97/1 Yakovlev
aircraft since 1924. Bill Gunston and Yefim Gordon
An
imprint of Brasseys (UK) Ltd. 4to. pp. [iv] [5] 6-235. 220 photos,
108 g.a. drawings. Index. Wrap-round col. painting on d.j. by Keith
Woodcock [Yak.9]
Printers:
typesetting and page make-up by Florencetype Ltd, Stoodleigh,
Devon; printed and bound by Butler & Tanner Ltd, Frome
Price:
£35
ISBN:
0 85177 872 0
Introduction:
pp.7-16 carries a history of the Bureau and biog. of Alexander
Yakovlev
Appendices:
1: Engines of Yakovlev aircraft. 2: Armament of Yakovlev
aircraft. 3: World records
Frontis.:
The Yakovlev UTI-2 was produced in large numbers in several
versions. The UT-2Ms seen here were introduced in May 1942 ... (Tass)
Notes:
[d.j.] ... a unique collaboration between Bill Gunston and
Moscow-based Yefim Gordon. Through unprecedented access to the
archives of the Yakovlev Aircraft Corpn ... A detailed analysis of
over 200 different Yakovlev designs
[Cat.
1998] Alexandr S. Yakovlev was one of the most versatile
aircraft designers of his age, but he had the misfortune to work in
the USSR, which made him almost unknown to the outside world. In
1926-27 he built his first aeroplane, the AIR-1, and from then on he
consistently designed structures which were years ahead of their
time. Yakovlev died in 1989, and today his design bureau, still on
the site of the old bed factory, is the giant Yak Aircraft
Corporation. It produces the most important Russian twin-jet
airliner, a diverse group of general-aviation aircraft, an advanced
jet trainer and light attack aircraft and, in conjunction with the
Museum of Flying in California, replicas of the Yak-3 wartime fighter
97/2 Airlines
of Asia since 1920. R.E.G. Davies. Foreword by Christopher H.
Sterling
An imprint of Brasseys
(UK) Ltd. pp. [iv] v-xiii [xiv] blank 1-572. 358 photos, 75 maps, 9
diags. and tables. Bibliog., index. Wrap-round col. painting on d.j.
by Anthony Cowland [Boeing 777 of China Southern Airlines, Hong Kong]
Printers:
typeset by Action Typesetting Ltd, Gloucester, printed by The
Amadeus Press, Huddersfield
Price:
£40
ISBN:
0 85177 855 0
Contents:
map p.[vi] shows arrangement of chapters (India, SE Asia, E Asia
to Mongolia)
Frontis.:
In 1919 China ordered a considerable number of Vickers Vimy
Commercials and one is seen here at Shanghai ...
Notes:
[rear cover] The result of over twenty years of research ...
traces the development of civil aviation in nearly thirty countries
stretching from Afghanistan and Pakistan in the west to China and
Japan and the other countries on the Pacific Rim ...
R.E.G.
Davies. Has done more than anyone else to record for all time the
history of the world’s airlines from the first scheduled air
services in 1914. He has spent his working life involved with
commercial air transport, with airlines and manufacturers of
transport aircraft, and since 1983 has been Air Transport Curator at
the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. He is also a
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Royal Geographical
Society
[verso
t.p.] Other books by R.E.G. Davies:
A history of the world’s airlines
Airlines
of the United States since 1914
Airlines
of Latin America since 1919
Continental
Airlines: the first fifty years
Rebels
and reformers of the airways
Pan
Am: an airline and its aircraft
Lufthansa:
an airline and its aircraft
Delta:
an airline and its aircraft
Aeroflot:
an airline and its aircraft
Fallacies
and fantasies of air transport history
Commuter
airlines of the United States
Saudia:
an airline and its aircraft
Transbrasil:
an airline and its aircraft
Charles
Lindbergh: an airman, his aircraft and his great flights
[Cat.
1998] In this volume the author covers the entire air
transport development of more than 25 countries of Asia, stretching
from Afghanistan and Pakistan in the west to the countries of the
Pacific rim - tha fastest-growing air traffic area in the world. The
histories of the airlines and their fleets are combined with details
of the men who pioneered them. During hundreds of thousands of miles
of air travel covered while researching this book, the author
interviewed many of the people currently running Asian airlines,
making possible the highly detailed accounts of airline development
in China, Japan and the Philippines.
97/3 Aircraft
of the Second World War: the development of the warplane 1939-45
Putnam’s History of
Aircraft. Series Editor: Philip Jarrett
[t.p. on
double-page monochrome photo: USAAF P.51 Mustangs on line (US Air
Force, MJH Taylor)]
An
imprint of Brasseys (UK) Ltd. 4to. pp. [iv] 5-304. 368 photos, 18
drawings and diags. Bibliogs., index. Wrap-round col. painting on
d.j. by Keith Woodcock [Hurricane of 145 Sqn and Messerchmitt Bf.110
of II/ZG76]
Printers:
typeset by Strathmore Publishing Services, London, printed in
Italy by LEGO SpA
Price:
£35
ISBN:
0 85177 875 5
Contents:
Axis aircraft at the outbreak of war, E.R. Hooton. Allied
aircraft development in the early war years, Derek Wood. Fighter
development mid-1941 to mid-1945, Alfred Price. The bomber
revolution, M.J.F. Bowyer. Airmobility: aircraft in support of ground
forces, Peter Hearn. Naval aircraft in the Second World War, Norman
Friedman. The helicopter’s first war, Elfan ap Rees. Armament
diversifies, R. Wallace Clarke. The well-equipped warplane, L.F.E.
Coombs. Propulsion, Andrew Nahum. Testing and ferrying, Capt. Eric
Brown and Patrick Hassell. Training: a vital command, John Golley
Notes:
[p.10] ... artist Frank Munger’s splendid cutaway drawing
of the Hawker Typhoon, undoubtedly the first such drawing of this
aircraft ever produced. The aim in this series is to feature a
cutaway in each volume, the aircraft selected being typical of the
period covered rather than exceptional.
[d.j.]
In launching this twelve-volume series, Putnam ... fulfils the need
for a comprehensive and authoritative standard reference work
detailing the technical development of the aircraft during the last
century ...
M.J.F.
Bowyer. His interest in aviation was awoken when the huge R-101
airship passed low overhead. By the mid-1930s he was recording and
soon photographing aircraft, and throughout the hostilities he
compiled copious records of the events from a ringside seat. After
serving in the RAF he became a leading aviation historian, journalist
and author, combining these activities with an academic career.
Captain
Eric Brown. The Fleet Air Arm’s most decorated pilot, he
had a thirty-one-year career in the Royal Navy. He served as test
pilot from 1942, eventually being appointed Chief Naval Test Pilot at
RAE Farnborough and commanding the Enemy Aircraft Flight, the High
Speed Flight and the Aerodynamics Flight. He continued test flying
after the war, amassing a world record total of 487 basic aircraft
types before retirement.
R.
Wallace Clarke. Has written widely on aircraft armament for
specialist journals, and his two authoritative volumes on British
Aircraft Armament, published in 1993 and 1994, were widely
acclaimed. He is also the UK representative of the 492nd Group
Association, and has produced an account of the Group’s secret
Second World War operations.
Les
Coombes. After service in the RAF from 1939-46 became a
researcher and writer on avionics and ergonomics. He specialises in
the history of air force technology and in the design and history of
the aircraft cockpit. He is the author of The Aircraft Cockpit and
The Fighting Cockpit 1914-2010.
Norman
Friedman. Works as a naval analyst at the Hudson Institute in New
York and lectures around the world. Described as “America’s
leading naval writer”, he is the author of over 20 books and
numerous articles including British Carrier Aviation, Warship
Design and Development and Naval Radar. His updated
edition of the highly acclaimed Naval Institute Guide to World
Naval Weapons Systems has recently been published.
John
Golley. Trained in Canada on Tiger Moths and Harvards, then
completed an AFU course on Masters in the UK before converting to
Hurricanes and Typhoons. During 1943-45 he flew with 245 Squadron,
and then became a flying instructor. His books include Aircrew
Unlimited, the story of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
Patrick
Hassell. An aerodynamicist, worked for Handley Page, BAC, Douglas
and Saab. After twenty-five years in industry he left Dowty
Propellers in 1994 to concentrate on researching aviation history,
particularly in the areas of aeronautical technology, air transport,
and the political control of aviation development.
Group
Captain Peter Hearn AFC. Served 30 years as an RAF Parachute
Jumping Instructor, training and serving with Airborne Forces and the
SAS. He is the author of seven books on aviation topics including The
Sky People, his internationally acclaimed history of parachuting.
He is also a novelist, a published poet and a teacher of creative
writing.
E.R.
Hooton. A defence writer, he has written numerous articles for
international publication. He produces naval reference publications
for Jane’s Information Group, and has written books on the
Chinese Civil War, the Tanker War and the Luftwaffe from 1918 to
1940. He is currently completing another book on the Luftwaffe for
Arms & Armour Press, taking the story to 1944.
Philip
Jarrett. Is a freelance author, editor, sub-editor and consultant
specialising in aviation. He began writing on aviation history in
1967, and in 1971 became assistant editor of Aerospace, the
Royal Aeronautical Society’s newspaper. He was assistant editor
of Aeroplane Monthly from 1973 to 1980, and production editor
of Flight International from 1980 to 1989.
Andrew
Nahum. Has been fascinated by engines ever since his mother
bought him a noisy Italian model aircraft motor as a young boy. He
has written widely on automotive history and his books include The
Rotary Aero Engine, Alec Issigonis, and, as co-author, The
Rolls-Royce Crecy. He is Curator of Aeronautics at the Science
Museum, London.
Dr.
Alfred Price. Served as an aircrew officer in the RAF,
specialising in electronic warfare and air fighting tactics. Upon
leaving the Service in 1974 he became a full-time aviation writer,
and is the author or co-author of 41 books, including Instruments
of Darkness, Battle of Britain: the Hardest Day and The
Spitfire Story. He holds a history PhD from Loughborough
University and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Elfan
ap Rees. Has been invloved with helicopters for more than thirty
years, owning and publishing the news journals Helicopter
International and Helidata News and, from 1969, building
up a unique collection of historic rotorcraft which formed the
nucleus of today’s International Helicopter Museum. He also
represents the helicopter industry on several national and
international bodies, and at weekends flies his own vintage
helicopter to relax and maintain currency.
Derek
Wood. Was founder editor/publisher of Jane’s Defence
Weekly. He has been an aviation and defence writer for over 45
years, and was the London editor of Interavia group of publications
from 1953 to 1986 and air correspondent for various newspapers from
1961 to 1986. His books include The Narrow Margin, Project
Cancelled, Target England and Attack Warning Red.
[cat.
1998] The years 1939-45 saw rapid and unprecedented
development in all spheres of aviation as the warring nations vied to
gain a technological edge over their opponents and win mastery of the
skies. Designers, engineers and scientists in industry and in
research institutions laboured to improve the aeroplane and enhance
its capabilities and equipment. This volume charts the enormous
strides that were made during the Second World War, not only in
weaponry and destructive power, but in all of the essential
technologies that would revolutionise air transport in the years
ahead.
97/4 Biplane
to monoplane: aircraft development 1919-39
Putnam’s History of
Aircraft. Series Editor: Philip Jarrett
[t.p. on
double-page monochrome photo: Handley Page HP.42W G-AAXC Heracles
with Ensign flying and engines running, awaits its pasengers at
Croydon Airport in the 1930s]
An
imprint of Brasseys (UK) Ltd. 4to. pp. [iv] 5-264. 270 photos, 8
diags. Bibliogs., index. Wrap-round col. painting on d.j. by Keith
Woodcock [Boeing F4B-4 and Douglas DC.2]
Printers:
typeset by Strathmore Publishing Services, London, printed in
Italy by LEGO SpA
Price:
£35
ISBN:
0 85177 874 7
Contents:
The biplane’s fall from favour, Kenneth Munson. The
evolution of the transport aircraft, John Stroud. Military aviation -
the slow developer, Ted Hooton. Interwar airmobility, Peter Hearn.
The age of the flying boat, Dr. Norman Barfield. The aeroplane at
sea, Norman Friedman. The structural revolution, Darrol Stinton.
Advances in aerodynamics, Patrick Hassell. Sophisticated systems,
Mike Hirst. Stowaway wheels, Dr. Norman Barfield. Armament
development, Harry Woodman. Research and test flying, Ralph Barker.
Aircraft production between the wars, Sebastian Ritchie. The Spanish
Civil War, Christopher Shores.
Notes:
Cutaway drawing pp.[36-37] by Frank Munger: Douglas DC.3
Dr.
Norman Barfield. Having joined Vickers-Armstrongs at Weybridge,
Surrey, as an aviation apprentice in 1947, spent the whole of his
42-year working life there, principally concerned with the design,
engineering development, promotion and general management of the
uniquely distinctive British Aerospace née
Vickers-Armstrongs postwar commercial and military aircraft
family.
Ralph
Barker. After training as a journalist, joined the RAF as aircrew
in 1940 and was later granted a permanent commission. He continued
writing, and his early books had a wartime aviation background. He is
a regular contributor of feature articles to the Sunday Express,
and his twenty-eight books cover a wide range of subjects, the most
recent being a two-volume anecdotal history of the RFC.
Mike
Hirst. An aircraft systems specialist, has spent more than 30
years flight-testing, developing and designing aircraft equipment. He
was a technical reporter, and latterly Technical Editor, of Flight
International in the late 1970s, and nowadays is involved in
educational programmes for the aerospace and systems industries,
centred at Loughborough University.
Ted
Hooton. Now retired after a lifetime in aviation, progressing
from mechanic to RAF navigator, pilot, boffin, civilian flight test
engineer and, finally, air traffic control consultant, writes
occasional pieces on aviation history. His special interests are the
Spitfire and Mosquito, plus civil and military aircraft of the
1925-45 period, as well as making model aircraft.
Kenneth
Munson. A freelance aviation writer since 1965, with some 40
books to his name, became known for his fifteen-volume Pocket
Encyclopedia of World Aircraft in Colour (Blandford Press,
1966-75). He has been a major contributor to Jane’s All the
World’s Aircraft since 1968, and its deputy editor since
1989.
Sebastian
Ritchie. Received a PhD in history from King’s College,
London, in 1994, and subsequently lectured in economic history at the
University of Manchester. He is now a historian at the Air Historical
Branch of the Ministry of Defence. His first book, Industry and
Air Power, was published in April 1997.
Christopher
Shores. Aces High: The Fighter Aces of the British and
Commonwealth Air Forces in World War II, which he wrote with
Clive Williams, was published in 1966. Since then he has written or
co-authored over 30 more books, including Fighters Over the
Desert, Bloody Shambles and The Typhoon and Tempest Story, as
well as dozens of articles, profiles and the like. Several of his
titles have been translated into a number of languages. A chartered
surveyor, he is currently a director of the largest firm of
commercial property advisors in Europe, and is based in London.
Dr.
Darrol Stinton. Born in New Zealand, worked on design for
Blackburn and de Havilland before joining the RAF. After graduating
from the Empire Test Pilots School in 1959 he commanded an
experimental test unit at Farnborough. In 1969 he joined the Air
Registration Board, spending 20 years as the certification test pilot
on light landplanes and seaplanes. He lectures regularly, and is the
managing director of his own company of aero-marine consultants.
John
Stroud. Has spent his working life involved with air transport,
having joined Imperial Airways in 1933. He has written millions of
words in numerous articles and books on air transport, transport
aircraft and airports, and has flown more than a million miles in
well over 200 types of aircraft. He has been editor of the Putnam
series of aeronautical books since 1961. Is a vice-president of the
Croydon Airport Society, a patron of the National Air Pageant and a
trustee of the Fresson Trust.
Harry
Woodman. His interests cover early aviation and armament up to
the 1930s. More recently he has specialised in Imperial Russian
aviation, and in particular the early career of Igor Sikorsky. He has
written and lectured on this subject in Britain, the USA and Russia,
and is currently editing a book on Imperial Russian naval aviation.
[cat.
1998] After the armistice of 1918, there was no money to finance
research and development of the re-equipment of the diminished
forces. Air arms had to make do with obsolete wartime equipment, and
too many manufacturers scrabbled for too few military contracts,
having found that the commercial market alone was insufficient to
ensure their survival. Gradually the situation improved. Airlines
stretched across the globe, and the demand for bigger and faster
passenger carriers, offering greater safety and comfort, was met by
leading manufacturers such as Fokker, Handley Page, Curtiss and Ford.
Biplane to Monoplane explores this formative period through to
the revolutionary breed of advanced all-metal monoplanes from
Northrop, Lockeed, Boeing and Douglas that heralded the dawn of a new
era in the history of the aeroplane.
97/5 Saab
aircraft since 1937. Hans G. Andersson
Revised ed.
See:
89/1[2]
97/6 Fairey
aircraft since 1915. H.A. Taylor
Re-issued
See:
74/1[2]
97/7 Shorts
aircraft since 1900. C.H. Barnes. Revised by Derek N. James
2nd
ed. reprinted
See:
67/1[3]
SJ. 28.8.04, edited 16.3.05