The International Encyclopedia of Aviation

480 pp. CONTENTS: Foreword, Juan Trippe; Introduction, David Mondey; Origins and Development: Creative Ideas, Clive Hart - Kites and Gliders, Clive Hart - Experimenters, Bill Gunston - Engines, Bill Gunstone - Airframes, Bill Gunston - Technology, Bill Gunston - Airports, Mike Hooks - Aerospace Medicine, Peter Howard; Military Aviation: Air Power, Mark Hewish - War Machines, Mark Hewish; Civil and Maritime Aviation: Airlines and Arliners, John Stroud - General Aviation, James Gilbert - Air Sport, James Gilbert - Flying Boats, James Gilbert; Lighter-than-Air: Balloons, David Mondey - Airships, David Mondey; Specialized Aircraft: Rotorcraft, Basil Arkell - V/STOL, Basil Arkell; Rocketry and Space Exploration: Rockets and Guided Missiles, Kenneth Gatland - Space Exploration, Kenneth Gatland; Facts, Feats and Records: Great Flying Feats, James Gilbert - Air Crimes, Kenneth Allen - Air Disasters, Kenneth Allen - Aviation Law, Michael Milde - Famous Names, David Mondey - Chronology, David Mondey - Glossary, David Mondey - Air Museums, Phil Butler; Index, Maurice Allwrad; Acknowledgments.