Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide

Rendall, David

ISBN 10: 0004709802 / ISBN 13: 9780004709802

Published by HarperCollinsPublishers, Glasgow, 1996

About this Item

Format is approximately 7.5 inches by 5 inches. 505, [7] pages. Glossary. Cover has slight wear and soiling. The essential guide to world aviation, "Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide" is the most comprehensive single volume on modern aviation. Over 500 military and civil aircraft are included, providing unrivaled coverage of every major aircraft type flying today. It includes: Three View Recognition Silhouettes Descriptive Text and Technical Data Over 500 Photographs. Aircraft recognition is a visual skill taught to military personnel and civilian auxiliaries since the introduction of military aircraft in World War I. It is important for air defense and military intelligence gathering. Aircraft recognition generally depends on learning the external appearance of the aircraft, both friendly and hostile, most likely to be encountered. Techniques used to teach this information have included scale models, printed silhouette charts, slide projectors, computer aided instruction and even specially-printed playing cards. The US military continues to use "WEFT" as a mnemonic for the major features of an aircraft: Wings or rotors to provide lift, Engines to provide power, a Fuselage to carry the payload and pilot, and a Tail assembly which controls the direction of flight. These elements differ in shape, size, number, and position. The differences distinguish one aircraft type from another. The individual components can be taught as separate recognition and identification features, but it is the composite of these features that must be learned to recognize and identify an aircraft.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide
• Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers, Glasgow
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0004709802
• ISBN 13: 9780004709802
• Binding: Trade paperback
• Edition: First Printing [Stated].
• Condition: Very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Reconnaissance

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Synopsis

The essential guide to world aviation, "Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide" is the most comprehensive single volume on modern aviation. Over 500 military and civil aircraft are included, providing unrivaled coverage of every major aircraft type flying today. It includes: Three View Recognition Silhouettes Descriptive Text and Technical Data Over 500 Photographs.

About the Author

Gunter Endres is an aviation consultant and writer. He contributes regularly to Airline Business and Flight International magazines, and has written many books, including Jane's Airline Recognition Guide. He is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and lives in Sussex. Michael J Gething has been an aviation/defence journalist and editor since 1973. He spent 17 years at DEFENCE, eight of then as Editor, before joining Jane's in December 1993. He was also the last editor of the Airfix Magazine in 1993. An Associate Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists, Michael also belongs to Air-Britain, the Air League and the Air Power Association. He lives in Sussex.