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Features detailed A-Z directory with over 1000 illustrations, plus authoritative history of aviation from pioneering days to modern jet age.\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\" style=\"width: 99.973%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 23.0069%;\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.7721%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e0600 303780\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 23.0069%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.7721%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding ) \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDust jacket \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 23.0069%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.7721%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJacket front: Fairey Swordfish I1, capable of carrying an 18 in. torpedo, 1,500 lb. mine or its equivalent in bombs. The aircraft illustrated is IS 326 of the Fleet Air Arm, one of the few remaining examples of this historic aircraft still maintained in airworthy condition al RNAS Yeovilton, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 23.0069%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.7721%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 23.0069%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.7721%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Mondey, F.R.Hist.S.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 23.0069%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.7721%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuarto Publishing Limited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 23.0069%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.7721%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e320\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 23.0069%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.7721%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRIGBY LIMITED. ADELAIDE. SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. PERTH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst published in Australia in 1978 \u003cbr\u003eCopyright © 1978 Quarto Limited \u003cbr\u003eThis book was designed and produced by Quarto Publishing Limited \u003cbr\u003e13 New Burlington, London W1 \u003cbr\u003eArt editor: Martin Hendry \u003cbr\u003eDesigners: Marian Sanders, Mike Strickland \u003cbr\u003eText editor: Donald Clarke \u003cbr\u003eJacket front illustration by Jim Bamber\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 23.0069%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.7721%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 23.0069%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.7721%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e23 x 30 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AIRCRAFT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by David Mondey  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is first fully international guide to list all the world's manufacturers of military and civil aircraft. This compact one-volume encyclopedia provides the general reader with an authoritative and clear account of almost 1500 companies and the thousands of aircraft they have built to the present day. The aviation expert, too, will find this book an invaluable source of easily accessible basic information; the A-Z directory will certainly become a standard research tool and aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the fact that powered flight is still only about three-quarters of a century old, its effect on the history of the world has been far-reaching: aviation has caused wars to be won and lost, while the advent of jet travel has brought the reality of the global village so much closer. To help the reader understand the historical, economic and technical trends which have produced the aircraft of any period, a comprehensive history of aviation has been written to precede the A-Z directory. Thus placing the many types of aircraft listed in this book in context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the entries in the encyclopedia have been written by well-known aviation experts, and the whole book has been edited and coordinated by David Mondey, F.R.Hist.S., a compiler of Jane's on the World's Aircraft. 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