Dear Haynes

The more I think about it, this is a very worthy idea, I have the Mushroom
book and a fine tome it is, but the technical side is something not covered
to a greater degree. It would be a very interesting read.
Cheers Mike

And jolly good books the Mushroom Models publications are but the Haynes manuals offer a more technical approach to the subject. It would fuel my completely unrealistic desire to own one of these beautiful objects. That’s never going to happen as I could only just afford the Silver Wings Hart kit and am now dreading the fact I’m going to have to do some surgery on it to make it into a Hart (India).

Anne

http://mmpbooks.biz/mmp/books.php?book_id=32

Alex Crawford has also writtern a book on the Fury and Nimrod.

Dave

Just going from the description on that page, that book doesn’t seem to include the fighters?

http://mmpbooks.biz/shop2/product.php?productid=17537&cat=&page=1

Sounds like a great idea Anne.
Be nice to see the whole family, inc export versions (such as the radial engined and Hartebees types) covered and the story of how the various fighter, light bomber, Army co-op, and naval types all related to each other told in an authoritive publication.

You’re not alone Anne. The forum has some ‘gremlins’ apparently, which may now be sorted by the looks of it.

Rob

Interesting…

Posted a reply but I’m not listed as the last person on the thread and the topic didn’t move back to the top.

Has anyone else ever had this problem?

Anne

What an interesting suggestion and one I wasn’t wholly prepared for.

What I’d like to see is a volume covering the Hart family (Hart, Demon, Audax, Hardy, Hind, Hector, Heatbeest & Nimrod) as well as the Fury & Nimrod although as an alternative it could just cover the Hind in the same way the Hurricane book is based mainly around the Mk. IIC. I would guess that it would follow the tried and tested layout of the previous editions, (History, Anatomy, Restoration, Owner’s View, Pilot’s View & Engineer’s View) and look into the work undertaken by the Guy Black empire (Retrotec, HAC & Aero vintage) SkySport, Shuttleworth and of course the ever splendid Hawker Hind.com who have pretty much written the book in web site form already.

There you go, a very vague and ‘off the top of the head’ synopsis for you.

Now where did I leave that naturally aspirated Kestrel?

Anne

Hawker Bi-Planes

Anne- if you put up a brief synopsis of what you like i will put it too haynes
Kind Rgds
IB

Why not email them? It’s a really good idea!