Let's Ride: Sonny Barger's Guide to Motorcycling

Jay Spenser

The Airplane: How Ideas Gave Us Wings

The Airplane by aerospace industry writer Jay Spencer, former assistant curator of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and the Museum of Flight in Seattle, is the definitive history of how we invented and refined the amazing flying machines that enabled humankind to defy gravity. A fascinating true account certain to enthrall and delight aviation and technology buffs, The Airplane is lavishly illustrated with more than 100 photographs and is the first book ever to explore the development of the jetliner through a fascinating piece-by-piece analysis of the machinery of flight.

Gunter Endres, Michael J. Gething

Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide

The essential guide to the world's aircraft Over 500 color photographsCivilian and military aircraftTechnical dataRecognition silhouettesAircraft markings identification guide

In the Cockpit: Inside 50 History-Making Aircraft

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum holds the country's premier collection of historic aircrafts, but visitors must view these impressive structures at a distance. IN THE COCKPIT captures the feeling of helming these historic craft with big, gorgeous four-color photographs that will give flight enthusiasts a true pilot's eye view of many of history's most important domestic and military airplanes, jets, and helicopters. Each entry includes archival images of the craft and authoritative text that places each one in the context of the development of aviation technology and world history .