Publisher's Synopsis
This dictionary aims to cover the broad range of subjects that deal with the operation of aircraft. The words included have been selected following extensive research which has in general taken two forms. First, the study especially of Royal Air Force and civilian textbooks and manuals, both English and French, and second, the regular reading over a long period, of various aviation journals. - - It has been prepared by a practising aviator and a linguist. The words and expressions cover those used daily in the world of aviation, accurate both in a technical and in a linguistic sense.