Latest edition of the bestselling biennial features a separate entry for every civil aircraft type currently in service -- nearly 400 in all -- canvas-bodied single-seaters to the 777.

This directory includes almost every civil aircraft still in service, from those no longer in production to the very latest types available. Each listing documents country of origin, type, performance specs, powerplants, capacity and service history

Provides information on the world's aerospace industries, including: combat aircraft; military and commercial airliners and freighters; tankers; electronic warfare and special reconnaissance/surveillance types; and a new space flight section, detailing commercial and manned spacecraft.

Complete listings and specifications for every civil aircraft type -- 400 in all -- currently in service around the globe.

Airliners of the World chronicles the period prior to WWI right through to the present with special emphasis on the 'about to be launched' projects that bring it right up to the middle period of the next decade of the new millennium. With two planes per page and in vivid full color, this fully illustrated volume contains dynamic coverage of 350 airliners. Sftbd., 8 1/2"x 11", 184 pgs., bandw and color ill.

The completely revised fifth edition of the world's only aircraft reference directory to list almost every civil aircraft in service or under development. Over 390 individual entries, each one detailing the aircraft's powerplant/s, performance, weights, dimensions, capacity, production figures, and history, including development and variants. Includes 18 new entries not found in the fourth edition. Full colour and fully indexed. An indispensable reference work that will prove an invaluable addition to your aviation library. Book jacket.