From Blériot to Spitfire

- First-hand accounts from the cockpits, detailing the experience of flying the aeroplanes, their good and bad features, and the techniques used to fly them - Accounts of 36 aeroplanes, including famed types such as the Supermarine Spitfire and Sopwith Camel - Comparisons of the flying characteristics of old aeroplanes with those of more modern types, and the operation of the rotary engines that power some of the early machines - The background to maintaining and restoring the Collection's aeroplanes - Over 160 stunning photographs