Recensies in het Engels

• A Pilot’s Story, From the ruins of Alitalia to the desert of Qatar

  
  Ivan Anzellotti

  Cartabianca Publishing Bologna

  2023

  English

  

  178 pg.

  978 88 888 0563 4
  Review written by: Max Heldring

  Onze verontschuldigingen, dit bericht is alleen beschikbaar in Amerikaans Engels.

• Jet Web CONNECTIONS in the Development History of Turbojet Engines 1920 – 1950

  
  Dietrich ECKARDT

  Springer

  2023

  English

  

  738 pg.

  ISBN 978-3-658-38530-9 ISBN 978-3-658-38531-6 (eBook)
  Review written by: Alexander Beeck

  (English) Eckardt’s ‘Jet Web’ offers a comprehensive exploration of the development history of turbojet engines from the 1920s to the late 1950s. It primarily focuses on the intricate relationships and collaborations between the United Kingdom (& USA), Germany, and Switzerland in this fascinating journey. While the narrative repeats in parts the well-known ‘Whittle vs. Von Ohain Saga’,  it mainly sheds new light on unexpected connections and especially, the significant influence of axial compressor technology from the Swiss-German company Brown Boveri & Cie.

  The author, a gas turbine engineer, spent a decade meticulously researching and compiling this remarkable account, resulting in a weighty volume with some 250 informative b/w photographs, technical schemes and detailed drawings. This document provides an overview of the book’s content, emphasizing its unique contributions and the target audience it aims to engage.

• The Couriers of Herodotus

  
  Steve Williams

  SnarkyPilot Press

  2023

  English

  

  225 pg.

  979 8 9878682 0 1/ ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8987868218
  Review written by: Max Heldring

  (English) The first chapter of this wonderful book contained more or less the basic spar for the rest of the stories to follow. A dramatic event that set the title for this book.

• His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine

  
  Samuel C. Gwynne

  Scribner Books

  2023

  English

  

  320 pg.

  ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 086154708X ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0861547081
  Review written by: Max Heldring

  (English) It is really one of the most fascinating and interesting books I have read about airships that explains and proves documented why airships and in particular Britain’s R101 were dangerous and doomed as a global air transport system. The backgrounds of the persons involved in the realisation of R 101 and their motives take an important of the book. Samuel Gwynne is certainly a very good story teller!

• Fly For Your Life: The Story of Spitfire & Hurricane Ace Robert Stanford Tuck

  
  Larry Forrester

  Acquisition Analytics Inc

  2022

  English

  

  378 pg.

  ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1738697312 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1738697311
  Review written by: Max Heldring

  (English) This biography of Stanford Tuck was first published in 1956 and as a youngster who had a great desire to become a pilot I have read this book with red ears. Now 60 years later it is still a nice book to read for everyone interested in the history of WW2 and especially in the Battle of Britain were Stanford Tuck played a star role as a fighter pilot with 29 confirmed victories.

• Pacific Tomcat – A pictorial History of the F-14 Tomcat in the Pacific Fleet

  
  James Geer

  Scramble 4 Productions, LLC

  2022

  English

  

  144 pg.

  979-8985799705
  Review written by: Rene Verjans

  (English) This time a review of a picture book. A great edition it is as well and from photographer James Geer, who is great fan of the F-14 Tomcat!

• MISSING, PRESUMED DEAD,

  
  Gabriel Cox

  Fighting High Publishing

  2022

  English

  

  240 pg.

  ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BGMBML86
  Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp

  Onze verontschuldigingen, dit bericht is alleen beschikbaar in Amerikaans Engels.

• The Learjet History: Beginnings, Innovations and Utilization

  
  Peter G. Hamel, Gary D. Park

  Springer

  2022

  English

  

  389 pg.

  ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 303106030X ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3031060304
  Review written by: Max Heldring

  (English) This book is a monument for the Learjet and Bill Lear written with an unbelievable amount of technical information supported by visual printed content, drawings of modifications and a great amount of photographs. A must for every LJ pilot or business pilot and their worldwide users. The authors must have worked on this for years because all technicalities are well researched and detailed described. I am sure competition must have acquired this book also. The company delivered the last Learjet in May 2021 having produced 3056 models.

• Red Dragon ‘Flankers’, China’s Prolific ‘Flanker’ Family

  
  Andreas Rupprecht

  Harpia Publishing Verlags GmbH

  2022

  English

  

  254 pg.

  978-1-950394-10-4
  Review written by: Rene Verjans

  Andreas Rupprecht writes cool books! And who says Rupprecht, says China! This is the umpteenth book of him, published by Harpia Publishing. I am really very happy with this publisher and what they have published till now. On their site it states at the category ‘Strategic handbooks’, only 1 book, but, as far as I am concerned, all the books – also this one – can be stated in this category, when it concerns nowadays airforces or other flying army units. As the quality and information value can be rated as ‘good’!

• RAF in Camera – 100 Years on Display

  
  Keith Wilson

  Pen and Sword Books

  2022

  English

  

  472 pg.

  ISBN: 9781526752185
  Review written by: Rene Verjans

  (English) When you are talking about the best series of aviation books, then this one is absolutely in my top 3! Why? Just because I can..and must be! This book is 472 pages and contains, just as the other 3 books that were
  published in the past years in this series, really beautiful pictures.