Jim Winchester - The Aviation FactFile - Concept Aircraft

Concept Aircraft is a fascinating and informative guide to more than 120 of the most unusual and experimental aircraft ever designed. Its information-packed pages cover a broad range of aircraft, from America’s Bell X-1 rocket research aircraft - the first manned aircraft to break the sound barrier - to the mighty North American XB-70 supersonic bomber. Including bizarre concepts like the Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 jet fighter seaplane, and the Junkers Ju 287, a World War II jet bomber prototype with wings that swept forwards rather than backwards, this book explores the boundaries of aviation research over the decades.