Bing Chandler

Organized by type, World War II Military Aircraft includes more than 50 of the best- known aircraft to fly for all nations from 1939 to 1945, from classic fighters such as the Messerschmitt 109, Supermarine Spitfire and North American P-51 Mustang, through the great bombers of the era, including the Avro Lancaster, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Heinkel He 111H, to the aircraft that fought across the vastness of the Pacific Theatre, such as the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, Grumman F4F Wildcat and Douglas SBD Dauntless torpedo bomber. World War II Military Aircraft also features 12 large-scale gatefolds of key types, including the multirole German Junkers Ju-88 fighter-bomber, the British rocket-armed Hawker Typhoon, which proved essential in winning the battle for Normandy, and the Soviet Yak fighter, the first in one of the longest-running aircraft production programs in history. Each entry includes a dozen annotations detailing aspects of the type’s technology, from powerplant and armament to crew compartment and aerodynamic elements. Featuring the greatest aircraft of World War II, this book is the perfect gift for military aviation enthusiasts and modellers.

Since the 1950s, helicopters have developed to become a key component of armies everywhere, providing attack, transport and reconnaissance capabilities to land and maritime forces throughout the world. From deadly fighting machines like the US Army?s AH-64 Apache and the Russian Mil Mi-24 ?Hind?, to efficient, multipurpose utility helicopters such as the Bell 222 and Harbin Z-9, Modern Military Helicopters is an accessible guide to the most important rotary-winged aviation in service today. The book is organised by type: attack, reconnaissance, utility, transport and maritime. Find out about the Bell AH-1Z Viper gunship, armed with enormous firepower, including a three-barrelled 20mm cannon, Hellfire anti-tank missiles and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles; the Kamov Ka-52 Alligator all-weather combat helicopter, capable of destroying ground armour with beyond-visual-range (BVR) missiles; the Bell V-22 Osprey, a tiltrotor aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability; and the massive Russian Mil Mi-26, the world?s largest production helicopter with the ability to carry up to 100 combat troops or two combat vehicles. Illustrated with 100 detailed artworks, *Technical Guide: Modern Military Helicopters *is an essential reference for modellers and aviation enthusiasts. Highly-illustrated guide to main types of helicopter currently deployed Contains 100 artworks of every major type and variant Includes detailed specifications for each separate type