Take a journey through time and through the camera lens. This book is packed full of emotive color shots of many classic American aeroplanes designed and built between 1916 and 1982. From the Curtiss Jenny to the Cessna Skywagon, you will meet such delights as the Beech Staggerwing, the Grumman Goose, the Stearman PT-17 and the Lockheed Constellation. Thirty-seven different types are included and amazingly they are still flying - and that's where most are photographed, in their natural element - the air.
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This is a great book. Not just your average coffee table picture book, this book selects 37 of the most popular vintage aircraft and gives a complete write up and history of each individual aircraft. Unlike other books of its type that select only the authors favorite models. Before I realized it I had read this book from cover to cover. One of the nicest aspects of this book is that not only does it have great narratives for each aircraft but it also has well over 100 pictures of some of the most beautifully restored aircraft in the country. Making this book also a great coffee table picture book for those without time to read but who just want to look at the pictures. For any vintage aircraft owner or for anyone who simply just loves the old classics like the Waco's, and Stearman, to the Fabulous Spartan Executive and the Beech 17 Staggerwing this is a must have book for your library or coffee table.
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Beautiful pics of beautiful planes!,
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Brief but good descriptions - but the pics are great! If you are an aviation fan, this book is a must, especially at the bargain price - mine was just $3.50 from an Amazon seller and is like new!
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The Jenny is probably one of the best-known aeroplanes ever built. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
type certificate, first flew, cruise speed, radial engine, main gear Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Great Lakes, Los Angeles, Aero Commander, Command Aire, North American, United States, Bad Habit, City of the Angels, Delta Air, Navion Rangemaster, San Diego, Pine Mountain Lake, San Francisco, Super Cruiser, Cessna Bobcat, Lock Haven, Spartan Executive, Tom Dixon, Chris Wood, City of Washington, San Jose, United Airlines, Aerial Advertising, Aeronca Chief, Brackett Field New!
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The Jenny is probably one of the best-known aeroplanes ever built. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
type certificate, first flew, cruise speed, radial engine, main gear Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Great Lakes, Los Angeles, Aero Commander, Command Aire, North American, United States, Bad Habit, City of the Angels, Delta Air, Navion Rangemaster, San Diego, Pine Mountain Lake, San Francisco, Super Cruiser, Cessna Bobcat, Lock Haven, Spartan Executive, Tom Dixon, Chris Wood, City of Washington, San Jose, United Airlines, Aerial Advertising, Aeronca Chief, Brackett Field New!
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- The Great Lakes (A First book) by James P Barry on page 6, and page 7
- Royal Canadian Air Force Association/Association de L'Aviation Royale Du Canada by Turner Publishing on page 34
- Riverside County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 87
- Northern Ireland (Visitor's Guide) by Rosemary Evans on page 74
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