Wings Through Time

Every great aircraft has a story.

Wings Through Time is a full-colour journey through more than a century of flight. It begins with the Wright brothers' 12-second hop in 1903 and ends with Solar Impulse 2, which flew around the world on sunlight alone. Along the way, it covers 80 of the most important aircraft ever built: pioneers and record-breakers, legendary warbirds, the airliners that opened the world to travel, supersonic jets, stealth fighters and giant cargo planes.

Each aircraft gets its own page, with:
• A full-colour side-view illustration drawn to its real proportions
• Key numbers at a glance: role, engines, wingspan, length, speed, seats and how many were built
• The story of why the aircraft matters
• "How to spot it": the features that tell it apart from look-alikes
• A "Did you know?" fact you can share

Also inside:
• The six eras of flight, colour-coded throughout the book
• A contents timeline running from 1903 to 2014
• A step-by-step guide to identifying any aircraft
• Tricky look-alikes explained: 737 vs A320, 787 vs A350, DC-10 vs TriStar and more
• A glossary of aviation terms
• An 80-aircraft Spotter's Log to record what you see at airports, air shows and museums

Featured aircraft include the Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, Lancaster, DC-3, Constellation, Boeing 707, 747 and 787, Concorde, SR-71 Blackbird, F-14 Tomcat, MiG-21, HAL Tejas, An-225, A380, A350 and many more.

The perfect gift for aviation enthusiasts, plane spotters, pilots and future pilots of every age.