CAY253- Guy
06-05-2009, 10:00 PM
I thought that instead of watching endless hours of youtube or just sitting there bored during our flights, we could do with some light reading! :lol: Here are a few of the books I own with a little review of each underneath:
Airbus A380 - Superjumbo of the 21st Century
by Guy Norris and Mark Wagner
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This is among one of my favorite books of all time, it is full of pictures and has a detailed description throughout of the design, build, certification and testing procedures that went on surrounding the A380 development up until first flight. It is a relatively new book so is factually correct, so far...
Air Force One
by Robert F Dorr
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This is an all inclusive history of Air Force One, from the early days of a USAF Librator, to a DC-6, to a Constallation, 707 and finally the 747-200. It is full of fascinating old pics of the aircraft as well as the interiors.
Ask the Pilot
by Patrick Smith
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I cannot remember much about this book other than I was glued to it until I finished it! It is a good read (proper book, no picssurprise) and answers all the begging questions we all have when flying.
British Airways- History, Aircraft and Liveries
by Kieth Gaskell
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This is a very detailed account of the life of British Airways, it starts with the BOAC/BEA merger and has chapters on Fleet, Livery, Subsidiaries and more. As usual with all my favorite books it is full of pictures! It even mentions Cayman periodically with reference to the BA253/BA252 flight as it changed hands and A/C type. Also, did you know that one of Cayman Airways early 737-200s was ex. British Airways? Now if Cayman Airways could write something like this...
Rolls Royce - The Jet Engine
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I have definitely saved the best until last, this is a phenomenal book! I wouldn't class it as light reading however, it is all about, guess what, the Jet Engine! It is suited to both Mathematically minded Aerospace engineers and your average Joe alike. I don't think I can say any more other than go buy it!
I hope you all found this interesting, feel free to add your own!
Airbus A380 - Superjumbo of the 21st Century
by Guy Norris and Mark Wagner
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2033/a380book.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)
This is among one of my favorite books of all time, it is full of pictures and has a detailed description throughout of the design, build, certification and testing procedures that went on surrounding the A380 development up until first flight. It is a relatively new book so is factually correct, so far...
Air Force One
by Robert F Dorr
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6379/af1book.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)
This is an all inclusive history of Air Force One, from the early days of a USAF Librator, to a DC-6, to a Constallation, 707 and finally the 747-200. It is full of fascinating old pics of the aircraft as well as the interiors.
Ask the Pilot
by Patrick Smith
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9422/atpbook.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)
I cannot remember much about this book other than I was glued to it until I finished it! It is a good read (proper book, no picssurprise) and answers all the begging questions we all have when flying.
British Airways- History, Aircraft and Liveries
by Kieth Gaskell
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9624/babook.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)
This is a very detailed account of the life of British Airways, it starts with the BOAC/BEA merger and has chapters on Fleet, Livery, Subsidiaries and more. As usual with all my favorite books it is full of pictures! It even mentions Cayman periodically with reference to the BA253/BA252 flight as it changed hands and A/C type. Also, did you know that one of Cayman Airways early 737-200s was ex. British Airways? Now if Cayman Airways could write something like this...
Rolls Royce - The Jet Engine
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3250/rrbook.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)
I have definitely saved the best until last, this is a phenomenal book! I wouldn't class it as light reading however, it is all about, guess what, the Jet Engine! It is suited to both Mathematically minded Aerospace engineers and your average Joe alike. I don't think I can say any more other than go buy it!
I hope you all found this interesting, feel free to add your own!