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Dewey Decimal Number: 629.13334 EAN: 9780004709802 ISBN: 0004709802 Label: HarperCollins SAN FRANCISCO Manufacturer: HarperCollins SAN FRANCISCO Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 505 Publication Date: 1996-08 Publisher: HarperCollins SAN FRANCISCO Studio: HarperCollins SAN FRANCISCO Editorial Review: Product Description: The Essential Guide to World Aviation How to identify all the world's aircraft Recognition silhouettes Identification features Photographs Technical data Average Rating:
 Rating: - Great Aircraft Recognition Book That Can Be ImprovedThis book is part of the Jane's Recognition Guide series. Other recognition guides include: Airline, Space, Train, Vintage Aircraft, Guns, Special Forces, Warship, Tank. Great aircraft recognition book with the following chapters: Civil Jet Airliners; Civil Prop Airliners; Civil Utility Aircraft; Business Jets and Turboprops; Private Light Aircraft; Civil Helicopters; Combat Aircraft; Military Training Aircraft; Combat Support Aircraft; Military Helicopters; ... Read More Rating: - Good pocket guide to aircraftAs the title suggests, this book may be useful to take to an airport or an airshow and identify the aircraft present at those locations. The information presented is somewhat limited, but sufficient to provide a detailed explanation on each aircraft. Each of the aircraft in this book have one page dedicated it, and the page contains color photograph or two, specifications, history and some relevant facts, as well as a three-view drawing of the aircraft, which is useful in its identification. The ... Read More Rating:  - The Essential Guide to Aircraft is... well, Essential!I really don't know what to think about this book... it seems to me that the cooperation between Jane's and the Smithsonian isn't working at all. If I took my old (late '80 and mid '90) recognition guides or the mini-guides published by Harper-Collins in the '90 and compare these with the new revised editions of the 2000, I can't feel anything but disappointment. The back cover says: "The essential guide to the world's aircraft". Essential is the word here. Read More Rating:  - Great book!A great guide as always. Jane's guides are in the lead. A small in volume but very comprehensive guide to modern flying machines. Rating: - LohengrinTop level performance. I didn't like the scenes and costumes. The former, more traditional Vienna staging of Lohengrin was better. |
