In the Cockpit: Inside 50 History-Making Aircraft

by Dana Bell, Eric F. Long (Photographer), Mark A. Avino (Photographer)

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum holds the country's premier collection of historic aircrafts, but visitors must view these impressive structures at a distance. In the Cockpit captures the feeling of helming these historic craft with big, gorgeous four–color photographs that will give flight enthusiasts a true pilot's eye view of many of history's most important domestic and military airplanes, jets, and helicopters. Each entry includes archival images of the craft and authoritative text that places each one in the context of the development of aviation technology and world history.

Genres: Aviation, Nonfiction, History

144 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2007

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Reviews

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cool book with photos of each cockpit as if you’re sitting in it, and about a page of historical info. My kids enjoyed it, since our family has lots of aviation enthusiasts…

[Peter Heinrich · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great dramatic photos of some classic planes. There's a bit of historical information included for each plane, but it's usually limited to five or ten short paragraphs. Would like to have had a little more detail there.

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gives great detail and tells so much interesting things about the evolution of aircraft