- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Collins; Second edition edition (7 Jun 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0004722124
- ISBN-13: 978-0004722122
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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- #87 in Books > Reference > Transport > Aviation > Commercial
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The most comprehensive guide to modern aircraft available to the general public has been completely revised to reflect major changes in the world's air forces and developments in the civil aviation business. Illustrated with line drawings, recognition silhouettes and brand new photographs.
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A fully revised edition of the most comprehensive guide to modern aircraft available to the general public.
Since the last edition of this book was published (1996), there have been major changes to the world’s air forces and significant developments in the civil aviation business.
A new generation of military aircraft is entering service, and mid-life upgrades are significantly changing both military and civil fleets. The Pacific Rim nations are investing heavily in modern military aircraft and some are expanding their own manufacturing capability.
Jane’s Aircraft Recognition Guide provides technical specifications from Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft (published since 1909, and the acknowledged world leader in aviation reference).
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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!
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!
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
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its good
the book is well detailed and full of lots of information. the book is in alphabetic order and it tells you about the capacity, engines models and all about the planes history. Read more
Published 19 days ago by average-guy
Jane's - Aircraft Recognition Guide
Being Jane's you get exactly what you would expect and the person who received it as a gift were more than happy.
Published 1 month ago by cidermart
A Flying Experience
This is a colourful and detailed account of not only modern aircraft but those we remember from yesteryear. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Urban Fox
Really poor, esp. for a "Jane's" product!
This book suffers from poor taxonomy (clasification), really poor fact checking (KPH figures that don't match the Mach%) and - worst of all - doesn't even have a proper index! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Guru Gosling
Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide
Not what one expects of a 'Jane's' product. At first glance it is well produced but there are far too many errors. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. John R. Payne
Very Disappointing
I am very disappointed with this book. I should have read the reviews of other people before buying. Read more
Published 10 months ago by paperbackwriter
Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide 2007
This is an excellent guide for aircraft enthusiasts and a worthy update for an earlier Jane's guide by Derek Wood, 1992 5th edition. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Buffalo
missed opportunity
This well formated book is a sad and sorry failure. The size, the layout and color pictures are all wonderful and the book could have easily become a standard reference book for... Read more
Published 18 months ago by mhopp
Although not perfect, but still very nice
As already mentioned in other reviews - the best and fastest recognition would be according to typical characteristics of an aircraft, not according to producers or basic groups... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Pavol
No longer as good a recognition guide as previous editions, below par...
Whether you put much trust in Jane's as a defence information franchise or not, the previous versions were relatively useful recognition guides for aircraft, having them grouped by... Read more
Published 19 months ago by AK
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