MODERN AIR TRANSPORT:
WORLDWIDE AIR TRANSPORT FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT
Edited by Phillip Jarrett
The world of aviation was undergoing massive change when
the Second World War intervened. All-metal monoplanes,
pressurised cabins and retractable undercarriages were all
being introduced and the days of stately biplane landplanes
and flying boats were numbered.The war's end saw the
victorious allies, led by the U.S.A. with its extensive
military experience, leap ahead with the conversion of
transport aircraft for civilian use. The piston engine gave
way to propeller turbine and pure jet propusion, and the
development of technology led to the rapid growth in civil
aviation. This impressive volume tells the exciting story of
the development of passenger transport.
Like new in d/w -
Large format, 263pp, c300 b/w photographs, line-drawings
This outstanding book offers a
superb collection of photographs of scale models from
contributors throughout the world, and digital images by
Mario Merino and Andreas Ott of secret German designs. Myhra
gives the reader much more than pictures of proposed German
aircraft projects, the total number of German projects
described being in excess of 400. From Blohm und Voss with
over 200 project designs, he examines Wolderman Voight's Me
P.1101, Gotha's Go P.60, the Horten brother's Flying Wings
and Alexander Lippisch's many projects. Although over 400
proposed aircraft were on the drawing board when the war in
Europe ended in May 1945, only a handful had reached the
prototype stage.
New in d/w -
Large format, 352pp, c1,000 colour & b/w photos &
illustrations
The
history of the Iraeli Air Force from the first air battles
in the War of Independence to the decimation of the Syrians
over the Bekkar Valley. Includes the 1956 Campaign, the
Six-Day War, the war of Attrition and Yom Kippur.
very good in
slightly creased d/w - xiv + 226pp,36 illustrations &
photos, maps
An account of the actions of the
54th Fighter Squadron, USAAF in WWII. The Squadron flew
Lockheed P-38 Lightnings against the Japanese during the
Aleutian campaign in the Northern Pacific.
Blue boards,
silver titles & decoration, near fine - 158pp, 2 colour &
101 b/w photos & illustrations, maps, large format
This collectible Putnam volume
features nearly 400 types including early privately
constructed aircraft, Naval Arsenal production, Awazu Flight
Research, and the types produced by Kawasaki, Mitsubishi,
Nakajima and various other manufacturers.
Like new in d/w -
Large format, 288pp, 280 photos, 200 drawings, index
