Bill Gunston (1927–2013)
Autor/a de Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II
Sobre l'autor
Bill Gunston was born in London. He was educated at the University of Durham -- under the auspices of the Royal Air Force -- and at London University. During his RAF service 1945-48, he piloted 93 types of aircraft. In 1951, he joined the staff of Flight International and became the magazine's mostra'n més technical editor in 1955. In 1970, Gunston "retired" and began writing. Since then, he has written 362 books, countless reports, and several thousand magazine articles. He also contributes to video, movie, and television scripts, and has acted as an expert witness in a celebrated U.S. aviation manufacturing dispute. He is currently editor of Jane's Aero-Engines, a renowned guide dedicated to every gas-turbine engine used for manned aircraft. Gunston is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and, in 1995, was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to aviation writing. mostra'n menys
Sèrie
Obres de Bill Gunston
Modern Air Combat: The Aircraft, Tactics and Weapons Employed in Aerial Warfare Today (1983) 157 exemplars
The Encyclopedia of Modern Warplanes: The Development and Specifications of All Active Military Aircraft (1995) 92 exemplars
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft of World War II: A technical directory of the warplanes of 1939-1945 (1978) 86 exemplars
An Illustrated Guide to Modern Fighters and Attack Aircraft: Featuring 20 New Aircraft (Arco Military Book) (1980) 79 exemplars
World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines: All Major Aircraft Power Plants, from the Wright Brothers to the Present Day (1986) 51 exemplars
An Illustrated Guide to Future Fighters and Combat Aircraft (Illustrated Guides Series) (1984) 39 exemplars
The Air Traveler's Handbook: The Complete Guide to Air Travel, Airplanes, and Airports (1978) 35 exemplars
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Armament: A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Airborne Weapons and Sensing… (1988) 30 exemplars
Warplanes Of The Future: The Most Exciting Combat Aircraft Being Designed Today To Face The Threat Of Wars Tomorrow (1985) 26 exemplars
World Encyclopaedia of Aircraft Manufacturers: From the Pioneers to the Present Day (1981) 22 exemplars
Jet Bombers: From the Messerschmitt Me 262 to the Stealth B-2 (Osprey modern military) (1993) 18 exemplars
Fedden - the Life of Sir Roy Fedden (Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historic Series No. 26) (1998) 12 exemplars
World War II British Aircraft 6 exemplars
Guía ilustrada de los cazas y aviones de ataque aliados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (2) (1995) 3 exemplars
El Tercer Reich: Luftwaffe, Goering y la fuerza excepcional de los Stuka, Messerschmitt, Heinkel... (1901) 3 exemplars
Les Fusées et missiles d'aujourd'hui (Grande encyclopédie visuelle de l'aéronautique.) (1979) 3 exemplars
Fighters 1914-1939 3 exemplars
Military Aircraft 2 exemplars
Les grands avions de ligne 2 exemplars
Guía ilustrada de Cazas y Aviones de ataque Alemanes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1986) 2 exemplars
Guia Ilustrada de Cazas y Aviones de Ataque Aliados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1) (1986) 2 exemplars
Caças e aviões de ataque modernos 2 exemplars
Moderne jagers en aanvalsvliegtuigen 2 exemplars
Combat Aircraft 1 exemplars
CAÇAS DA OTAN 1 exemplars
Jet and Turbine Aero Engines 1 exemplars
Guias de Armas de Guerra - Aviões de Espionagem 1 exemplars
Combat aerien moderne 1 exemplars
MÍSSEIS AR-AR E ANTITANQUE 1 exemplars
Bombardeiros da II Guerra Mundial 1 exemplars
Caças do Eixo da II Guerra Mundial 1 exemplars
Caças dos Aliados da II Guerra Mundial 1 exemplars
Guias de Armas de Guerra - Guerra no Espaço 1 exemplars
Enciclopedia dei missili 1 exemplars
Helicopters in oorlogstijd 1 exemplars
Fighters of World War II 1 exemplars
Histoire de l'aviation militaire 1 exemplars
Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt 1 exemplars
Korszerű vadász- és csapásmérő repülőgépek alapinformációk napjaink 53 harcirepülőgép-típusáról (1994) 1 exemplars
Enciclopedia dei Missili - Vol. 1 1 exemplars
United States aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft 1 exemplars
USAF a moderna força aérea dos EUA 1 exemplars
Warplanes 1 exemplars
Bombardieri della seconda guerra mondiale 1 exemplars
Caccia e aerei d'attacco moderni : I 60 pi moderni e interessanti aerei militari di tutto il mondo 1 exemplars
Lotnictwo; Pierwsze 100 LAT 1 exemplars
Avions de combat du xxie siecle 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Mig-21 'Fishbed': The World's Most Widely Used Supersonic Fighter (Aerofax Series) (1996) — Autor — 25 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Gunston, William Tudor
- Altres noms
- Gunston, W.T.
- Data de naixement
- 1927-03-01
- Data de defunció
- 2013-06-01
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- England
UK - Lloc de naixement
- London, England, UK
- Educació
- Pinner County Grammar School
University of Durham
University of London - Professions
- author
flying instructor
editor - Organitzacions
- Royal Air Force
Flight International Magazine
Circle of Aviation Writers
Royal Aeronautical Society
Jane's - Premis i honors
- Order of the British Empire (Officer, 1996)
Membres
Ressenyes
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 246
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 4,522
- Popularitat
- #5,548
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 41
- ISBN
- 466
- Llengües
- 12
- Preferit
- 3