In the second half of the twentieth century, the United Kingdom produced some of world’s most outstanding airliners. Not all were commercially successful but some, including the Vickers Viscount were world-beaters which sold in the hundreds.  Virtually all of them, however, were outstanding designs and many introduced groundbreaking new ideas.  A handful have become iconic symbols of a different age in which the journey could be as important as the destination itself. This new book celebrates a half century of brilliant design and outstanding engineering.