Good morning all,
First time caller/long term listener etc..
I’m Andrew. Interested in aviation all of my life. I guess my particular passion would be Soviet cold war stuff, and I’m consuming a lot of pre WWII stuff at the moment.
A recent trip to Duxford has reignited my interest in British experimental aircraft/projects/prototypes of the 50s and 60s – the BAC TSR-2, EE P1-A, Fairey Delta, etc.
My question/request is if anyone has any recommendations with regards to books and websites etc – good sources of information that you know about?
Online searches by individual aircraft result in a lot of good stuff. I’m particularly interested in finding photos and stories of the aircraft from the pilot and groundcrew’s perspective. I guess the ‘jackpot’ would be if there was something like NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Centre online archives, but for Boscombe Down and the A&AEE!
Thanks in advance
AB
By: mekon - 17th December 2008 at 11:23
Thanks all for your recommendations
Bruce, you are absolutely 100% right. I havent been to Cosford for 15 years or so..
Cranswick, I got into Dan Dare/The Eagle during the 1980’s reboot, and then sought out the originals..
I love the Secret Projects series of books – aviation pornography!
cheers
AB
By: CADman - 16th December 2008 at 15:21
Another excellent book is British Experiment Turbojet Aircraft by Barry Jones published by Crowood.
Although some might disagree about their accuracy , Wikipedia , can be a usefull starting point for further reading.
By: Bograt - 16th December 2008 at 15:09
You might also want to read ‘Project Cancelled’ by Derek Wood (ISBN 0710604416) although it could drive you to tears of despair…if you thought today’s politicians are inept 😡
By: Bluebird Mike - 16th December 2008 at 14:52
Greetings! Welcome, and happy hunting with your interests.
By: Cranswick - 16th December 2008 at 14:50
Books
With a callsign like ‘Mekon’ you must be about my vintage!
British Experimental Jet Aircraft, 1941-1986, by Barrie Hygate, Argus Books, 1990. ISBN 1 85486 010 0
42 types from Gloster ‘Whittle’ to EAP. Development histories and scale plans.
British Secret Projects – Jet Fighters Since 1950, by Tony Buttler, Midland Counties, 2000. ISBN 85780 095 8
Fascinating stuff, includes paper-only projects.
By: Bruce - 16th December 2008 at 11:54
Andrew,
Welcome to the forum.
First thing to say – you need to get to Cosford, where most of these aircraft actually are!
Bruce
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