GUNSTON, Bill

GUNSTON, Bill. (William Tudor Gunston). British, b. 1927. Genres: Air/Space topics, Military/Defense/Arms control, Technology, Transportation, Biography. Career: Compiler, Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1969-; European ed., Aircraft (Australia), 1973-; editor, Jane's Aero-Engines, 1996-; technical ed., Flight International, London, 1951-63; technology ed., Science Journal, London, 1964-70; director, So Few Ltd, 1990; fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, 1991; OBE, 1995. Publications: Your Book of Light, 1968; Hydrofoils and Hovercraft, 1969; The Jet Age, 1971; Transport Technology, 1972; Transport Problems and Prospects, 1972; (with F. Howard) Conquest of the Air, 1973; Bombers of the West, 1973; Shaping Metals, 1974; Attack Aircraft of the West, 1974; Philatelist's Companion, 1975; Supersonic Fighters, 1975; Submarines in Colour, 1975; F-4 Phantom, 1976; Night Fighters, 1976; Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft, 1976; Modern Military Aircraft, 1977; Aircraft of World War II, 1978; (with B. Sweetman) Soviet Air Power, 1978; Spotting Planes, 1978; F-111, 1978; Bombers, 1978; By Jupiter, 1978; Tornado, 1979; Encyclopedia of Missiles and Rockets, 1979; Find Out about Trains and Railways, 1979; Find Out about Aircraft, 1979; Water, 1980; Aircraft of World War 2, 1980; The Plane Makers, 1980; Jane's Aerospace Dictionary, 1980, 3rd ed., 1988; Harrier, 1980; Coal, 1981; Motor Cycles, 1981; Modern Warplanes, 1981; Airliners, 1981; Fighters of the Fifties, 1981; Bombers of World War II, 1981; Military Helicopters, 1981; Fighters 1914-1945, 1982; Record Breakers (Land), 1982; (with A. Wood) Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1982; St. Michael Airliners, 1982; Aeroplanes, Balloons and Rockets, 1982; The Israeli Air Force, 1982; Family Library of Aviation, 1982; St. Michael Modern Air Combat, 1982; F-16 Fighting Falcon, 1982; Air-Launched Missiles, 1982; Warships, 1982; (main contrib.) The Arms Yearbook, 1982; Fighter Aircraft in Colour, 1983; Aircraft of the Soviet Union, 1983; Spyplanes and RPVs, 1983; Fact File F-111, 1983; Missiles and Rockets of World War III, 1983; Encyclopedia of Modern Air Combat, 1983; Helicopters of the World, 1983; Naval and Maritime Aircraft, 1983; Falklands: The Aftermath, 1984; Fact File Harrier, 1984; Not Much of an Engineer (biography), 1984; Big Book of Fighter Planes, 1984; First Questions: Transport, 1984; Future Fighters and Combat Aircraft, 1984; Encyclopedia of Modern Fighting Aircraft, 1984; (with D. Taylor) The Guinness Book of Speed Facts and Feats, 1984; Aircraft of the RAF: Phantom, 1984; Air Superiority, 1985; F/A-18 Hornet, 1985; (with others) Advanced Technology Warfare, 1985; Commercial Aircraft, 1985; Military Aircraft, 1985; A Century of Flight, 1985; Warplanes of the Future, 1985; (co-author) Encyclopedia of Modern Weapons, 1985; Technology Series; Aircraft, 1985; Grumman X-29, 1985; World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 1986, 4th ed., 1999; Water Travel, 1986; EAP, 1986; Encyclopedia of Modern Fighting Helicopters, 1986, 2nd ed., 1997; Encyclopedia of American Warplanes, 1986, 2nd ed., 1997; MiG-21, 1986; British, German, Japanese, US Aircraft of World War 2, 4 vols., 1986; Modern European Aircraft, 1986; Modern Soviet Aircraft, 1986; Modern US Aircraft, 1986; (with J. Golley) Whittle: The True Story, 1987, as Genesis of the Jet, 1996; MiG-23 Flogger, 1987; AH-64A Apache, 1987; Aircraft of the Vietnam War, 1987; Encyclopedia of Aircraft Armament, 1987; Diamond Flight: British Midland (airways), 1987; Topics: Railways, 1987; Stealth Warplanes, 1987; One of a Kind (history of Grumman aircraft), 1987; Airbus, 1988; Modern Combat Arms, 2 vols., 1988; American Military Aircraft, 1988; Guide to Modern Bombers, 1988; Flight without Formulae (update), 1988; Anatomy of Aircraft, 1988; (with L. Peacock) Encyclopedia of Fighter Missions, 1988; Rolls-Royce Aero Engines, 1989; Avionics, 1990; Stingers, F/A-18, 1990; Combat Arms: Helicopters, 1990; Classic Warplanes: P-51 Mustang, 1990; Combat Arms: Attack Aircraft, 1990; Flights of Fantasy, 1990; (co-author) So Few, 1990; Plane Speaking, 1991; Jet Bombers, 1991; Giants of the Sky, 1991; Passenger Airliners, 1991; Faster than Sound, 1992; Aircraft Piston Engines, 1992, 2nd ed., 1999; Visual Dictionary of Flight, 1992; How It Works: Flight, 1993; Encyclopedia of Piston Aero Engines, 1993, 2nd ed., 1999; World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers, 1993; (co-author) Spirit in the Sky: F-4 Phantom, 1993; Thrust for Flight, 1994; The World Unfolds-Flight, 1995; Jet and Turbine Aero Engines, 1995, 2nd ed., 1997; Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft, 1995; World War II Aircraft Cutaways, 1995; (co-author) So Many, 1995; Back to the Drawing Board, 1996; (co-author) MiG-21, 1996; Hawker, Story of the 125, 1996; World Military Aircraft Forecast, 1997; Fighter!, 1997; Fedden (biography), 1998; Boeing Aircraft Cutaways, 1998; History of Fighter Planes, 1998; Lockheed Aircraft Cutaways, 1998; McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Cutaways, 1999; (co-author) Soviet X-Planes, 2000; History of Military Aviation, 2000; Aviation, the First 100 Years, 2002; Flight Path (biography), 2002; Night Fighters, 2003; Cambridge Dictionary of Aviation, 2004. PUTNAM AVIATION SERIES: Tupolev, 1995; (co-author) Yakovlev, 1996; (co-author) MiG Aircraft, 1997. EDITOR: Atlas of the Earth, 1972; St. Michael Encyclopedia of Aviation, 1979; The Flyer's Handbook (in U.S. as The Air Traveler's Handbook), 1979, 1989; Encyclopedia of World Air Power, 1980; The Colour Encyclopedia of Aviation, 1980; The Illustrated History of Propeller Airliners, Jet Airliners, Fighters, 3 vols., 1981; (in chief) Chronicle of Aviation, 1992. Address: High Beech, Kingsley Green, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 3LL, England.