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Tim Harris.

32 pages :

colour illustrations.
Cover subtitle: From drones to jump jets.Contents include: Search and rescue -- Military helicopters -- Jump jets -- Autogyros -- Convertiplanes -- Drones -- Rockets -- Lunar modules -- The future -- Record-breakers -- Highlights of flight.
Summary: Vertical Take-off Aircraft Ingenious machines that require no runway include military helicopters and jump jets, autogyros, drones and the Boeing V-22 Osprey, both plane and helicopter. They can hover and manoeuvre cleverly, too, while the brilliant Lunar Module of 1969 even landed men on the Moon! These machines pack some punchy records: highest helicopter rescue, tallest rocket, fastest jump jet and more.
Feats of flight.