The Best of Wings: Great Articles from Airpower and Wings Magazines - Softcover

Boyne, Walter J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574883682 ISBN 13: 9781574883688

Publisher: Potomac Books Inc, 2001

Synopsis

The Best of Wingscontains behind-the-scenes stories about the most glamorous aircraft of all time, from the Hughes racer to virtual “mystery ships” like the Bell Airacuda and the remarkably successful McDonnell F-4. Each piece takes you through aviation history with little-known details on the designers, the pilots, the records, and the ultimate fate of a wide variety of aircraft. Hundreds of photos detail the progress of aviation around the world, from trainers to nuclear bombers. Walter J. Boyne has selected an appealing array of stories about famous and not-so-famous aircraft. With his trademark style of combining intricate engineering detail and the human drama of aviation, Boyne, one of the most prolific aviation writers of our time, makes each aircraft literally fly off the pages. These timeless histories provide inside information, often gathered from the author’s personal experiences with the men and women who designed, built, and flew the aircraft.

About this title

About the Author:

Walter J. Boyne is a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, the former director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, a best-selling author, and a world-renowned authority on aviation history. His thirty books include The Smithsonian Book of Flight, Eagles at War, and Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the United States Air Force, 1947-1997. He lives in Ashburn, Virginia.

From Publishers Weekly:

A retired U.S. Air Force pilot, former director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and a bestselling author, Walter J. Boyne (Aces in Command) has written hundreds of magazine articles during his 40-year secondary career in aviation journalism. In The Best of Wings Magazine, Boyne has collected 27 of his articles for the renowned magazines Wings and Airpower ("The two were really just one magazine, but Joe [Mizrahi, the founder of both] used two names as a marketing ploy"). The 27 selections originally appeared between 1971 ("Sky Tiger: Bell's Airacuda Bomber Destroyer Without a Mission") and 1985 ("The Fabulous Phantom: McDonnell F-4 Phantom"). Armchair aviators will find expert investigations of numerous aircraft as well as vicarious flight delight. 205 photos.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1574883682
• ISBN 13: 9781574883688
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256