U.S. specialist book provides an overview of aircraft, helicopters and other aircraft of an original design from the early twentieth century to the present day. It contains descriptions and photographs of over one hundred aircraft, developed by designers USA, France, Britain, Italy and other countries. For a wide range of professionals and aviation enthusiasts. Given the fact that the American edition was published in 1984, in Russian, courtesy of publisher and author TAB Books, includes descriptions and photographs of the new foreign aircraft "Rafale", "Lavi", "flu," EAR, X 29, B-2, "Voyager», V-22 "Osprey" and the X-shaped wing. Thus, P. Bowers book should be viewed as a review of foreign aircraft designs innovative schemes. As such, it would undoubtedly be met with great interest the many aviation enthusiasts - both professionals and amateurs. The book format DJVu.