{"product_id":"janes-all-the-worlds-aircraft-1949-50","title":"JANE'S ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1949-50","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eComprehensive 1949-1950 aviation reference covering world aircraft, engines, and civil aviation. Includes detailed listings by country, gas turbine and piston engines section, plus forty years of aviation engine history by F.R. Banks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOriginal publisher’s dark blue cloth with gilt lettering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1634\" 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data-end=\"2251\"\u003eA notably well-preserved working\/reference copy for such a large and heavily used aviation annual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeonard Bridgman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSampson Low\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApprox. 700+ pages (paginated by sections)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished 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13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"371\" data-start=\"205\"\u003eA highly sought-after postwar edition of the legendary \u003cem data-end=\"293\" data-start=\"260\"\u003eJane’s All the World’s Aircraft\u003c\/em\u003e, documenting the rapid transition from wartime aviation to the early jet age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"766\" data-start=\"373\"\u003eThis substantial 1949–50 volume contains thousands of technical specifications, aircraft photographs, three-view drawings, airline references, civil aviation records, and international aircraft registries. It covers both military and civil aviation from around the world, including early jet bombers, transport aircraft, training aircraft, experimental prototypes, and postwar civil airliners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"825\" data-start=\"768\"\u003eNotable illustrated entries visible in this copy include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1119\" data-start=\"827\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"854\" data-start=\"827\" data-section-id=\"1q5gn16\"\u003eBoeing XB-47 jet bomber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"891\" data-start=\"855\" data-section-id=\"o4kdd7\"\u003eNorth American F-82 Twin Mustang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"911\" data-start=\"892\" data-section-id=\"tie4b2\"\u003eSaab-90 Scandia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"933\" data-start=\"912\" data-section-id=\"mdn3c0\"\u003eFiat G.59 trainer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"955\" data-start=\"934\" data-section-id=\"rw40qt\"\u003eYakovlev aircraft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"981\" data-start=\"956\" data-section-id=\"1fcgmz9\"\u003eHandley Page Hastings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1035\" data-start=\"982\" data-section-id=\"awg5z5\"\u003eCanadian and Scandinavian civil aviation sections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1073\" data-start=\"1036\" data-section-id=\"1x4100t\"\u003eBelgium \/ SABENA aviation records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1119\" data-start=\"1074\" data-section-id=\"1bs6js4\"\u003eExtensive postwar Italian aviation coverage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1236\" data-start=\"1121\"\u003eAn essential historical aviation reference documenting the emergence of the jet era immediately after World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1353kst\" data-start=\"2258\" data-end=\"2282\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2284\" data-end=\"2350\"\u003eThe 1949–50 edition is particularly desirable because it captures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2590\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1mldpih\" data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2394\"\u003ethe immediate postwar aviation industry,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1y8bfwx\" data-start=\"2395\" data-end=\"2435\"\u003ethe birth of operational jet aviation,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1s9gdny\" data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2480\"\u003ereconstruction of European civil airlines,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16ki65o\" data-start=\"2481\" data-end=\"2519\"\u003eearly Cold War aircraft development,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qartv6\" data-start=\"2520\" data-end=\"2590\"\u003eand the transition from piston aircraft to turbine-powered aviation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2592\" data-end=\"2729\"\u003eCollectors especially value these late-1940s editions for their detailed documentation of rare prototype aircraft and early jet programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane's All The World's Aircraft 1949-1950\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive aviation reference volume contains detailed information about aircraft from around the world during the 1949-1950 period. The book is organized into several parts:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart C: All The World's Aeroplanes\u003c\/b\u003e - Covering aircraft from countries including Argentine Republic, Belgium, Brazil, Britain, British Dominions, Chile, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U.S.A., and Yugoslavia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart D: All The World's Engines\u003c\/b\u003e - Including a special section on \"Forty Years of the Aviation Engine\" by F.R. Banks, C.B., O.B.E. Features both Gas Turbine Engines (Britain, Canada, France, U.S.A.) and Piston Engines (Argentine Republic, Britain, Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Sweden, U.S.A.).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart B: The World's Civil Aircraft\u003c\/b\u003e - An extensive listing covering civil aviation from numerous countries and territories worldwide, from International Aircraft Markings and Organizations to individual nations including Aden, Alaska, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Austria, and continuing through the alphabet to Zanzibar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade and Printed in Great Britain by Netherwood, Dalton \u0026amp; Co. 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