Heroes and Landmarks of British Aviation
by Richard Edwards and Peter Edwards
Higher, faster, further. This book traces the successes and failures of the men and women—and even the industry as a whole—that advanced aviation.
Jaguar XJR7
by Ted West, photos by P. Harholdt
Racing improves the breed, so it is said. The Jaguar XJRs five-year run may not have made the accursed road cars any better but they certainly had enough of a halo effect to stabilize the brand’s slipping fortunes.
Sound Barrier: The Rocky Road to Mach 1.0+
by Peter Caygill
Shake, rattle, and roll—that’s the sound barrier at around 500 mph. This book explains how and why it happens, and how this difficult obstacle was overcome.
Ultimate Spitfires
by Peter Caygill
This book looks at the later marks of the famous airplane and their special modifications.
Vulcan Test Pilot: My Experiences in the Cockpit of a Cold War Icon
by Tony Blackman
Although there have been many books written about the Vulcan bomber program, this is the first to be authored by one of the project’s test pilots. Blackman logged over 1300 hours flying 105 of the 136 copies built and offer here a first-hand commentary
Pistons to Blades : Small Gas Turbine Developments by the Rover Company
by Mark C S Barnard
A gas turbine-powered Bentley in the late 1940s? Could have happened! The background to this book is the swap of Rover’s jet engine work for Rolls-Royce’s Meteor tank engine program in 1943.
Men of Power: The Lives of Rolls-Royce Chief Test Pilots Harvey and Jim Heyworth
by Robert Jackson
Test pilot brothers are a rarity. Both Heyworths worked for the same company, at the same time, and both became chief test pilot. Harvey, the elder of the two became the third test pilot at Hucknall, where Rolls-Royce had its flight test establishment.
Jet Engines: Fundamentals of Theory, Design and Operation
by Klaus Hünecke
This is the English edition of a book that first appeared in German in 1987. Following his own academic training the author worked as a university researcher and then joined industry as an aerodynamicist, working in first the military and currently the civilian sector.
Concorde (Darling)
by Kev Darling
With over 20 years of RAF engineering background and over 20 aviation books since 1986 under his belt, Darling knows his way around an aircraft. Since seeing the first production examples being built at Filton he’s kept an eye on this plane and harbored a desire to learn more about it.
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