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adkad

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Ok, this may be off topic but I am reading Boeing versus Airbus an interesting book on the competition between Airbus and Boeing. I find learning about airplanes, airlines and the whole history of both helps me enjoy tracking and monitoring more, so does anybody have any suggestions for good books on the history of airlines, aircraft or related topics. TIA, Adkad
 

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There are many. Almost every, if not EVERY, manufacturer, airline and wanna-be has written a tome to the wonders and imagination of (fill in your favorite here) such as Beech ("Beechcraft" written byWilliam McDaniel), Cessna, Learjet ("Little Giant" by Robert Serling -- Rod's broher), Boing (I gave my coopy of that away and can't recall the author), etc. etc. As to model-specific books, there is "Those Incomparable Bonanzas" by Larry Ball, "Staggerwing" by Robert T. Smith, etc. etc.) And fror the real flavor of the companies, find a copy of "Alex In Wonderland" by Sandor (Alex) Kvassay.

More real readindg for airplane people should include "Grand Old Lady" the story of the DC-1,2,3. It is by Lt.Col. Carrol Glines and Lt. Col. Wendell Moseley. "Always Another Dawn" is the story of the X-15 program written by its pilot most of the time, Scott Crossfield. And, Chuck Yeager's book, "Yeager, an Auitobiography."

The Smithsonian's Air and Space museum's book shop is loaded with good references well researched, too. And stop by the Experimental Aiarcraft and Antique Aircraft Association's web sites and you'll find a lot more good reading there too.
 
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"Black Jets", an excellent book that covers the U-2, SR-71, B-2 and F-117. "Hypersonic", a very detailed book that covers the whole X-15 program. Ben Rich's book "Skunk Works" is good. "Shadow Flights" covers most of the cold war recon aircraft. All the "Secret Projects" series of books are cool... They cover Luftwaffe and other WWII aircraft.

Anyone interested in cold war communications stuff should get "Chatter". It's all about the NSA and their efforts back then. The author is a little political, but it's still good.

There's a ton of them. I have a lot of my favorite ones listed on the North Spin site: http://www.thenorthspin.com/page_books.html

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