Having completed the revision of his series of British Secret Projects titles, Tony Buttler has now begun the same treatment for his early volumes on American Secret Projects.This first revised book d
A fascinating, highly illustrated insight into early post-war jet fighter development by an expert aviation historian and author,Early US Jet Fighters is set to become a standard reference.
At the dawn of the supersonic jet age, aircraft designers were forced to devise radical new planforms that suited the new power of the jet engine. One of the most successful was the delta wing. Althou
In the two decades that followed World War 2, designed and constructed British military aircraft were still at the forefront of aviation technology. Today, there is huge interest in this postwar, Cold
Like fighters, many bomber projects were drawn by British aircraft manufacturing companies in times of potential or actual combat. While names such as Canberra, Vulcan, Victor, TSR2, Harrier and Torna
X-planes were individual aircraft projects designed to test new concepts and technologies, created in secret aviation research in Europe after WWII. Aviation historian Buttler and aviation photographe
The British Secret Projects series covers the design and development of UK military aircraft since the mid-1930s with strong emphasis on designs that were never built, particularly those types generat
As China continues its rise as a world power, there is growing interest in its military aviation. Very little has been published in the past on the subject because of the difficulty of obtaining infor
From the Heinkel He 178 to the Caproni Camini N.1, this is the authoritative illustrated guide to the revolutionary aircraft that led to start of the military jet age.While World War II raged, pioneer
