ANTIQUE & CLASSIC WINGS

Inbunden bok. Osprey Aerospace. 1992. 128 sidor.

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A sequel to "Antiques and Classic Airplanes", this book attempts to capture the charm of private and sport flying across five decades from "stick and string" pre-World War I aeroplanes to the sleek, high-performance monoplanes of the 1940s and 1950s.
• Amongst the gallery of civilian light aircraft featured in this book are all-time British favourites from the Havilland, Miles, Percival amd Blackburn stables and classic American designs from Cessna, Ryan, Boeing, Waco, Areonca, Great Lakes and many more.
• The book includes sporting, aerobatic, touring and record-breaking aircraft.

"It is said that one cannot tell a book by its cover. My first reaction upon seeing the cover was that this would be yet another one of those picture books - fun, but lacking substance. My advice: open the book and peruse the contents. Take your time. Read the captions. I am sure most afficianados of antique aircraft will agree, this book - though a little long in the tooth - is one of the best of its type. The photography, which includes a good mixture of aircraft on the ground, airborne, and air-to-air, is breathtaking.
• Most of the oldies in this book are based in the UK, and most are British designs. That means aircraft that not only performed well, but were also aesthetically pleasing. I have always found the designs of De Havilland, Hawker, and Supermarine to be among the most beautiful in the world. That is not to say that the other aircraft built by Miles, Bristol, Avro, Sopwith, Gloster, and several others are by any means ugly!
• David Davies, a longtime aviation reporter, photographer, and pilot, breaks down his collection as follows: First, there is "Magnificent Flying Machines," which include the beautiful replicas built for one of my favorite films of all time, "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines," such as the Bristol Boxkite and Avro Mark IV. There are also genuine antiques, among the oldest flying specimens in the world. These i nclude a Bleriot XI, a Deperdussin Type B, and a Blackburn Monoplane. Second, there is "Knights of the Air," a tribute to those stalwart fighters of the First World War. These include such legends as the S.E.5A; Avro 504K; Sopwith Scout, Pup, and Triplane, Nieuport 28; Bristol F.2B; and an LVG C.VI, the only genuine flying German two-seater. Third, there is "Moth Magic," chronicling the various variations of the De Havilland Moth series, with a D.H.51 thrown in for good measure. There are also the cabin biplanes, the Gypsy and Hornet Moths, as well as a Moth Minor. Fourth is the section called "Speed Seekers," where the meticulously restored D.H.88 Comet racer G-ACSS, winner of the 1934 Robertson trophy, is the star. …"

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