Books A-Z

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  • Grumman F9F Cougar Detail & Scale Series

    Grumman F9F Cougar Detail & Scale Series
    Bert Kinzey
    Detail and Scale Series
    2014
    English
    X X X X X
    978-0-9860677-1-6
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This e-book describes the Grunman F9F Cougar, the first arrow wing jet of the American Navy. With the appearance of the MIG 15 above Korea, the American Navy was heavenly pressurized to quickly come with a counter reply and that led to the development of the Cougar as successor of the ‘straight wing’ Grunman Panther. […]

  • Hete hangijzers - De aanschaf van Nederlandse gevechtsvliegtuigen

    Hete hangijzers - De aanschaf van Nederlandse gevechtsvliegtuigen
    Bert Kreemers
    2009
    Dutch
    X X X X X
    350 pg.

    Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands.

  • Flight from the Croft

    Flight from the Croft
    Bill Innes
    Whittles Publishing
    2019
    English
    X X X X X
    224 pg.
    ISBN-10: 184995397X ISBN-13: 978-1849953979
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    226th Review Flight from the Croft- Bill Innes In Dutch croft means small farm. Well the contents of this book do not cover the title however what the author wants to tell us: were ever you originated from there is no limit in what you can achieve. In this book he is telling us his […]

  • B-52 Stratofortress: The Complete History of the World’s Longest Serving and Best Known Bomber

    B-52 Stratofortress: The Complete History of the World’s Longest Serving and Best Known Bomber
    Bill Yenne
    Zenith Press
    2012
    English
    X X X X X
    192 pg.
    ISBN-10: 0760343020 ISBN-13: 978-0760343029

    B-52 Stratofortress: The Complete History of the World’s Longest Serving and Best Known Bomber   The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber has been in service longer than any other military airplane. The B-52 was introduced in 1952, and began service in 1955. It is still a crucial part of the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command […]

  • The Great leader and the fighter pilot

    The Great leader and the fighter pilot
    Blaine Harden
    Viking (Uitgeverij Balans for the Dutch version)
    2015
    English, Dutch and many more
    X X X X X
    304 pg.
    978-0670016570 (USA)

    Recently my eye fell on this book with a fighter jet on the cover and then I want to read it! Of all the aviation books that I read, this one is a bit odd but tasty, because it doesn’t only cover special aviation history, but also separately tells about the history of North Korea. […]

  • To Caress the Air: Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight. Book Two

    To Caress the Air: Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight. Book Two
    C. David Gierke
    Write Associates LLC; 1 edition
    2018
    English
    X X X X X
    786 pg.
    ASIN: B07D6WG3VW
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    Review To Caress the Air: Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight. Book Two In book 2 we proceed with the process in which Herring as plaintiff against Curtiss seeking recognition for his many innovations that paved the way to the first motorised flight with a machine heavier then air. His construction company went bankrupt […]

  • To Caress the Air: Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight. Book One

    To Caress the Air: Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight. Book One
    C. David Gierke
    Write Associates LLC
    2018
    English
    X X X X X
    788 pg.
    ASIN: B07B9N7XWJ
    Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp

    To Caress the Air: Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight. Book One Gierke worked on this book for seven years, and his readers will be rewarded with minutious detail as a result ! It is one of the most thoroughly researched biographies I have ever read. There are three parallel storylines: the biography of […]

  • My Heart at Zero Gravity: A Girl, A Plane and Their Story

    My Heart at Zero Gravity: A Girl, A Plane and Their Story
    Carolina Dellonte
    Cartabianca Publishing
    2018
    English
    X X X X X
    212 pg.
    ASIN: B07G9VK2KJ
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    The story in this book starts when Carolina is checked out on a Piaggio P-180, a business jet we al know from its special design with 2 push props and the canard wings in front of the cockpit. After that Carolina tells her personal story and adventures during her time serving as a co-pilot flying […]

  • Oblique Views: Aerial Photography and Southwest Archaeology

    Oblique Views: Aerial Photography and Southwest Archaeology
    Charles A. Lindbergh (Photographer), Heisey Adriel (Photographer), Adriel Heisey (Photographer)
    Museum of New Mexico Press
    2015
    English
    X X X X X
    124 pg.
    ISBN-10: 9780890136072 ISBN-13: 978-0890136072
    Review written by: Pedro Blas Gonzalez

    214th Review Oblique Views: Aerial Photography and Southwest Archaeology- Charles A. Lindbergh (Photographer), Heisey Adriel (Photographer), Adriel Heisey (Photographer) Aerial photography is commonplace today. While drones (unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV) may be the latest embodiment of this form of photography, aerial photography dates to the nineteenth century. The most common and practical form of aerial photography […]

  • Looking down on the moon

    Looking down on the moon
    Charles Sage
    DogEar Publishing
    2014
    English
    X X X X X
    238 pg.
    978-1-4575-2642-8
    Review written by: Jorig Gonggrijp

    Looking down on the moon!… The main character of this book, Jack Roberts, is a somewhat cripple pilot who initially pilots for the East African Mission and later is recruited as a hireling-pilot. He uses a walking-stick that also is deployed as a very effective striking- and stabbing weapon. His handicap doesn’t restrict him in his […]