From the Book - New edition; American edition, 2022.
Before 1920: Lighter than air
Engine: Anzani three-cylinder fan
Great manufacturers: Fokker
Profile: Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
Racers and record breakers
Great manufacturers: Sopwith
Multi-engine giants and seaplanes
Engine: Gnome 100 horsepower
The 1920s: Mailplanes and barnstormers
Engine: De Havilland Gipsy I
Great manufacturers: De Havilland
The 1930s: Private aircraft for all
Great manufacturers: Piper
Flying boats and amphibians
Engine: Rolls-Royce Type R
Trainers, parasites, and parasols
Profile: Supermarine spitfire
Military support aircraft
Great manufacturers: Douglas
Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
Frank Whittle's jet engine
Great manufacturers: North American
Bombers, Attack aircraft and trainers
The glamour of air travel
Piston-engine transport ends
Profile: Super Constellation
Civil jets and turboprops
Engine: General Electric J79
Great manufacturers: Cessna
The 1960s: America dominates
Great manufacturers: Boeing
Jet and propeller transport
Engine: Rolls-Royce Pegasus
Business, utility, and fire-fighting
Profile: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Great manufacturers: Sikorsky
The 1970s: US rivals and French classics
Business and utility aircraft
Great manufacturers: Airbus
Engine: Allison 250/T63 Turboshaft
Profile: Bell 206 JetRanger
The 1980s: Great manufacturers: Lockheed
Great manufacturers: Robinson
A scattering of British types
Bizjets and turboprop rivals
The 1990s: Business and utility
Profile: Duo Discus glider
Europe challenges the US airliners
Engine: Rolls-Royce Trent 800
Great manufacturers: Northrop
After 2000: Europeans lead
Ultra-efficient civil transport
End of the line for manned fighters?
Profile: Eurofighter Typhoon
Great manufacturers: Scaled composites
More efficient and greener
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