Aircraft and other aircraft. Encyclopedia. West D.

This encyclopedia tells about how a person’s dream to climb into the air embodied in reality. Readers will be able to get acquainted with the fascinating history of the conquest of the sky: from planners and balloons to spacecraft and supersonic aircraft, trace the evolution of aircraft industry, compare the technical characteristics of different models, as well as evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the best samples.

Separate pages are devoted to military equipment and the best pilots of the Great Patriotic War. Great illustrations allow you to look into the cabs of modern liners and fighting fighters, and detailed explanatory articles are to understand why the planes fly and how their engines work.

In the publication, you can also find information about a variety of aircraft, which are used today for peaceful and military purposes, transport people and goods, deliver mail and extinguish fires. Readers will also learn how to independently build a small helicopter in their garage, where they are taught at the pilots and how the deltaplane differs from the paraglider.