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Flying Fox is a unique work in aviation literature combining the translation of a German pilot’s classic autobiographical novel of flying in the First World War with a historical investigation that both illuminates and expands upon the original narrative.
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Flying Pencil: Dornier Do17 / Do215: Schiffer Military History softcover
Published 1997, 48 pages, 80 black & white photographs, softcover, 11" x 8 1/2"
Flying Tiger to Air Commando is an enlisted man's story of over twenty years of service to his country. From enlistment in the Army Air Corps at age nineteen as a Private to his retirement at age 44 as a Master Sgt., his unusual tale will interest all avi
This book is the war diary of a Flying Tiger American Volunteer Group crew chief from the 3rd Pursuit Squadron. Much of the Flying Tiger history is written from the pilots viewpoint. These brave pilots deserve much praise, but those who fixed the aircraft
This book is an in-depth study covering John K. "Jack" Northrop\s quest for a clean flying machine. Covered are: Northrop\s initial N-1M project, the N-9M, XP-56, through the B-35 project, B-49 project,
A new photo chronicle of the Horten Flying Wing featuring new photographic material and information.
published 1997, 64 pages, 70 photographs, softcover, 11" x 8.3"
The twin-engined Focke-Wulf Fw 187 was a contemporary of the Messerschmitt Bf 110, however production was limited to a handful of prototypes. So far the story of this largely forgotten fighter has been shrouded in darkness. Developed by Professor Kurt Tan
This book covers the complete development history of those variants of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 powered by inline engines. The first Fw 190 equipped with a Daimler Benz liquid-cooled engine took to the air in early 1942, followed six months later by another
Focke Wulf FW190: Fighters, Bombers, Ground Attack Aircraft: Schiffer Military History #46 softcover
Along with the Bf 109, the Fw 190 was a stalwart of the Luftwaffe and one of the top fighters of WWII.
Published 1997, 48 pages, 80 black & white ph
This book deals with the development history and testing of this fighter aircraft and production of the early variants of the Fw 190 A. An interesting comparison between the Bf 109 and the Fw 190 shows the strengths and weaknesses of the two aircraft, and
X PLANES OF THE THIRD REICH SERIES An Illustrated Series on Germany's Experimental Aircraft of World War II The Focke-Wulf Ta 183 “geheim projekt” came from the mind of aircraft design genius Hans Multhopp. Softcover.
From the time of its appearance in 1939 the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was one of the best fighter aircraft of the Second World War – a masterpiece produced by chief designer Kurt Tank. In 1943 he developed a new fighter aircraft based on this successful concept.
Focke Wulf TA154: Luftwaffe Profile Series #12.
Published 1999, 48 pages, 100+ black & white photographs and illustrations, softcover, 11' x 8 1/2"
A large number of people in the United States had their first airplane ride in a Ford Tri-Motor during the 1920s and 1930s, a plane that remains to this day a fine example of engineering, planning and production. It was the application of a modified assem
Presented in this book is the story of the former Frontier Airlines from its founding just after World War II to its eventual demise in the 1980s. The legacy of pioneering air service, purchasing jets, and competing after airline deregulation are just a f
German long-range anti-shipping aircraft was also used as Hitler’s personal aircraft.
Published 1997, 48 pages, black & white photographs and illustrations, softcover 11" x 8 1/2"
This book is an extraordinary pictorial history of the F-111, the greatest jet fighter-bomber ever built, and includes 740 color photos covering all models from the F-111A through the F-111K. In addition to a “Roll Call” including histories of each indiv
Using the cockpits of approximately sixty military and civil aircraft as examples, this book follows the development of aircraft instruments in Germany from 1911 to about 1970. The standards and developments of each period are described and the instrument
The two books, by authors Andrei Alexandrov and Genadi Petrov, illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, depict the blooming period of the Soviet aviation industry, which owed a great deal of its knowledge to technology derived from German desi
The two books, by authors Andrei Alexandrov and Genadi Petrov, illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, depict the blooming period of the Soviet aviation industry, which owed a great deal of its knowledge to technology derived from German desi
Willy Messerschmitt's Bf 109 is among the most famous fighter aircraft in the history of military aviation, and it was during the Spanish Civil War that it first saw combat. Using newly-discovered records, the author describes the Bf 109's operational car
Here is the life story of the most successful fighter pilot of all time, with 352 air combat victories - who spent ten and a half years behind Soviet barbed wire, surviving prison uprisings, hunger strikes, resistance against the NKVD and forced labor. Af
Gliders formed a special category of aircraft within the Luftwaffe. While other aircraft types were used for many years, as a rule gliders were conceived for short service lives, in some cases just a single mission.......................
German Guided Missiles: Schiffer Military History #65 softcover
Covers German air-to-air and ground-to-air missile development from WWI to WWII.
Published 1997, 48 pages, 80 black & white photographs, 2 colour photographs, softcover, 11" x 8 1/4"