Aviation Books
Welcome to Key Publishing's comprehensive collection of Aviation Books, where the world of flight takes centre stage. As a leading publisher dedicated to aviation literature, we are proud to present a diverse range of books that explore the history, technology, and adventure of aviation and aircraft.
Our curated selection covers a wide spectrum of topics, including the pioneering days of aviation, iconic aircraft, aviation technology and innovation, military aviation, commercial aviation, and the inspiring stories of pilots and astronauts. Whether you're an aviation enthusiast, a history buff, or simply fascinated by the marvels of flight, our collection offers something for every curious mind.
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RAF Helicopters of the 70s and 80s
Key Publishing LtdRAF Helicopters of the 1970s and ’80s; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol 18 During the 1970s and ’80s, the RAF’s helicopters went from strengt...
View full detailsAirliners of East and Central Asia
Key Publishing LtdAirliners of East and Central Asia Modern Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol 1 With the largest landmass of all the continents, and a population of ov...
View full detailsRussian Air Power
Key Publishing LtdRussian Air Power Russia has an extensive history of domestic military aircraft manufacture and a vast array of air power at its disposal. Despite ...
View full detailsRepublic F-105 Thunderchief: Operations in Southeast Asia
Key Publishing LtdRepublic F-105 Thunderchief: Operations in Southeast Asia; ; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol 14 Authored by: Theo van Geffen and Gerald Arru...
View full detailsAmerican Aviation: The First Half Century
Key Publishing LtdAmerican Aviation: The First Half-Century Authored by: David Willis and Jim Winchester Pages: 192 Hardback The story of American aviation in the fi...
View full detailsAirliners of South and Southeast Asia
Key Publishing LtdModern Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol. 2 Author: Gerry Manning Pages: 96 With the largest landmass of all the continents, and a population of over...
View full detailsF-111: Fort Worth Swinger
Key Publishing LtdF-111: Fort Worth Swinger Historic Military Aircraft Series: Volume 3 At the time of its introduction into service, the F-111 was a revolutionary a...
View full detailsAir France at 90
Key Publishing LtdAir France At 90 France's Largest Airline Founded in 1933, Air France is that country’s largest airline with 211 aircraft at its disposal, comprisi...
View full detailsHellenic Air Force: Guardians of Greece
Key Publishing LtdHellenic Air Force: Guardians of Greece Air Forces Series, Vol. 8 The Hellenic Air Force is one of the most powerful in Europe. With 37 helicopters...
View full detailsUS Air Forces in Europe: The 1980s
Key Publishing LtdUS Air Forces in Europe: The 1980sThe US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) rapidly expanded its presence in the 1980s, as it became the most dangerous d...
View full detailsFrench Naval Aviation
Key Publishing LtdFrench Naval Aviation Modern Military Aircraft Series, Vol 7Over the last two decades, the Aéronautique Navale, French Naval Aviation, has grown in...
View full detailsMcDonnell Douglas DC10
Key Publishing LtdMcDonnell Douglas DC-10; Historic Commercial Aircraft Series McDonnell Douglas was formed in 1967 when the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, the comp...
View full detailsFinland's Air Forces: From Neutral to NATO
Key Publishing LtdFinland’s Air Forces: From Neutral to NATO; Air Forces Series, Vol. 6 Authored by: Kevin Wright 96 Pages Sharing a 1,340km-long land border with Ru...
View full detailsBritish Transport Aircraft of the 1970s and 80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Transport Aircraft of the 1970s and ’80s Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 37 During the latter stages of the Cold War, the Royal Air...
View full detailsCanberra
Key Publishing LtdCanberra: Britain’s First Jet Bomber Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 32 Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Canber...
View full detailsNorth Korean Aviation
Key Publishing LtdNorth Korean AviationAn Eyewitness Account In 2016, North Korea hosted its first ever airshow and invited a number of foreign visitors to watch. Un...
View full detailsSu-57 Felon
Key Publishing LtdSu-57 Felon Book Modern Military Aircraft Series: Volume 2 In December 2020, the first Sukhoi Su-57, codenamed Felon by NATO, entered service with ...
View full detailsRoyal Navy and Army Helicopters of the 70s & 80s
Key Publishing LtdRoyal Navy and Army Helicopters of the 1970s and ’80s; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 27; Authored By: Chris Goss Pages: 96 In the 1970s ...
View full detailsBritish Aviation: The First Half Century
Key PublishingBritish Aviation: The First Half-Century (In Colour)The first half of the 20th century saw the birth of the aeroplane and its development as an ins...
View full detailsAvro 748
Key Publishing LtdAvro 748: Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol 3 The 748 was a highly successful commercial airliner, that since the 1960s had been responsible...
View full detailsHeathrow Airport Operations Manual
Key Publishing LtdFully authorised and supported by Heathrow, the Haynes Heathrow Airport Manual takes the reader behind the scenes of the world's busiest airport, i...
View full detailsFairey 1915-60
Key Publishing LtdFairey 1915–60; Aviation Industry Series, Vol. 1 Please note: This is a new edition of Fairey Company Profile 1915–1960 One of the many ingredient...
View full detailsDouglas DC-3
Key Publishing LtdHistoric Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol. 13 96 Pages Please note: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Classic Airliner: The Douglas DC-3 Altho...
View full detailsJunkers Ju 88
Key Publishing LtdJunkers Ju 88 The Junkers Ju 88 was one of the most important tactical bombers of the World War Two era. Its beginnings go back to the mid-1930s, a...
View full detailsB-25 Mitchell
Key Publishing LtdIf the North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell had only participated in the Doolittle Raid, it would have cemented its place in history – but it did ...
View full detailsSurviving D-Day Tanks in Normandy
Key Publishing LtdSurviving D-Day Tanks in Normandy Military Vehicles and Artillery Series: Volume 2 This guide book examines the surviving WWII tanks, tank turrets ...
View full detailsSpanish Military Jets 1954-2022: Towards the 21st Century
Key Publishing LtdSpanish Military Jets 1954–2022: Towards the 21st Century; Modern Military Aircraft Series, Vol 10 After its first acquisition of jet aircraft in 1...
View full detailsBritish Fighters of the 1970s and '80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Fighters of the 1970s and 80s Historic Military Aircraft Series, Volume 2 Two of the RAF s most memorable aircraft are the English Electric...
View full detailsStrategic Air Command: 'Peace is Our Profession'
Key Publishing LtdStrategic Air Command: “Peace is Our Profession” The end of World War Two brought new challenges for US homeland security. The advent of the nuclea...
View full detailsEl Al Airlines
Key Publishing LtdEl Al; Airlines Series Vol 21 The history of El Al, the Israeli national flag carrier, dates back to September 1948, when a former Israeli Air Forc...
View full detailsMilitary Markings Book 2023
Key Publishing LtdMilitary Markings Book 2023 First published in the 1970s, Military Aircraft Markings has become an indispensable annual publication for aircraft en...
View full detailsBoeing Stratocruiser and 707
Key Publishing LtdBoeing Stratocruiser and 707; Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol 12 Please note: this is a new book edition of Aeroplane Classic Airliner: Bo...
View full detailsAvro Vulcan B.Mk2: A Place in History 1960-84
Key Publishing LtdAvro Vulcan B.Mk2: A Place in History, 1960–84; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol 19 Authored By: David W. Fildes Pages: 96 In 2022, the Avro ...
View full detailsBritain's Military Helicopters
Key Publishing LtdBritain's Military Helicopters Modern Military Aircraft Series, Volume 4 A key component in any armed force, helicopters operate in a range of role...
View full detailsHawker Typhoon
Key Publishing LtdHawker Typhoon Historic Military Aircraft Series, Volume 5 Although first designed as a fighter, during the fighting in and over Europe during 1944...
View full detailsBritish Ground Attack Aircraft of the 1970s & '80s
Key Publishing LtdBritish Ground-Attack Aircraft of the 1970s and 80s Historic Military Aircraft Series, Volume 8 The SEPECAT Jaguar and Hawker Siddeley Harrier play...
View full detailsMahan Air
Key Publishing LtdMahan Air: Iran’s Largest Airline; Airlines Series, Vol. 13 Authored By: Babak Taghvaee Pages: 96 With 70 aircraft in its service and 34 of them c...
View full detailsDelta Air Lines
Key Publishing LtdDelta Air Lines; Airlines Series Vol 20 Delta Air Lines is one of the world’s longest serving and most successful carriers. With a fleet of more th...
View full detailsTactical Air Command
Key Publishing LtdTactical Air Command: 1946–92 Established in 1946, Tactical Air Command became a major component of US Air Force operations, alongside Strategic Ai...
View full detailsAir Forces of Latin America: Colombia
Key Publishing LtdColombian military aviation is one of the most powerful in Latin America and comprises aviation divisions from four branches: the Fuerza Aérea Colo...
View full detailsHawker Hunter
Key Publishing LtdHawker Hunter; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 16 Please note: This is a new edition of Combat Machines No 4 Hawker Hunter Development of t...
View full detailsB-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs from the Europe Theater
Key Publishing LtdB-24 Liberator: Combat Photographs from the European Theater of Operations; Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol 21 Born from a need for more B-1...
View full detailsCivil Markings Book 2023
Key Publishing LtdCivil Markings Book 2023 The New 2023 edition of this best selling annual publication builds on the long history and heritage of the title. First p...
View full detailsPreserved Aircraft of the World: Europe
Key Publishing LtdPreserved Aircraft of the World: Europe; The appeal of vintage aircraft lies in its social and military history, the engineering and evolutionary ...
View full detailsSpanish Military Jets: Part 1
Key Publishing LtdSpanish Military Jets 1954–2022: Difficult Beginnings; Modern Military Aircraft Series, Vol 9 After World War Two, as most countries were beginning...
View full detailsAirbus A400M Atlas
Key Publishing LtdAirbus A400M Atlas Modern Military Aircraft Series Vol. 15. The Airbus A400M is a medium-lift turboprop military transport aircraft currently in s...
View full detailsHigh Desert Deployment
Key Publishing LtdPre Order: This item will be released late May early June 2023. High Desert Deployment: Navy Color on Display at NAS Fallon; Since World War Two, ...
View full detailsFrench Air Force
Key Publishing LtdFrench Air Force: Contemporary Aircraft Air Forces Series, Vol. 9 In order to meet future threats and remain operationally relevant, the Armée de...
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Delve into the captivating narratives of aviation's trailblazers, from the Allied Fighters of World War Two to the ground-breaking achievements of modern space exploration. Explore the evolution of aircraft design and engineering, uncover the secrets of aerial warfare, and gain insights into the challenges and triumphs of aviation pioneers.
With our Aviation Books, you'll embark on a journey learning about the incredible achievements and enduring legacy of aviation Commercial, Historic and Military. Discover the world of aviation with Key Publishing's curated collection of Aviation Books.