Book Review

Name of Book: Helicopters

(Aviation Factfile)

Author: Jim Winchester

Number of pages:256
ISDN Code: 978-1782740872

The helicopter has been aptly described as 'the toy that grew up'. It really did begin as a toy, for the first
really successful helicopter was a model made by two Frenchmen in the eighteenth century. It
comprised two sets of blades which rotated under the power of an unwinding string, and it was the first
heavier-than-air powered machine known to have made a successful flight. Helicopters is a fascinating,
colourful and fact-packed guide. Each aircraft is covered in detail, with annotated colour profile
artworks, colour and black-&-white photographs, feature boxes outlining its development, technical
specifications, performance data, and variants. Unique graphics allow the reader to compare specific
features such as range, speed and ceiling with contemporary aircraft. Featuring such well-known
manufacturers as Bell, Sikorski, Agusta, and Westland and such classic models as the Apache and the
Huey, Helicopters is a beautifully presented, landscape format, guide to 120 of the world's finest
rotorcraft

Jim Winchester, the General Editor, is a writer of many years experience who has written widely on
various aspects of aviation. He is the author of several books including Fighter, Fighters of the 20th
Century and Combat Legends: A-4 Skyhawk, and has contributed to the World Air Power Journal and
Flight International s World Aircraft and Systems Directory. He lives in west London.