Library Additions
Jet man: the making and breaking of Frank Whittle, genius of the jet revolution by Duncan Campbell-Smith, Head of Zeus, 2020, 534pp.
A new biography of the man behind the jet engine.
Systems approach to the design of commercial aircraft by Scott Jackson and Ricardo Moraes dos Santos, CRC Press, 2021, 110pp.
Describes commercial aircraft from an advanced systems point of view, addressing complexity, cybersecurity and systems architecting. In addition, it provides an explanation of systems engineering, describes how systems engineering forms a framework for commercial aircraft, covers how systems engineering and systems architecting relate to commercial aircraft, addresses complexity and shows how humans fit into systems engineering and the importance for commercial aircraft.
Unmanned aircraft systems traffic management: UTM by Michael Scott Baum, CRC Press, 2021, 312pp.
This book explores how UTM is expected to operate, the services it will interlace with tactical co-ordination systems to maintain airspace safety, standards development, tackles the global variations in architectures, explores envisioned UTM services, cybersecurity standards development and awareness and considers the future of UTM and potential barriers to its success, international co-ordination and regulatory reform.
Airlines in a postpandemic world: preparing for constant turbulence ahead by N K Taneja, Routledge, 2021, 305pp.
System analysis and modelling in air transport: demand, capacity, quality of service, economics and sustainability by Milan Janic, CRC Press, 2021, 378pp.
This book presents a comprehensive analysis and modelling of demand, capacity, quality of services, economics, and sustainability of the air transport system and its main components – airports, airlines, and ATC/ATM (air traffic control/management).
The inauguration of the Empire Air Mail programme to Australia, Banks Islands, Cook Islands, Fanning Island, Fiji Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Nauru, New Guinea (Mandated Territory), New Hebrides, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Papua, Samoa (Territory under British administration) Soloman Islands, Tasmania and Tonga 28 July 1938, Imperial Airways Limited, 1938, 8pp.
A pamphlet illustrating the development of air mail services from Great Britain designed to accompany the opening of the route between London and Australasia.
The empire’s airway, Imperial Airways Limited, about 1935, 18pp.
A booklet accompanying an exhibition on the work of airlines and Imperial in particular, held at the Science Museum between 6 December 1935 and 31 January 1936.
Composite materials: mechanics, manufacturing and modelling by Sumit Sharma, CRC Press, 2021, 535pp.
This textbook discusses three important aspects, including manufacturing, mechanics and dynamic mechanical analysis of composites and presents fundamental concepts of composites, manufacturing techniques and a selection of advanced topics, such as the toughness of composites and nano mechanics.
Moving Mountains: the Skyship chronicles, volumes 1 & 2, Lulu Publishing, 2012 & 2019, 609pp and 619pp.
The story of Airship Industries, and its high technology ‘Skyships’. Starting with the giant Shell International gas carrier design concept, it traces the development of the AD 500 and SK 600 airships and examines their tests, trials and commercial applications. The book reviews their subsequent employment in Europe, America, Australia and Japan, and concludes with a look at some later design concepts.
Ground-handling large airships: a Cinderella profession by Giles Camplin. New Generation Publishing, 2016, 306pp.
Based on his PhD thesis, Giles Camplin explores how large airships were managed on the ground and makes recommendations for the future.
The future of airships in the Royal Navy: including a preface looking towards 2029 by Martin Flanagan, The Airship Association, 2009, 87pp.
This 1983 review examines the potential advantages of using airships in the Royal Navy as compared to aircraft and ships, explores their potential usage in antisubmarine warfare, airborne early warning and mine countermeasures roles and logistics, before moving onto how the Royal Navy could introduce airships into the fleet.
No landing place: a guide to aircraft crashes in Snowdonia by Edward Doylerush, Midland Counties, 1985, 96pp. Reichsverband der deutschen Luftfahrtindustrie 1938, 181pp.
A beautifully illustrated guide to the German aircraft industry.
The dawn of aviation: the pivotal role of Sussex, people and places in the development of flight by Josh Spoor, Air World, 2021, 229pp.
A history of ballooning and the early years of powered flight in Sussex, together with details of the county’s aviation connections during WW1.
Top Secret Worcestershire: volume II by Stephen Burrows and Michael Layton, Bostin Books, 2020, 225pp.
The second volume of this series explores the history, rocketry research and life at the Summerfield Research Centre, a look at a Worcestershire Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post and BBC Wood Norton. The book also includes reminiscences of a Vulcan pilot and a scientist from the Telecommunications Research Establishment, Malvern.
Radar networks by Hai Deng and Zhe Geng, CRC Press, 2020, 234pp.
The text addresses basic, relevant aspects of radar signal processing and statistical theories, including both civilian and military radar applications. It also discusses emerging topics that directly relate to networks, such as multipleinput–multiple-output (MIMO) radars, waveform design, and diversity via multiple transmitters.
Glider pilot safety and cockpit crashworthiness by Antony M Segal, 245pp.
A collection of reports, articles, presentations and unpublished works concentrating on ways to improve the ergonomics and structural safety of glider and light aircraft cockpits and concentrating on ways of reducing the incidence and severity of spinal injury in incidents and accidents.
Black & Wight fireworks: British peroxide rockets by Derek Mack, FastPrint Publishing, 2016, 287pp.
A personal view of guided missile development at both Saunders-Roe at High Down on the Isle of Wight and at Woomera, Australia. The book concentrates on the trials of the Black Arrow and Black Knight systems.
Titan II: a history of a Cold War missile program by David K Stumpf, University of Arkansas Press, 2000, 320pp.
Southampton/Eastleigh Airport by David Hatchard, Kingfisher Publications, 1990, 56pp.
A history of Southampton Airport, including its time as HMS Raven during WW2. It also contains some information on the airlines that served the airport in the 1980s and on some of the constructors that were based at the airport during its history.
Military airfields in the British Isles 1939-1945 by D Willis and B R Hollis, Enthusiasts Publications, 1987, 283pp.
Contains key details and maps of 653 wartime sites of the RAF, Allied, Royal Navy and US Army Air Force.