This innovative volume explores the fascinating history of aviation, from the Montgolfier brothers’ balloon and the Wright Flyer through two world wars to modern-day technological marvels such as the A-380 and stealth fighter jets. The Timeline of Aviation is structured chronologically, allowing major periods of advance such as World War II to be covered in detail, with box features and a plethora of colour artworks and archive photographs. At the back of the book is a huge fold-out double-sided timeline, profiling key events through aviation history in a graphical way with cutout images and colour keys under various themes and headings. The gatefold forms an atttractive poster which readers will want to cut out and keep on their wall for easy reference.