Archive for Items Categorized 'Military', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
American Secret Pusher Fighters of World War II: XP-54, XP-55, and XP-56
by Gerald H. Balzer
These creative aircraft proposals are an example of aerodynamic theory being way ahead of engine development. They are also examples of the US trying to regain ground to European aircraft development.
X-Planes of Europe: Secret Research Aircraft from the Golden Age 1947–1974
by Tony Buttler & Jean-Louis Delezenne
Showcasing European efforts, the aircraft in this excellent book did by and large not advance into production but some of the technologies they tested did—the lift fan, vectored thrust, supersonic flight, to name a few.
Secrets of the Spitfire
by Lance Cole
Adding a new chapter to the voluminous Spitfire literature, this book tells the story of a brilliant but quiet aerodynamicist whose seminal work is only in recent years being recognized.
The Handley Page Victor: The History and Development of a Classic Jet, Vol. 2
by Roger R. Brooks
After a last hurrah in the Falklands and then the first Gulf War, Victors were mustered out in 1993, after a long 30 years of service but with a relatively low 6500 flight hours. Specs and data here tell the story.
Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters
by Dennis R. Jenkins & Tony R. Landis
From 500 mph at the end of WW II to exceeding the sound barrier only two years later. Someone was busy . . . and technology advanced rapidly. 50-odd examples of the jet age are shown here.
Building the P-51 Mustang
by Michael O’Leary
So, how did they do it? Build the legendary Mustang, that is. This book lets you look over their shoulders and tells you at the same time a lot about the aircraft itself.
X-Plane Crashes
by Peter W. Merlin and Tony Moore
This book is less about experimental planes than the process of and reasons behind looking for their crash sites. You too could find yourself a cool bookend in the desert—if you knew what you’re doing.
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.
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
by Earl Berlin
Meet Old Shaky, the primary heavy-lift military transport aircraft during the 1950s and ‘60s. Not sexy but very, very useful.
The Seaplane Years
by Tim Mason
Ever skipped a stone across water? Ever noticed the “suction” effect when lifting a flat-bottomed object out of water? Float and seaplanes have to overcome these and other problems, and this book explains how they were tested.
The Secret Years: Flight Testing at Boscombe Down 1939–1945
by Tim Mason
Everything the Royal Navy, Army, and Air Force was supposed to put in the air needed to be tested first. Written by a test pilot of a later era, this book describes this once highly classified work.
Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941–1945
by Anthony J. Mireles
War is bad; people die. But war isn’t just combat but also preparing for war. Did you realize that in aviation, more US lives were lost in training than in actual combat? Mireles started counting them—and isn’t done yet.
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