Rick Peacock-Edward's 7000hrs+ flying career spans Gnat, Lightning, Phantom and and the introduction of the Tornado F2 into RAF service, along with a host of aviation associations. With Grumman's 'Big Cat' turning 50 this year, veteran Radar Intercept Officer and real life 'Goose' Dave Baranek takes us into the the back-seat of this awesome naval fighter, which married the powerful AN/AWG-9 with the long-range AIM-54 Phoenix and which saw the RIO control and manage high-speed interceptions.Ī well known name in UK air display, flight safety and military flying circles. Ahead of this milestone comes this special anniversary book, with highlights from the past 50th years, including airshow firsts and interviews with display pilots. While 2020 has been a depressing year for aviation enthusiasts with airshows cancelled to to thye Covid-19, 2021 will see the Royal International Air Tattoo celebrate its half century. Read Calum Douglas's 'Raiders of the Lost Aero-Engine Archives' here.)Īir Tattoo 50 – the story of the world's greatest airshow Lavishly produced and filled with nuggets of technical detail for enthusiasts. The fruits of six years of painstaking research, Calum Douglas delves into the technical WW2 battle between German and Western piston engine engineers to squeeze every tiny bit of performance out of aero-engines to give their pilots the edge. Sarah Cruddas presents an accessible guide to the new space race and our future in the stars – perfect reading for space and non-space experts alike. With rockets making vertical landings, robots exploring Mars and a woman to be the next astronaut to land on the Moon, space is the most exciting it has been in almost 50 years. Unputdownable! (Read '21 things I discovered while writing Harrier 809' here). If you've not read this yet – what's keeping you? Rowland White's latest book expanded from his original idea to focus on the Sea Harrier to a wider detailed history of the Falklands air war, including previously secret spy flights. Looking for a few last minute present ideas? TIM ROBINSON presents his personal round-up of 2020 aviation, aerospace and space books.
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