This authoritative, heavily-illustrated reference features a comprehensive A-Z compilation of 7,000 terms and definitions encompassing all key areas of aviation: military, commercial, and general aviation -- highlighted by 2,400 illustrations that clarify and illuminate the expert text.

If it concerns aviation, you'll find it in Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation:

• Navigation


• Meteorology


• Air Traffic Control


• Airports


• Aviation Medicine


• Avionics


• Aircraft Equipment


• Aircraft Engineering


• Aerial Photography


• Aircraft Operations


• Aviation Acronyms


• Aerodynamics


• And much more

Written by an author with almost four decades of air military experience, this combination dictionary, reference, and learning tool will be of value to the full-spectrum of aviation industry professionals -- pilots, engineers, administrators, government agency personnel, air traffic controllers, mechanics and technicians, corporate flight departments -- as well as students and serious aviation hobbyists.