This is a very good reference for the history of flight. There is a lot of interesting information throughout the book, which makes it very fun to read. The organization, with sidebars and many illustrating photographs, helps to give variety in an interesting way.

Unlike some books that only focus on different types of airplanes, Flight is good in that it elaborates on the specific usage of human flying machines at various points in the last century, tying them into political and economical developments along the way.

I especially appreciate the section in which it discusses the early history of human flight in the beginning of the 1900s. Besides the Wright brothers, there are many others who are often less recognized.

My biggest complaint is that the sidebar placement makes it difficult to read them along with the text if reading through smoothly, forcing the reader to stop in the middle of a page, read a sidebar, and then continue.

Furthermore, it would be nice if the book's title was more clear that the book discusses human flight.

Anybody who thinks they might enjoy a specific look at this history or likes to read about transportation should consider this book as a read.

You might just finish reading this book and immediately start looking up how expensive it is to restore and fly an old Douglas DC3. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

A huge book with great info and images. The layout and design of the book really suited the amount of information. Lots of little details not in normal general aviation book, but like any book there where areas I would of liked a bit more info on specific aircraft or decades.

The Book is the best thing

If you want to read just one book about the history of aviation, this is the one to choose. It keeps the fine balance between technical details and stories of great airmen (and women!) and their feats, dedicates several chapters to the early aeroplanes (absolutely amazing both because now they are almost completely forgotten and because they were so different from what the final concept of aircraft turned out to be), throws in a brief recap of space exploration, and, perhaps most fascinating, tells the story of how air travel appeared after WW1 and changed through the years.

The only drawback would probably that the history of non-Western aircraft after WW2 is rather short compared to other parts... but that's really a small complaint.

Decent up until the 1980s section. Crippled by a shamefully nihilistic final section.

Spoiler Alert: The plane can fly.

This is a good book if you are looking to write a research paper or do a project over the airplane. this book mainly covers the wide variety of different airplanes and how they have been getting better and more advance over the years.

Very informative book with nice illustrating photos and pictures. I could learn a lot of helpful knowledge and information. This especially makes sense with what I read from The Wright Brothers. Really interesting!

I own this book and it is full of airplanes from the past and present. I have read mostly all of it and i still go back to read. This book is one of my absolute favorites.

An excellent book following and succinctly explaining the most important and history-making aircraft and events in the development of aviation over the past 100 years. The book flows both through time period and category of aircraft, making the information easy to comprehend even for those who don't have a background in aviation. A great reference book.

An awesome book. Informative, great pictures and just brilliant for anyone interested in aviation -- sits lovely next to "Human" and "Animal"