Books That Should Be Written But Haven't

[Checkertail20]

I think a biography on Albert "Ajax" Baumler would be interesting. He was a fighter pilot during the Spanish Civil War and later fought in the pacific. He was suppose to fly with the AVG in China but due to his fighting the the Soviets in Spain was turned down.

 

[tomo pauk]

Sooo much is/was left uncovered.
- Bristol, Napier and Wright aero engines
- Oerlikon and Solothurn weapons
- Soviet, French and Italian aero engines, from 1920s to 1940s (I'm talking about the much more detailed books than the ones available now, on English language and with proper proof-reading)
- racing/record-setting aircraft of the 1920s-1940s
- British tank engines
- complete history of DB/Mercedes aero engines, from ww1 to 1945, including the detailed account about the Japanese spin-offs
- Japanese engines on English language
- Japanese aircraft, not just the Zero
- Republic projects
- Japanese weapons for aircraft, especially the guns' firepower (a far more detailed account than what is written by Mikesh/Bradstreet and Williams)

I get it that some things will never be covered, like the Japanese stuff (a lot of docs was destroyed in Aug 1945), or the Republic designs (again a lot of docs was destroyed, this time when Republic was bough by Fairchild).

 

[buffnut453]

I'm still waiting on a certain forum member to publish their definitive book on the Glenn Martin B-10 (and variants).

 

[GrauGeist]

I'm still waiting on a certain forum member to publish their definitive book on the Glenn Martin B-10 (and variants).

David (VikingBezerker) published his B-10 book back in 2016.

 

[SaparotRob]

I'm still waiting on a certain forum member to publish their definitive book on the Glenn Martin B-10 (and variants).

Sorry. I haven't finished coloring the pictures yet. I have trouble staying inside the lines.

 

[MikeMeech]

Sooo much is/was left uncovered.
- Bristol, Napier and Wright aero engines
- Oerlikon and Solothurn weapons
- Soviet, French and Italian aero engines, from 1920s to 1940s (I'm talking about the much more detailed books than the ones available now, on English language and with proper proof-reading)
- racing/record-setting aircraft of the 1920s-1940s
- British tank engines
- complete history of DB/Mercedes aero engines, from ww1 to 1945, including the detailed account about the Japanese spin-offs
- Japanese engines on English language
- Japanese aircraft, not just the Zero
- Republic projects
- Japanese weapons for aircraft, especially the guns' firepower (a far more detailed account than what is written by Mikesh/Bradstreet and Williams)

I get it that some things will never be covered, like the Japanese stuff (a lot of docs was destroyed in Aug 1945), or the Republic designs (again a lot of docs was destroyed, this time when Republic was bough by Fairchild).

Hi
For some information on racing/record-setting aircraft there is:
'World Speed Record Aircraft, The Fastest Piston-Engined Landplanes since 1903' by Ferdinand C W Käsmann, Putnam 1990.
'Schneider Trophy Aircraft 1913-1931' by Derek N James, Putnam 1981.
'British Racing and Record-Breaking Aircraft' by Peter Lewis, Putnam 1970.

I take it you want something more detailed on Japanese aero-engines than; 'Japanese Aero-Engines 1910-1945' by Mike Goodwin & Peter Starkings, MMPBooks 2017.
And I take it more information than is available in 'Russian Piston Aero Engines' by Vladimir Kotelnikov, Crowood 2005, for Russian engines?

Mike

 

[tomo pauk]

Hi
For some information on racing/record-setting aircraft there is:
'World Speed Record Aircraft, The Fastest Piston-Engined Landplanes since 1903' by Ferdinand C W Käsmann, Putnam 1990.
'Schneider Trophy Aircraft 1913-1931' by Derek N James, Putnam 1981.
'British Racing and Record-Breaking Aircraft' by Peter Lewis, Putnam 1970.

Thank you.

I take it you want something more detailed on Japanese aero-engines than; 'Japanese Aero-Engines 1910-1945' by Mike Goodwin & Peter Starkings, MMPBooks 2017.
And I take it more information than is available in 'Russian Piston Aero Engines' by Vladimir Kotelnikov, Crowood 2005, for Russian engines?

Correct on both accounts.

 

[Capt. Vick]

David (VikingBezerker) published his B-10 book back in 2016.

What!?!?!?!?!

 

[Capt. Vick]

The aforementioned mentioned B-10 book AND the promised B-32 book.

 

[GrauGeist]

What!?!?!?!?!

Yep, here was his announcement:

What Cheered You Up Today?

My book on the B-10 Bomber (aka Martin 139) has been listed on Amazon for presale!!!!

ww2aircraft.net

I'll see I can find a link to the book.

 

[GrauGeist]

It looks like his book is out of print.

May have to try Abe Books, maybe.

Amazon.com

 

[Snautzer01]

It looks like his book is out of print.

May have to try Abe Books, maybe.

Amazon.com

 

[Capt. Vick]

I don't know guys...I don't think it was ever released

 

[GrauGeist]

I don't know guys...I don't think it was ever released

Dang, your right, Jim - it seems as though all his projects suddenly stopped and he hasn't been here in almost two years.

I hope he's ok.

 

[Steve Hnz]

A unit history I would like to see but I believe all their records were binned after the war is that of the103MU at Aboukir in Egypt, the originators of the Aboukir Tropical filters on Spitfires as well the the high flying Spitfires that put paid to the Luftwaffe Ju 86 spy planes. As I understand it, these were but a couple of many innovative mods to come out of this unit & a well written unit history with some of the details would be fascinating to the technically minded among us.

 

[MIflyer]

1. Great Naval Battles of the Spanish Civil War

2. Combat Seaplanes of the Swiss Navy

3. Desert Camouflage Schemes of the Finnish Armed Forces

4. Soviet Sports Cars

 

[bf109xxl]

4. Soviet Sports Cars

 

[bf109xxl]

- Soviet, French and Italian aero engines, from 1920s to 1940s (I'm talking about the much more detailed books than the ones available now, on English language and with proper proof-reading)

Separately for each country.

- Japanese engines on English language

 

[bf109xxl]

And I take it more information than is available in 'Russian Piston Aero Engines' by Vladimir Kotelnikov, Crowood 2005, for Russian engines?

This is just a very brief overview, more like just listing the designations. I do not want to diminish the merits of Vladimir Kotelnikov, who is already passed away - his work is certainly very important, necessary and worthy of all respect. But the history of development of Soviet aircraft engines is very complicated due to the specifics of relations between designers, factories and authorities in the USSR. Only one not very detailed description of the M-82 development could take about the same volume as the whole book by Kotelnikov.

 

[MIflyer]

The prosecution rests.

Actually, soon after the fall of the USSR some guys thought it would be fun to get a brand new Chevrolet Corvette and drive it to Moscow. They made it, parked the car in Red Square in front of the Kremlin and started to take pictures. They soon collected an admiring troop of Red Army Guards but were interrupted by their commander, who demanded to know what was going on. They replied that it was a new Corvette, fresh from America, and asked if he would like to sit in it. He responded by handing one of the Corvette drivers his AK-74 and started looking for a way to open the cardoor.