I know there is/was a Ju-52 sponsored by Rimowa – just for a second there I thought they were going to be building new Tante Ju’s!!!! 😀

Never say ‘never’!

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Yes I call it the Vulcan effect as I have noticed many, shall we call them people, jump up and leave to get back to Essex after 558 or the Reds. This nicely clears the crowd line and the traffic jams before I am told to leave at closing time to get back to Tunbridge Wells. Personally I’m discusted at such behaviour as it shows disrespect to following displays.:D:D

You misunderstand me: I leave before the Red Arrows start! I’d never leave before 558!

There have been some interesting ideas put forward here and some may yet interest a book publisher. Others look a little too technical for that and would be too long for a magazine article, but there is a third way providing the author(s) does not expect to make any money, and that is to pull the material together and place it on the web. I was thinking of something along the lines of …
http://www.hydroretro.net/etudegh/index.php
The issue of where to host the documents can be addressed later, it would not necessarily require a dedicated website.
A second thought is to carry out the research via the writing equivalent of crowd funding; someone acts as the focal point and others contribute their material and expertise, of which there is plenty on this forum. The ideas posted above on metal strip construction and aviation fuel supply would appear to be ideal candidates for such an approach, provided someone with sufficient interest (the OPs?) acts as a catalyst.

An interesting site: I had previously put together some research on the North American XP-86, which I suspect would be too in-depth for most magazines, but too short for inclusion in a book. So is there an English-language equivalent of this website?

In my experience, one rarely makes money out of a book if it’s done properly! I also suspect it’s why a number of ‘career’ authors resort to extensive plagiarism.

Hello
Justing wondering if any body can help me with more information on the loss of the above plane and pilot you later died.The net and books say about the pilots history but I can find no information on his plane that day or the pilot of the Bf109 which shot him down.Thank you for any leads or information.

Anything in the squadron ORB?

Now if we want to talk air displays how about Biggin Hill and Farnborough back in the 60’s and 70’s now they WERE air shows. I suppose you should consider yourself lucky if you are too young and therefore have nothing to compare today’s shows with. (And yes I know never end a sentence with with, but then they probably no longer teach that anyway)

Not a patch on Hendon 1930.

Bah humbug etc etc…

Said with tongue firmly in cheek!

We need to enjoy what we’ve got methinks.

😀

If anyone has a book idea, please do get in touch: [email]j.slater@fonthillmedia.com[/email]

Expect a huge and glossy book on the Short Stirling soon!

With very best wishes,

Jay

See Post #24: been there, done it!

Well, unless I’ve been exceptionally lucky, I think it all comes down to the content and quality of your initial approach. A good pitch, thinking about what they would like to hear, with examples of illustrations and other goodies appears to work. It also helps if you have actually written most of it rather than waiting for the go ahead. Judging by your obvious knowledge on aviation subjects, from posts here and elsewhere, I would be surprised if you failed to get a publisher interested.

Agreed. But it’s more difficult than it used to be. Spitfires and WW2 sell, and anything outside of that is a ‘risk’. In my experience anyway. Publishers are less willing to take that risk than they used to be. I was lucky but I still have one project that missed the cut (post-financial crisis).

…and if it ran to 200+ pages and/or fully in-depth, I’d buy anyone’s attempt at doing the HP.42/45.