Civil Aircraft 1907–Present: The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide (The Essential Identification Guide) - Hardcover

Illustrated with outstanding colour profile artworks, The Essential Identification Guide: Civil Aircraft is the definitive study of non-military aircraft from the early experiments to barnstorming daredevils to today's latest commercial airliners. Arranged chronologically, the book describes in depth the various types from propeller aircraft to airships, from jets to helicopters to supersonic flight. All the key aircraft types are featured, from Boeing 747s to 787 Dreamliners, from seaplanes to Lear Jets, from Concorde to the Airbus A380, from biplanes and triplanes to heavy transport aircraft. With detailed background histories and specification boxes accompanying the full-colour artworks, The Essential Identification Guide: Civil Aircraft is an excellent reference guide for modellers and aviation enthusiasts.

Michael E. Haskew has been writing and researching military history topics for more than 25 years. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Elite Forces In World War II, Order of Battle: Western Allied Tanks, 1939-45, The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide: Postwar Armoured Fighting Vehicles, 1945-Present and The Essential Weapons Identification Guide: Postwar Artillery, 1945-Present. Mr. Haskew also served as editor of The World War II Desk Reference with The Eisenhower Center For American Studies. He lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.