Archive for Items Categorized 'Aviation', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.

The Spitfire Story

by Alfred Price

Old or new, military or civilian, no matter your interests in aviation you know of the Spitfire and the singular place it occupies in aviation history. Its famous Rolls-Royce engines, its famous Schneider Trophy connection, its famous Battle of Britain role.

McQueen’s Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon

by Matt Stone

Could Henry Mushman have become the “King of Cool”? It probably didn’t hurt his image that Steve McQueen was not saddled in real life with the nom de plume he adopted for his early motorcycle racing persona but had a name that was as properly burly as the roles he played and the things he liked to do.

China Clipper: Pan American Airways and Popular Culture

by Larry Weirather

People unfamiliar with the majestic Clippers may find the title contrived—flying boats and culture? The author likens their cultural impact to that of the moon landing. There really is not anything analogous nowadays so readers will have to allow the book to take them to a point they may well find odd at the beginning.

When Art Kept ’Em Flying

A Celebration of American Aviation Artists and their Contribution in World War Two

by Georges Grod

No matter in what culture and what era, and for better or worse, children are impressionable. The author had the misfortune of growing up in war-torn occupied France, old enough to know what was happening but young enough to experience it “as if watching an exciting film.”

Kept in the Dark

The Denial to Bomber Command of Vital Ultra and Other Intelligence During World War II

by John Stubbington

Even the casual reader will know that towards the end of WWII allied forces had the capability of intercepting coded German communications. Think Enigma and Lorenz machines, and Bletchley Park aka Station X, the UK’s main decryption establishment.

Opposed Piston Engines: Evolution, Use, and Future Applications

by Jean-Pierre Pirault and Martin Flint

This book is an in-depth look at the type of engine Bill Gates et al are hoping to drive to the bank in the future. It addresses automotive issues but also deals with marine, aero, and commercial and military applications in the same detail as well as its history since the end of the 19th century.

Race Car Vehicle Dynamics

by William F. Milliken and Douglas L. Milliken

When I received my copy of RCVD—still an SAE bestseller—I felt like the guy at the bottom of the mountain to whom Moses handed the Ten Commandments. All the knowledge contained in the Holy Grail of how vehicles handle had just become mine! Comes with a workbook.

Joint Strike Fighter: Design and Development of the International Aircraft

by Gerard Keijsper

Keijper’s excellent book tells the story of how the US aerospace industry took many ideas, some good others improbable, over a quarter century of model and wind tunnel testing to create, after many iterations, a viable supersonic vertical take off fighter.

The Book of Air Shows

by Philip Handleman

Inspiring the young generation—not just in terms of technical matters but also in terms of history and the aircraft community with its camaraderie and lifestyle—is certainly a reason for long-time private pilot and photographer/filmmaker Handleman to write a book like this.

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, 50 Years of Flying

by Jarrod Cotter

Published on the occasion of the Flight’s golden anniversary, in 2007, this book is the first full account of the origins and activities of an organization (technically, it is a unit in the RAF) that is dear and near to the British, a veritable cultural touchstone.

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.

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