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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. Each
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.
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