x 11.31 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,001,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Aviation Pictorials #2 in Military History Pictorials #2 in Aviation History (Books)


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    • Poor packaging service from Amazon
Wow poor all around packaging damage occurred to the jacket of the book making it look like it has been used and abused. If you throw it in a box not wrapped and with other items and the book has movement within the box you have destroyed a new book. The book itself is intact and exactly what I wanted but for a gift for Christmas it is pretty sad. I would of returned it but it looks like it wouldn’t make the deadline to get another by Christmas or same service would happen with the next book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2020 by Amazon Customer
    • Britain First
Like all DK books, this volume is full of dazzling imagery and beautiful design. However, also like so many DK books, its editors hail from a parallel universe where the Brits/Europeans invented everything from television to baseball. Case in point: the Wright Flyer, the aircraft that alone ushered in the age of powered flight, is nothing more than a 1/8th page corner sidenote with two sentences of copy. Let that sink in. And at the same time, European planes and designers get two-page spreads throughout. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2022 by Arch Stanton
    • Gift for FIL
I purchased this as a gift for my future father in law who loves the air and space museums. This book is full of detail and vivid pictures as well as intricacies that you won’t find many other places! As this is a coffee table book it runs around 1”-1.5” thick and the focus is on the pictures - which is perfect as English is his third language. Would recommend!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2018 by Rebekah Lenington
    • Great book/BAD packaging
Great book ordered for my dad for Christmas. Book is awesome and he will love it. Packaging,, well there was none. The book was just sliding around in the box with another item and the cover was creased and bent up. He won't care at all but I think it's too nice a book to have it damaged over something that can be prevented by simply packaging it correctly. Would have easily been 5 stars had they actually packed it like they should have. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2021 by mike dean
    • Outstanding Work
This is one of the best reference books about aircraft that you can get. It has pictures and descriptions of almost every notable civilian and military plane from the the pre-WWI era to the present. As is the norm for DK books it's beautifully put together and finished and you will find yourself browsing through it on a regular basis. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2021 by cal81
    • Great Book, But Stained
This was a gift for my dad and he really loves it! :) The only problem I had with the book was that it came with a black dirt spot on the cover, but that doesn't really bother my dad, so he didn't mind, but it would have been perfect if it didn't have the black dirt spot.
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2019 by Carly
    • My 65 Y/O Dad loves it! Text next to pictures is small.. FYI
Purchased for my father, he’s 65, he loves it. I understand the people complaining about the size of the print. The text next to the pictures is very small but the main text is easy to read. My Dad “skims” over pages while eating breakfast and such, he really enjoys the book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2022 by Amazon Customer
    • A Gift
My Son checked this book out at school several times and was upset the day the library wouldn't let him recheck it out again. So I bought it for him, he's happy. He loves learning how it all started and how planes have evolved due to demands or needs.
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2022 by Mel

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