Know Your Helicopters

With the info in this book, you'll soon be able to say you Know Your Helicopters! 44 types of helicopters commonly seen in service today Fun facts highlighting each machine's characteristics, country of manufacture, engine type, capabilities, and more High-quality photo of each type of aircraft, showing its distinctive features Compact 5x7 pocket size is easy and fun to flip through to get interesting info fast Know Your Helicopters is a pocket-sized book detailing 44 types of helicopters often seen in service today—from the smallest Robinson to the biggest Mil, including Bells, Boeings, Sikorskys, and many more. A photograph of each fantastic flying machine is included, along with concise details on history, engine type, capabilities, and more. Helicopters featured include: Eurocopter Tiger SA330 Puma Dauphin AS355 series 'Squirrel' Bell 212 Twin Huey Lynx Mk 7 V-22 Osprey ...and many more! Author Tom Hargreave served 18 years in the British Army as an Army Air Corps pilot. In this time, he accumulated 2,500 hours of flight time across a variety of helicopter types including the Gazelle, Lynx, Agusta 109, and the Apache. Know Your Helicopters makes the perfect gift for anyone with a love of aircraft, or who dreams of one day becoming a helicopter pilot!