VTOL: Military Research Aircraft
New York: Orion Books Ltd., 1989. First American Edition. First Printing. 248, illus. (some color), index. The first comprehensive history of VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) experimentation and endeavor. Every one of the diverse types of aircraft involved is included, from tailsitters and ducted fans to tiltprops and tiltwings to liftjects and vectored jets. Includes a fascinating collection of illustrations in both color and black and white. These include a series of specially drawn chronologies which graphically illustrate the relationship between the various projects, and photographs or line drawings. Condition: very good.
Keywords: Vertical Take-Off, VTOL, Aeronautics, Research Aircraft, Liftjets, Tiltjects, Tailsitters, Rotorcraft, Aviation
ISBN: 0517576848
[Book #40440]
Price: $40.50