A new book in my library.

[Airframes]

Yeah, I know what you mean. He doesn't know much about aircraft, but thought it might be useful.
The title is a real misnomer, and although there's some interesting stuff, it's basically a load of b*ll*cks, with many of the aircraft mentioned being nowhere near the description of bad, never mind worst.
I mean, the Dassault Mirage, one of the World's worst aircraft ?!!
Come on, it's one of the world's most successful !!!

 

[Lucky13]

The World's Worst Aircraft....?
Does it include the F-22 and the F-35?





(1, 2, 3, 4, 5.....)

 

[Micdrow]

Newest arrivals

 

[vikingBerserker]

Man, I so need to play with you and Jim!

Great buys!

 

[Lucky13]

Arrived today, the last of the Milwaukee Road books that I was waiting on.....they now number 29!

Thinking of getting that Brett Green book, on the Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon and how to build it...

 

[vikingBerserker]

Well done, I think you've cornered the market on this series!

 

[Lucky13]

Can never have enough of Milwaukee Road....

 

[buffnut453]

Yeah, I know what you mean. He doesn't know much about aircraft, but thought it might be useful.
The title is a real misnomer, and although there's some interesting stuff, it's basically a load of b*ll*cks, with many of the aircraft mentioned being nowhere near the description of bad, never mind worst.
I mean, the Dassault Mirage, one of the World's worst aircraft ?!!
Come on, it's one of the world's most successful !!!

I'll bet it includes the poor old Buffalo, though.

 

[Micdrow]

Man, I so need to play with you and Jim!

Great buys!

Thanks David, you should come out for Airventure this year then

Jan must be planning on building his own railroad now to haul his books around. Its mobile and plenty of storage LOL.

 

[Airframes]

I'll bet it includes the poor old Buffalo, though.

Yep, and the Botha !

 

[Lucky13]

Thanks David, you should come out for Airventure this year then

Jan must be planning on building his own railroad now to haul his books around. Its mobile and plenty of storage LOL.

Almost, plan to resurrect the Milwaukee Road....

 

[buffnut453]

Yep, and the Botha !

Blah, blah, blah, overweight, underpowered, too slow...blah, blah, shot down in droves...blah, blah, Midway, Singapore...blah, blah, guns wouldn't fire, weak undercarriage.

Did I miss anything?

 

[Airframes]

Probably not - I haven't actually looked at the book properly yet, just glanced at a few entries.

 

[vikingBerserker]

It comments that the Finns had some success with it. It also includes the Me 321/323, Fw 200, consolidated B-32 and the Anatov ANT-20. The reason why the Me 312/323 were included was it didn't do well against enemy fighters - like most transports.

I do not believe the author's knowledge of aircraft is to the level of most folks here. He really did a half-arse job writing a book

 

[Airframes]

I agree.
I got the impression that it was put together as a somewhat 'sensationalist' type of publication, drawing on, or more correctly pouncing on, snippets of hackneyed information to 'prove' the claims, and aimed squarely at a layman audience who's knowledge of aircraft and aviation is next to zero, purely to make money, and perhaps increase the exposure of the author.
But it's handy to use as a bookend on one of the shelves, to stop the real books from falling off the end !

Now the other book shown in the original post (Wings across the World) is a different story - well written, very informative, with some great photos and illustrations, and extremely interesting.
So much so, in fact, that it got me 'dreaming', and wishing I had the resources to be able to re-create the 'Golden Age' of air travel, perhaps using a Constellation or similar type, for specialised, fare-paying excursions, much the same way as has been done with the 'Orient Express' train 'tours'.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I would love that myself, especially with one of the old clippers.

 

[Lucky13]

Agree gentlemen!

 

[Airframes]

Yeah, a Clipper or Sandringham, even a Catalina, and Constellation or DC-4 or similar. I think there'd be a market - a niche market for sure, but a market nonetheless. Old fashioned silver-service at table, luxury surroundings and a 'step back in time'.
I'd draw the line at Poirot though !

Anyway, this eventually arrived today, an English-language edition, which can be a bit hard to find at the right price.
I was bl**dy annoyed with the Postman though (not my usual, helpful chap).
I could hear him screwing up the package and trying to force it through the letter box, but couldn't get to the door in time to stop him.
Why couldn't the idle b@stard just knock on the bl**dy door, moronic dimbled*ck ?!!
The padded envelope was actually torn where he'd forced it through the slot. Fortunately the 'fold' will flatten out, and there's only a slight 'nick' to the edge of a couple of pages.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

What a muppet old chap!!