CHINESEAVIATIONisadetailedstudyofaviationinChina.Morethan400differenttypesofaircraftfrommanyoftheworld’’saircraftmanufacturingcountrieswereusedinChinaduringtheperiodbefore1949!InadditionanumberoftypesweredevelopedandproducedinsideChina.Chineseaviationwasinfactmuchmoreextensiveanddiversifiedthanhasprevioualybeengenerallyunderstood.
ThemainscopeofthebookisaircraftandaviationinChinaduringtheperiodpriorto1937.ChineseAirForceoperations.especiallyduringthewarwithJapen.havebeentreatedelsewhereandarenormallynotdetailedhere.Forthe1937-1949periodthefocusismainlyonaircraftacquisition,organistationandthegeneraldevelopmentofaviationinChina.
