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2 books mention ‘Aviation Pioneer’.
His experimental work was influenced by Lilienthal, the great German aircraft pioneer, whom he met twice.
Aviation Biography · 171 pages · 8 May 2024£12.89…Adolf Rohrbach's Metal Aeroplanes - An Aircraft Pioneer And His Designs This is the history of Adolf Rohrbach and his pioneering all-metal aeroplanes.
Industrial History · 136 pages · 21 June 2021£12.89
Historical articles (10)
- HMS Argus: Beardmore's Flat-Deck Aircraft Carrier and the Making of Naval Aviation
A guide to HMS Argus: her Dalmuir conversion from Conte Rosso, early deck flying, wartime service, and the 175-page illustrated Charles E. MacKay study.
- The British Nuclear Deterrent in the Jet Age: V-Bombers and the Cold War
How Britain built its Cold War nuclear deterrent: V-bombers, German rocket origins, Blue Steel, Polaris and Thor. Charles E. MacKay aviation history.
- Beardmore at Dalmuir: Airships, HMS Argus and Aero-Engines
How William Beardmore and Co built HMS Argus, the R34 airship, the Tornado engine behind R101 and more aircraft in Scotland from 1913 to 1930.
- How Glasgow's Shipyards Built Aircraft in the Great War
Glasgow Clydeside shipyards built aircraft, airships and aero engines in the Great War: Beardmore, Weir, Denny, the R34 and Red Clydeside.
- The RFC and RNAS in the Great War: Britain's Fighters, Bombers and Seaplanes, 1914-1918
How Britain built its Great War air arm: RFC and RNAS fighters, bombers, seaplanes and flying boats, 1914-1918, and the procurement system behind them.
- Messerschmitt Me 262: The First Operational Jet Fighter, 1944-1945
The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the first operational jet fighter, entering Luftwaffe service in 1944. Development, combat record, and why it came too late.
- The Luftwaffe in 1945: Jets, Fuel, Pilots and the Final Collapse
How the Luftwaffe collapsed in its final year: Me 262 jets grounded for fuel, synthetic oil output destroyed, and a pilot force gutted by undertraining.
- Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown: Test Pilot, Carrier Landings and the Records That Still Stand
Captain Eric Winkle Brown flew 487 aircraft types and logged 2,407 carrier landings. Inside his records, the first jet deck landing and the steam catapult.