One hundred years ago, showman Samuel Cody made history when he powered his aircraft into the Farnborough skies - the aviation age had arrived in the UK.

What followed changed the lives of everyone, with transportation, leisure, commerce and warfare all being quick to take advantage of the new technology.

Key Publishing's latest 100-page perfect-bound special issue examines how aviation developed in Britain, showing how the UK's industry started, then expanded during the war years, merged and eventually evolved into its current form. It pays tribute to the famous people behind the history-making machines.

Special features include:

- Industry 'family tree'

- The Science Museum collection

- Fighter evolution

- Bombers: DH.9 to Tornado

- Military Transports

- Trainers and light aircraft

- Concorde's ancestors

- Rotorcraft pioneers

- Flying-boats and seaplanes

- Aero engines

 


Price:   £4.99