Overview
In 1945 Eric Brown led the team from the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough which scoured the British Zone of Occupation in post war Germany for captured Luftwaffe aircraft and aeronautical installations. They uncovered an Aladdin's cave of aviation riches and amazed by the advanced level of technology and production they found, brought back over a hundred aircraft for detailed testing and analysis. Of particular interest were the high-speed wind tunnels, which had allowed the Germans to develop such ground-breaking aircraft as the rocket powered Me 163B and the first production jetfighter, the Me 262. The information gathered by this small group of aviators and scientists has influenced aircraft design to this day. Wings of the Luftwaffe is a unique and definitive appraisal of the background and characteristics of all the major German aircraft of World War II, written by probably Britain's most outstanding test pilot and the only pilot to have flown them all. Covering 11 manufacturers and 33 types, this new edition with over 250 photographs, colour profiles, cockpit layouts and sectional drawings provides an in-depth assessment of the contribution made to the annals of military aviation in the late 1930s and early 1940s by the innovative German aircraft industry.
Full Product Details
Author: Capt Eric Brown
Publisher: Hikoki Publications
Imprint: Hikoki Publications
Edition: Revised ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 29.70cm
Weight: 1.388kg
ISBN: 9781902109152
ISBN 10: 1902109155
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 June 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
It makes for a superlative read. This is a book that every aviation enthusiast should have on their book shelf. -Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, August 2010-- (08/01/2010) 5 stars-Must for every aviation library--Air Classics (09/01/2010) Product mention.--FineScale Modeler (11/01/2010) Overall an excellent work, very highly recommended. -IPMS, October 2010, reviewed by Bill Hollis--IPMS (10/01/2010)
5 stars-Must for every aviation library--Air Classics (09/01/2010) Overall an excellent work, very highly recommended. -IPMS, October 2010, reviewed by Bill Hollis--IPMS (10/01/2010) It makes for a superlative read. This is a book that every aviation enthusiast should have on their book shelf. -Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, August 2010-- (08/01/2010) Product mention.--FineScale Modeler (11/01/2010)
Author Information
Captain Eric Brown had a 31 year career in the Royal Navy, and is the Fleet Air Arm's most decorated pilot. After a distinguished operational tour flying from Britain's first escort carrier, he was selected as a test pilot in 1942 and then served at A&AEE Boscombe Down before being appointed Chief Naval Test Pilot at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, where he remained for six years. During that time he commanded the Enemy Aircraft Flight, the High Speed Flight and finally the prestigious Aerodynamics Flight. In his test flying career he flew a world record 487 basic types of aircraft, and made a world record 2,407 aircraft carrier landings in fixed-wing aircraft. He is a past President of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and Honorary Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and a Master Pilot of Russia. In 1995 he was inducted into the US Navy's Carrier Aviation Test Pilot Hall of Honor, the only non-American to have received this accolade.
