Stella & Rose's Books

Front cover

Contents

• Introduction: the Magic of Flight
• BEFORE 1920
• Lighter than Air
• Pioneers
• Otto Lilienthal
• Successful Pioneers
• Profile: Bleriot XI
• Engine: Anzani Three-cylinder Fan
• Military Two-seaters
• Great Manufacturers: Fokker
• Single-seat Fighters
• Profile: Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
• Racers and Record Breakers
• Lincoln Beachey
• Great Manufactuers: Sopwith
• Multi-engine Giants and Seaplanes
• Engine:Gnome 100 Horsepower
• THE 1920's
• Mailplanes and Barnstormers
• Private Flying Begins
• Lilian Boyer
• Setting Speed Records
• Profile: DH60 Gipsy Moth
• Engine: De Havilland Gipsy I
• Outstanding Achievements
• Biplanes Dominate
• Airliners Emerge
• Great Manufacturers: De Havilland
• THE 1930's
• Private Aircraft for All
• Virtual tour: Piper J3 Cub
• Quest for Speed
• Setting Records
• Amelia Earhart
• Great Manufacturers: Piper
• Airliners Win Through
• Profile: Douglas DC-2
• Flying Boats and Amphibians
• Rotorcraft Emerge
• Engine: Rolls-Royce Type R
• The Warplane Evolves
• Trainers, Parasites and Parasols
• THE 1940's
• Bombers
• Profile: Boeing B-17
• Wartime Fighters
• Profile: Supermarine Spitfire
• Military Support Aircraft
• Great Manufacturers: Douglas
• Civil Transport
• Post-War Light Aircraft
• Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
• Piston Perfection
• Early Jets
• Frank Whittle's Jet Engine
• Early Helicopters
• Towards the Sound Barrier
• Ahead of their Time
• Great Manufacturers: North American
• THE 1950's
• Jet Fighters
• Profile: F-86 Sabre
• Bombers, Attack Aircraft and Trainers
• Rotorcraft Mature
• The Glamour of Air Travel
• Piston-Engine Transport ends
• Profile: Super Constellation
• Civil Jets and Turboprops
• Engine: General Electric J79
• Modern Classics
• Great Manufacturers: Cessna
• Experimental Aircraft
• Supersonic Fighters
• THE 1960's
• America Dominates
• Great Manufacturers: Boeing
• Jet and Propeller Transport
• Engine: Rolls-Royce Pegasus
• Business, Utility and Fire Fighting
• Military Developments
• Profile: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
• Extremes in Speed
• Rotary-wing Diversity
• Air Support
• Great Manufacturers: Sikorsky
• THE 1970's
• US Rivals and French Classics
• Business and Utility Aircraft
• Airport Design
• Diverse Airlines
• Profile: Concorde
• Great Manufacturers: Airbus
• Military Support
• Frontline Aircraft
• Engine: Allison 250/T63 Turboshaft
• Europeans Challenge
• Profile: Bell 206 JetRanger
• THE 1980's
• Great Manufacturers: Lockheed
• Military Aircraft
• Profile: Mikoyan MiG-29
• Stealth Bomber
• Enter Robinson
• Great Manufacturers: Robinson
• A Scattering of British Types
• Engine: Rotax UL-1V
• Bizjets and Turbo-prop Rivals
• Two-crew cockpits
• THE 1990's
• Business and Utility
• Tradition and Innovation
• Sports and Sailplanes
• Profile: Duo Discus Glider
• Europe Challenges the US Airliners
• Engine: Rolls-Royce Trent 800
• Upgraded Helicopters
• Carrier Aircraft
• Military Technology
• Great Manufacturers: Northrop
• AFTER 2000
• Europeans Lead
• Engine: Rotax 912ULS
• Ultra-efficient Civil Transport
• Aircraft Graveyard
• End of the Line for Manned Fighters?
• Profile: Eurofighter Typhoon
• Alternative Power
• Great Manufacturers: Scaled Composites
• Into the Future
• WhiteKnight Two and SpaceShip Two
• How Aircraft Fly
• Piston Engines
• Jet Engines
• Landmark Engines
• GLOSSARY
• INDEX/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS