The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Helicopters: A Guide to over 80 Years of Rotorcraft, from the First Types Deployed in World War II to the ... in Service Today (Military Transport)

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A guide to over 80 years of rotorcraft, from the first types deployed in World War II to the specialized aircraft in service today. This fully up-to-date reference book provides an authoritative overview of the military helicopter. It begins with a detailed history, from the ideas of Leonardo da Vinci through to the tilt-rotor aircraft that have operated with coalition forces in Afghanistan. The book continues with an A–Z directory covering over 80 helicopters from the most famous manufacturers including Aérospatiale, Agusta, Bell, Boeing-Vertol, Eurocopter, Kamov, Robinson, and Sikorsky. The origins, development and operation of each type are clearly described, and a specification panel gives key performance and dimensional data. This informative book is superbly illustrated with cutaway drawings and over 500 photographs showing helicopters both on the battlefield and in service Review: great book - Good read been after a Helicopter book for ages gives you just basic description and history buts it's still way better then anything else that I've found, especially for the early 1950's and 1960's stuff Review: Empfehlenswert - Gehört auf jeden Fall in die Bibliothek eines Hubschrauberfreaks. Außerdem ist dieses informative Nachschlagewerk äußerst preiswert.