Product Description

The fully-updated fifth edition of the bestselling guide to the world's aircraft. Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide is the only guide that allows the general public access to information from the world-famous Jane's All the World's Aircraft (first published in 1909), used by international aviation and military organisations and professionals. This revised and fully up-to-date edition is jam-packed with colour photographs and technical data to reflect recent developments in the aviation industry. This edition includes a complete list of international civil aircraft markings, a comprehensive glossary of terms, and national military aircraft markings. Each entry contains full technical data -- including specifications, armament, dimensions and important features, and also includes a colour photograph and a recognition silhouette for each aircraft. Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide is an invaluable reference guide and essential for the enthusiast. Contents Civil Jet Airliners Civil Prop Airliners Business Jets and Turboprops Private Light Aircraft Civil Helicopters Combat Aircraft Military Helicopters

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13534 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

About the Author
Gunter Endres is an aviation consultant and writer. He contributes regularly to Airline Business and Flight International magazines, and has written many books, including Jane's Airline Recognition Guide. He is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and lives in Sussex. Michael J Gething has been an aviation/defence journalist and editor since 1973. He spent 17 years at DEFENCE, eight of then as Editor, before joining Jane's in December 1993. He was also the last editor of the Airfix Magazine in 1993. An Associate Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists, Michael also belongs to Air-Britain, the Air League and the Air Power Association. He lives in Sussex.

Customer Reviews

Where's the beef
I had looked forward to this for a long time, it was on back order and the release date kept slipping.... I had hoped for great things, at the very least a significant improvement on the first edition that has been well thumbed. Yes, it is now full of colour photos. But that is where the improvement stops in my opinion. Detail specs are now missing - no engine info and limited other details. The index is poor. Will I order the next edition before publication? - No.

Could be better
All the pictures are small and B/W, quite a few don't help recognition very much. The silhouettes are tiny, almost completely black, in some cases unclear. Few technical data, nothing about engines, power, performances.

Doesn't Do What It Says On The Tin...
Yes, it has colour pictures but.....

Sadly the original layout of separating into type (e.g. Jet, Swept Wings, rear Engines) has been abandoned in favour of alphabetical listings.

This is supposed to be a recognition guide but, unfortunately, planes don't fly over in alphabetical order - in order to identify an aircraft you now have to plough through the whole of the book on the offchance you will come across the right one.

It is no longer a recognition guide - simply a book of planes.

In a word, Pants.


EDIT - I notice that a lot of the earlier reveiws (the glowing ones - some more than 9 years ago) seem to refer to previous editions of this book - i.e. when it was still a useful guide. This seems a less than helpful to those buying the new edition!