American Military Training Aircraft ─ Fixed and Rotary-Wing Trainers Since 1916

Citing America's learning curve for becoming the world's foremost military power as collectively World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the more recent War on Terror, Johnson presents a comprehensive historical survey, including technical specifications, drawings, and photographs of each type of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft used by U.S. military forces over 98 years to accomplish the first step of the learning process: the training of pilots and aircrews. The book is organized into Series I--fixed wing trainers, 1917 to 1947; Series II--fixed wing trainers, 1947 to 1962; Series III--fixed wing trainers, 1962 to present; and Series IV--rotary wing trainers, 1942 to present. Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

E.R. Johnson, an attorney, has flown 25 different types of aircraft as pilot-in-command. He is the author of six books and more than 100 articles on aviation and lives in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Lloyd S. Jones, an aviation artist and author, researches, designs and writes for major airplane model companies, and creates detailed aircraft illustrations. He lives in Costa Mesa, California.