Describes and lists major aeroplane engine manufacturer throughout the world. With its glossary, diagrams, charts and photographs, this guide to the world's aero engines is aimed at aviation enthusiasts.
Bill Gunston's highly successful, fully illustrated reference work describes and lists every major aeroplane engine manufacturer throughout the world. For this fifth edition, the author has updated the book throughout, including new entries. With its informative glossary, diagrams, charts and photographs, some previously unpublished, this indispensable guide to the world's aero engines will be of interest to all aviation enthusiasts.
Bill Gunston’s highly successful, fully illustrated reference work describes and lists every major aeroplane engine manufacturer throughout the world. For this fifth edition the author has updated the book throughout, including new entries. With its informative glossary, diagrams, charts and photographs, some previously unpublished, this indispensable guide to the world’s aero engines will be of interest to all aviation enthusiasts.
BILL GUNSTON, a former RAF pilot and flying instructor, is perhaps the best-known aviation writer in Britain today, with some 300 books published in a fifty-year writing career. His recent books include Night Fighters: A Development and Combat History (2nd edition, 2003) and World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers: From the Pioneers to the Present Day (2nd edition, 2005).
