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The World's Worst Aircraft
The World's Worst Aircraft
Author: Bill Yenne
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The World's Worst Aircraft by Bill Yenne is a thematic survey of aviation history that catalogs the most disastrously conceived and poorly performing aeroplanes — the kinds of machines that embarrassed their builders, enraged their owners and frightened their pilots. Covering prototypes and production types from multiple eras and nations, the book examines design flaws, aerodynamic and stability problems, engine and reliability shortcomings, and other operational failures, offering a critical and often wryly humorous assessment of aviation curiosities that, in many cases, should never have been built.
Organized as a reference-style inventory by aircraft, this illustrated edition (large format, 31 cm) is heavily illustrated with photographs and line drawings and runs 159 pages. Bibliographic details: Bill Yenne, The World's Worst Aircraft; Dorset Press / Barnes & Noble edition, 1990; ISBN 0880294906, ISBN 9780880294904. It functions as a popular, pleasantly irreverent aeronautical miscellany for history and aviation enthusiasts.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Bibliographic
Bill Yenne
The World's Worst Aircraft
ISBN 0880294906
ISBN 9780880294904
Dorset Press
Barnes & Noble edition
1990 publication
159 pages
Illustrated edition
Type of Book
Aviation history
Aeronautical miscellany
Popular reference
Thematic survey of aircraft
Humorous / critical look at aviation failures (within non‑fiction)
Scope and Focus
History of aircraft design
Unsuccessful aircraft designs
Failed aviation projects
Poorly performing aircraft
Design flaws in aircraft
Unusual aircraft concepts
Aviation curiosities
Comparative assessment of aircraft
Critical evaluation of aircraft performance
Content & Format
Heavily illustrated (line drawings / photos inferred from "illustrated" and large format, 31 cm)
Reference-style organization by aircraft
Aviation / Technical Themes
Aircraft performance
Aerodynamic stability issues
Engine and powerplant shortcomings (general)
Handling and safety problems (general)
Operational reliability of aircraft
Prototype and production aircraft
Civil and military aviation (mixed coverage, as implied by general aeronautics scope)
Chronological / Geographical Coverage
General aviation history (multiple eras)
International aircraft coverage
WW2-Specific Considerations
World War II-era aircraft are likely included among "worst aircraft" examples, but individual models, theaters of war, operations, campaigns, and specific nations of focus cannot be reliably identified from available catalog data alone.
Book Condition: Like New
Book Condition: Like New
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