World Aerospace : A Statistical Handbook

Aerospace is a major world industry. This handbook, first published in 1987, provides a world survey of the industry in statistical form.

The first part covers production and distribution by sector – airframes (aircraft), aeroengines, avionics, systems, missiles / spacecraft – and by country.

It includes a summary for each country of the degree of government intervention, which is a crucial factor as state involvement is essential for the aerospace sector.

The second part covers technological change, and here graphical representations of trends in product and process technologies are given.