Aviation Book

s special features include: - * An A - Z of great flying machines, civil and military, presented alphabetically by manufacturer, each lovingly observed and hand-drawn in detail by the author * The complete known technical specifications of all the aircraft included in the book, with information about where the actual aircraft can be seen * An illustrated timeline of man's attempts to fly, from early myths and legends to ventures into space * Includes the author's personal selection of strange and original aircraft - some only flown in prototype. A treat for the air historian. Fia O Caoimh is an Irish artist, architect and pilot, flying from his Waterford Airport base. He constructed his own high performance Rutan Long-Ez aircraft and began the ten-year project resulting in this book in 1995. For a page-turning preview of The Aviation Book please visit theaviationbook.com