Library Additions
Library Additions
Cross-Channel Aviation Pioneers: Blanchard and Blériot, Vikings and Viscounts by Bruce HalesDutton, Air World, 2020, 220pp.
An account of balloon, glider, hovercraft and aeroplane travel across the English Channel, starting with JohnPierre Blanchard in 1875.
Britain’s glorious aircraft industry: 100 years of success, setbacks and change by J Paul Hodgson, Air World, 2020, 481pp.
A reference guide to the major developments in the first 112 years of the aviation industry.
Flying machines by the Wright Brothers: extracts from War Office files, 1905-08, 1 file. *
A collection of copies of letters, short reports and memos, including letters between the Wright brothers and the War Office, reports from B F S Baden-Powell and the military attaché at the British Embassy in the US and memos between the War Office and the Balloon Factory in Farnborough.
Report on proposed experiments in connection with flying machines by J D Fullerton, 16/12/1905, 10pp. *
A copy of the report taken from War Office File 42/ Ballooning (F.W.4) 102
Functionally graded materials: nonlinear analysis of plates and shells by Hui-Shen Shen, CRC Press, 2009, 266pp.
Initially designed as thermal barrier materials for aerospace applications and fusion reactors, functionally graded materials (FGMs) are now widely employed as structural components in extremely high-temperature environments. This book aims to allow engineers to predict the response of FGM plates and shells subjected to thermal and mechanical loads.
The ultimate system: aircrew safety in the 21st Century by Brian A Miller, 2001, 24pp.
This reprint of the RAeS R J Mitchell Lecture looks at the history of ejector seats and the part played by Martin-Baker Aircraft Co Ltd in their development. The paper concludes by making predictions for the future.
Westland Heliport London: its origin, construction and operation by Westland Aircraft Limited, [1959?], 6pp.
Information on the development of the heliport, including a press release relating to the opening of the heliports Air Traffic Control facility from International Aeradio Limited.
Civil Aircraft Markings 2021 by A S Wright, Crecy Publishing, 2021, 464pp.
The latest edition of this handbook recording all current civil aircraft registrations in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
Military Aircraft Markings 2021 by H J Curtis, Crecy Publishing, 2021, 304pp.
The latest edition of this handbook recording the registrations of all military aircraft that are based or operate from the UK and Ireland or are likely to be seen in the UK.
Notes on the investigation of flying accidents for officers attending a course of instruction with the Accidents Investigation Branch, Air Ministry, 1943, 104pp. *
Aircraft production by E Molloy, George Newnes, 1941, 104pp.
A practical survey of materials and processes used in the construction of contemporary aircraft. Intended for all employed in aircraft factories and assembly shops.
Above the law: adventures in a police helicopter by Adrian Bleese, Eye Books, 2021, 358pp.
Adrian Bleese spent 12 years flying on police helicopters, and attended almost 3,000 incidents, as one of only a handful of civilian air observers working anywhere in the world. This book recounts the most intriguing, challenging, amusing and downright baffling episodes in his career working for Suffolk Constabulary and the National Police Air Service.
Two papers on aircraft engines, 21/06/1918, 2 items.
Two anonymous reports on a Discussion with Sir Arthur Duckham concerning the desirability of the Royal Aircraft Establishment to test the ABC Dragonfly engine and a report on ‘high power engines with long durability for bombing machines’.
Aeronautical reports and memoranda published by Annie D Betts, 1919-23, 4 items.
A file containing the aeronautical work of Miss Betts, including her notes for an article on landing gear for the Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society and two reports produced by the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
Wartime aeronautical research & development in Germany by J J Green, R D Hiscocks and J L Orr, Engineering Institute of Canada, 1949?, 30pp. *
A collection of articles by a group of Canadian researchers who were sent over to Germany late in 1945 to visit and report on the activities of a number of Germany’s wartime research organisations.
Flying experiments: 1912 – 1913 – 1917 by Mervyn O’Gorman, Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1912-17, 1 volume. *
A collection of proof versions of O’Gorman’s papers published by the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, some including corrections, presumably by O’Gorman himself.
Rosetta: the remarkable story of Europe’s comet explorer by Peter Bond, Springer, 2020, 403pp.
In 2014, Rosetta became the first mission to orbit a comet and to deploy a lander onto its surface. This book tells the story of ESA’s pioneering comet explorer, following the mission from its initial inception to its historic touchdown.
Nachtjäger: Luftwaffe night fighter units 1939-1945 by David P Williams, Classic Publications, 2021, 192pp.
A well-illustrated history of the German night fighter force through WW2. Also includes colour profiles of the aircraft and accounts from those who served in the force. Previously published in two volumes in 2005.
RAF at the crossroads: the second front and strategic bombing debate, 1942-1943 by Greg Baughen, Air World, 2021, 350pp.
In the fifth part in the author’s history of British air power, Baughen argues that the RAF’s thoughts were moving towards the importance of army co-operation.
Allies in air power: a history of multinational air operations edited by Steven Paget, University Press of Kentucky, 2020, 305pp.
In the past century, multinational military operations have become the norm. This book explores the benefits and challenges encountered in air operations from the birth of aviation to the present day, including WW1 and WW2, and the wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf, Kosovo and Iraq, as well as various United Nations peacekeeping missions.
Ein Beitrag zur Landetechnik grosser Luftschiffe by Otto Krell, R Oldenbourg, 1928 38pp.
A work discussing the landing technology of large airships. *
Note sur l’ascension scientifique en ballon du 31 Octobre by M L Tridon, Gauthier-Villars, 1878, 3pp. *
An account of a balloon flight by M Janssen which measured the temperature at different altitudes up to 2,700 metres.
Les ballons: depuis leur invention jusqu’au dernier siège de Paris by Henry Vaschalde, Escudier, 1872, 90pp. *
An account of the use of balloons during the Siege of Paris.
The rigging of aeroplanes by R J Goodman Crouch, Lewis Press, 1919. *
Spare parts for aeroplanes: Types B.E.2D & 2E with R.A.F. 1A engine by the Royal Aircraft Factory, 1919, 80pp. *
A well-illustrated parts manual for the WW1 aircraft giving a number, description and plan number of each part.
*Material formerly part of the Royal Aircraft Establishment’s Library Collection.