The text of this book essentially describes development work undertaken since the end of the Second World War, but a line is drawn at around 1950 in order to exclude those first generation jets whose airframes incorporated primarily wartime technology, and about which much has been written already.

This is the definitive reference source examining all aspects of one of the most powerful air forces in the world, the Chinese. Although China has been a significant air power for more than fifty years, very little has been published or even known about its capabilities. Along with the recent emergence of China as a world economic and military ......

Written by two of British Airways' most experienced Concorde flight crew, this title focuses on the technical and engineering aspects of Concorde, it gives insights into owning, operating, servicing and flying the supersonic airliner.