From the Wright Brothers' famous "Wright Flyer" in 1903, to the
"Concorde" in 1969 this book emphasizes the great strides made in
aircraft construction in the sixty-six years between these two
famous designs. Presented in chronological order are thirty-seven
classic designs that changed the history of flight: The Wright
Flyer, Junkers J1, Fokker Dr. I, Junkers Ju 52, Polikarpov I-16,
Messerschmitt Bf 109, Boeing B-17, Douglas DC-3/C-47, Messerschmitt
Bf 110, Junkers Ju 88, Macchi MC.200-207, Messerschmitt Me 209,
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Heinkel He 178,
Hawker Tornadeo/Typhoon, Ilyushin II-2 Sturmovik, Arado Ar 240,
Chance Vought F4U Corsair, North American P-51 Mustang, De
Havilland Mosquito, Messerschmitt Me 262, Hawker Tempest, Arado Ar
234, Dornier Do 335, Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, Hawker Hunter,
North American F-100 Super Sabre, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Saab
J35 Draken, Vought F-8 Crusader, Mikoyan/Gurevich MiG-21,
Dassault-Breguet Mirage III/5, Northrop T-38 Talon, Hawker Siddeley
Harrier, Dornier Do 31 and the Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde.\nEach
aircraft is shown in photographs, scale line drawings from various
perspectives, and presents the various models, prototypes and
export models - technical aspects and measurements are also given.