The book, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Volume 9 / Issue 97) is one in a series of related publications focused on commercial and military aviation. The format of this publication includes several "feature" articles followed by a section focused on documenting a number of different aircraft worldwide. "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Volume 9 / Issue 97)" includes the following major sections: 1) The History of Aviation - The Mediterranean: A Hard Winter; 2) The World's Greatest Aircraft - Junkers Ju 88; 3) A-Z of Aircraft and 4) Airlines of the World - Garuda Indonesian Airways. The section titled A-Z of Aircraft reviews each of the following aircraft: 1) Fulton FA-2 Airphibian; 2) Funk Model B; 3) GAF Nomad; 4) GAF Pika; 5) Gates Learjet 23; 6) Gates Learjet 24; 7) Gates Learjet 25/28/29; 8) Gates Learjet 35/36; 9) Gates Learjet Longhorn 55; 10) General Aircraft G1-80 Skyfarer; 11) General Aircraft G.A.L. 38 Fleet Shadower; 12) General Aircraft G.A.L. 42 Cygnet II; 13) General Aircraft G.A.L. 45 Owlet; 14) General Aircraft G.A.L. 47; 15) General Aircraft 48 Hotspur; 16) General Aircraft G.A.L. 49/G.A.L. 58; 17) General Aircraft ST-3 to ST-12; 18) General Aircraft ST-18 Croydon; 19) General Aircraft ST-25; 20) General Avia F.20 Pegaso/Condor; 21) General Aviation FLB, PJ; 22) General Aviation G.A. 43 and 23) General Dynamics F-16. Each of the aircraft reviewed in the section titled "A-Z of Aircraft" contains a brief 'Histories and Notes' summary, three-view drawings and a specifications section that includes: A) Type; B) Powerplant; C) Performance; D) Weights and E) Dimensions. In addition to an informative narrative, "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Volume 9 / Issue 97)" includes the following features: 1) Approxiamtely 23 black and white photographs; 2) About 10 color photographs; 3) 7 black and white illustrations; 4) 7 color side aircraft profile illustrations; 5) 1 map; 6) 1 three-view color Junkers Ju 88 illustration with specifications and 7) 1 Junkers Ju 88 cut-away illustration with component descriptions. This book is 22 pages and is in excellent condition. The managing editor is Stan Morse with Keith Fretwell (artist & full color three-views), David Mondey, M. J. Hooks, John Cook, M.B. Passingham, W.J.A. Wood, Bill Gunston and John Roach (contributors). Edition published in 1983.