Here you can find all the book reviews in alphabetical order.
Books A-Z
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RA-5C Vigilante Units in Combat
Osprey Publishing2010English
96 pg.978-1-84176-749-9Review written by: Pedro Blas GonzalezReview- RA-5C Vigilante Units in Combat – Robert R. “Boom” Powell The North American Aviation RA-5C Vigilante is the kind of airplane that deserves to be written about based just on its aesthetic properties. This is a beautiful airplane. With its cutting-edge and supersonic aerodynamics, the profile of the well-balanced and symmetrical RA-5C looks like […]
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The spectacle of flight
2005English
323 pg.0-300-10692-0Never thought I would write 50 reviews about aviation books, but here it really is: my 50th review! And to think that, as a child, I hated books. I didn’t even read the bubbles in comic strips. I am humbly grateful to all those writers of beautiful books who gradually won me round! I carefully […]
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Curtiss 18T Wasp (Pioneros de la aviación boliviana 1920-1924 nº 1)
2020Spanish
104 pg.ASIN : B087CCDF7VReview written by: Joris GonggrijpMr. Subauste Perez did in depth research on the roots of Bolivian aviation. Virtually every aspect is covered by this series of books of which the story of the Curtiss 18T Wasp (T for Triplane) is the first. This book covers the origin of this aircraft, its history in a general context, the Bolivian connection, a thorough technical description of the airframe and engine, and as a background the socio-political situation of contemporary Bolivia. It also puts Bolivia in the general history of the surrounding South American countries.
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Bleriot-SPAD S.XX y S.34 (Pioneros de la Aviacion Boliviana 1920 - 1924)
Spanish
ISBN 978-9917-0-3373-8Mr. Subauste Perez did in depth research on the roots of Bolivian aviation. Virtually every aspect is covered by this series of books of which the story of the Bleriot-SPAD S.XX and S.34 is the second. This book covers the origin of these aircraft, their history in a general context, the Bolivian connection, a thorough technical description of their airframes and engines, and as a background the socio-political situation of contemporary Bolivia. It also puts Bolivia in the general history of the surrounding South American countries.
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FIAT (S.I.A.) R.2 (Pioneros de la Aviacion Boliviana 1920 - 1924)
Spanish
ISBN 978-9917-0-3372-1Review written by: Joris GonggrijpMr. Subauste Perez did in depth research on the roots of Bolivian aviation. Virtually every aspect is covered by this series of books of which the story of the FIAT (S.I.A) R.2 is the third. This book covers the origin of these aircraft, their history in a general context, the Bolivian connection, a thorough technical description of their airframes and engines, and as a background the socio-political situation of contemporary Bolivia. It also puts Bolivia in the general history of the surrounding South American countries.
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Modern South Korean Air Power- The Republic of Korea Air Force Today
Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH2021English
256 pg.978-1-950394-07-4Review written by: Rene Verjans290th Review Modern South Korean Air Power- The Republic of Korea Air Force Today- Robin Polderman A perfect book for on the shelves of the MOD’s of North Korea, Japan, China and Russia! 256 pages full with good information about the air power of South Korea. In the meantime I do know this series of […]
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The Handley Page Victor - Tales from a Crew Chief - 40 Years of Life with the Victor
Pen And Sword Books2019English
128 pg.9781526732576Review written by: Joris GonggrijpRoger Brooks’ involvement with the Victor started in 1966, three years after Cary Powers in his high flying U2 spyplane was downed by a Sovjet rocket. That resulted in “sudden death” for high flying bombers. The Victor was then converted to a tanker for in-flight refuelling. He writes on this aircraft in his book ‘The […]
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Cessna 172 - A pocket history
2010English
978 1 4456 0086 4The best-selling GA aircraft in the world; the Cessna 172! That’s where this book is about. What strikes you first, is that it is a small book (about 17 x 12 cm). The book is 128 pages thick and a ‘must have’ for every Cessna pilot and owner. From start to finish the book is […]
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Classic light aircraft
Shiffer Publishing ltd2015English
415 pg.978-0-7643-4896-9Review written by: Rene VerjansYou must really love small aircraft an awful lot to be able to produce a book like this! More than 800 aircraft are listed in this bible of more than 400 pages thick! It is something like a Janes Defense…but then different. Not all ‘light aircraft’ are enlisted in this book, else it would be twice […]
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Twin Cessna The Cessna 300 and 400 series of Light Twins
Schiffer Publishing Ltd2017English
127 pg.9780764352263Review written by: Rene VerjansIn the past when I was young…30 years ago..or so.. the air was still congested with planes. At least in the Netherlands! Anyway, that is my experience. If it weren’t jets, then it was a Boeing E3A Centry and if it wasn’t a Boeing, than you would hear the unmistakable sound of a 2 engine […]