The most famous aircraft of the world

This illustrated encyclopedia is dedicated to a man embodied by a dream - to cars that gave him wings. After reading it, you can learn about the most famous aircraft: from the "dinosaurs" of aircraft construction -" flying boat "of the Mozhaisk and" winged label "brothers Wright to the conquerors of the formidable heaven of the First World War - elegant" Newpors and "Albatrosses", as well as the Second World War - Deadly "Jacob" and "Messerschmitts". The book will talk about the first flights and records of "steel birds", the achievements of famous pilots. The winged assistants for peaceful days did not remain forgotten: the Tu-104 worker, and the spacious "Concord", and the powerful "Antei", and the trouble-free U-2. For each aircraft, its tactical and technical characteristics, the history of the creation and design features are given. Interesting facts and exciting stories about well -known planes, accompanied by visual schemes and photographs on the pages of this illustrated encyclopedia, will not leave indifferent even the most sophisticated readers