World Encyclopedia Of Aircraft Manufacturers: From The Pioneers To The Present Day
by Bill Gunston /
1994 / English / PDF
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Here, within one book, is a comprehensive and authoritative
survey of man's attempts to design, develop and mass-produce
airplanes and rotorcraft since 1852. More than 3,000 entries,
illustrated with some 1,000 photographs, feature oddball
contraptions and their eccentric designers, as well as the big
companies whose aircraft have become household names. So, along
with big organizations like Grumman, Messerschmitt, Supermarine
and Sikorsky, are the enthusiasts who built a single machine in
their backyard or, like V.B. Shavrov, in their tiny one-bedroom
apartment! Global in scope, this new edition reflects the
fundamental changes that have occurred in the aviation industry
since the turn of the millennium. Each entry indicates the
nationality of the company or individual concerned; while it may
not come as much of a surprise to see the USA, France, the UK and
Germany heading the league table of countries with the most
manufacturers, readers may be interested to discover Brazil with
35, South Korea with eight - and the Channel Islands and
Luxembourg with one entry apiece.
Here, within one book, is a comprehensive and authoritative
survey of man's attempts to design, develop and mass-produce
airplanes and rotorcraft since 1852. More than 3,000 entries,
illustrated with some 1,000 photographs, feature oddball
contraptions and their eccentric designers, as well as the big
companies whose aircraft have become household names. So, along
with big organizations like Grumman, Messerschmitt, Supermarine
and Sikorsky, are the enthusiasts who built a single machine in
their backyard or, like V.B. Shavrov, in their tiny one-bedroom
apartment! Global in scope, this new edition reflects the
fundamental changes that have occurred in the aviation industry
since the turn of the millennium. Each entry indicates the
nationality of the company or individual concerned; while it may
not come as much of a surprise to see the USA, France, the UK and
Germany heading the league table of countries with the most
manufacturers, readers may be interested to discover Brazil with
35, South Korea with eight - and the Channel Islands and
Luxembourg with one entry apiece.
