num_pages: 248
description: From the Wright Brothers' famous Wright Flyer in 1903 to the Concorde in 1969 this book emphasizes the great strides made in aircraft construction in the sixty-six years between these two famous designs. Presented in chronological order are thirty-seven classic designs that changed the history of flight: The Wright Flyer Junkers J1 Fokker Dr. I Junkers Ju 52 Polikarpov I-16 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Boeing B-17 Douglas DC-3/C-47 Messerschmitt Bf 110 Junkers Ju 88 Macchi MC.200-207 Messerschmitt Me 209 Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Lockheed P-38 Lightning Heinkel He 178 Hawker Tornadeo/Typhoon Ilyushin II-2 Sturmovik Arado Ar 240 Chance Vought F4U Corsair North American P-51 Mustang De Havilland Mosquito Messerschmitt Me 262 Hawker Tempest Arado Ar 234 Dornier Do 335 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Hawker Hunter North American F-100 Super Sabre Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Saab J35 Draken Vought F-8 Crusader Mikoyan/Gurevich MiG-21 Dassault-Breguet Mirage III/5 Northrop T-38 Talon Hawker Siddeley Harrier Dornier Do 31 and the Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde.\nEach aircraft is shown in photographs scale line drawings from various perspectives and presents the various models prototypes and export models - technical aspects and measurements are also given.
language: English
title: Innovations in Aircraft Construction:
publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.