My library just grew again 2017

[Gondor]

Received today

Red Star Volume 11, Myasishcev M-4 and 3M, The First Soviet Strategic Jet Bomber by Yefim Gordon

Gondor

[NARSES2]

From WH Smiths another interesting "Bookazine". Luftwaffe - Secret Wings of the Third Reich.

130 pages of flying wings and tailess fighter proposals. Loads of drawings and photos all for £6.99 

[PR19_Kit]

Another bookazine, 'British Phantoms' from the Aeroplane magazine stable.

Just about everything you ever wanted to know about the F-4K and F-4M, and with ZILLIONS of pics too. Timed to coincide with the Airfix I suspect.

Absolutely Phabulous! 

[PR19_Kit]

Hmm, while the pics of the British Phantoms bookazine are wonderful the text leaves a little to be desired I feel.

One pic of a USN Phantom with zillions of weapons arrayed on the ramp in front of it claims that the Phantom could carry a heavier bomb load than a Lancaster. 

I must see if I can get a Grand Slam under the wing of a Phantom..............

There's also a load of cobblers concerning the catapult bridle catchers on the Ark Royal, methinks they needed a good proof reader.

[perttime]

From WH Smiths another interesting "Bookazine". Luftwaffe - Secret Wings of the Third Reich.

130 pages of flying wings and tailess fighter proposals. Loads of drawings and photos all for £6.99 

Got that at the good news stand of my Finnish town. Looks promising, haven't started reading yet. A little flesh on the bones of the Luft '46 stuff that I've seen before, I hope.

[Rheged]

For only £1 in a Ludlow junk shop, The Times Atlas of Archaeology......A3 sized, 3 cm thick, all colour maps and diagrams.  Includes warfare up to 14th century.

[perttime]

I might have to preorder the new book on Messerschmitt Bf 109 G in Finnish service, by Kari Stenman: 'Mersu - Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Suomen ilmavoimissa'.

It is in Finnish only, I think, and it looks like some of the information has been published before in his books on Finnish wartime fighter squadrons. 400 pages, almost 500 photos, 24 colour profiles, 32 3-views.

Publisher's page: http://www.koalakustannus.fi/kirjat/kirja.php?id_prd=233
Sample PDF: http://www.koalakustannus.fi/pdf/Koala_lukunayte_233.pdf

[jcf]

Hmm, while the pics of the British Phantoms bookazine are wonderful the text leaves a little to be desired I feel.

One pic of a USN Phantom with zillions of weapons arrayed on the ramp in front of it claims that the Phantom could carry a heavier bomb load than a Lancaster. 

I must see if I can get a Grand Slam under the wing of a Phantom..............

Ah, yes, the thoroughly pointless comparisons beloved of some writers. 

[Hobbes]

Normal Lancasters carried up to 6.4 tons of bombs, while the Phantom could carry 8.4 tons.
The Grand Slam was heavier at 10t, but required modifications to the Lancaster, including removing 2 gun turrets. It also limited the maximum altitude that could be reached: GS were usually dropped from 3 km/9k feet, or 1/3 of the service ceiling of a normal Lanc.

So the writer may have been technically wrong, but IMO not so far off the mark as to be pointless.

[Thorvic]

What about a Tallboy in place of a Belly Tank on a Phantom ? 

[NARSES2]

I always find most empirical comparisons are like comparing chalk and cheese. Some can be handy, even the silly ones, if only to grab an audience at the start of a presentation 

[PR19_Kit]

What about a Tallboy in place of a Belly Tank on a Phantom ? 

If I can get one almost in the bomb bay of a TSR2 that shouldn't be a problem, but a Grand Slam is a LOT fatter.

[Hobbes]

I always find most empirical comparisons are like comparing chalk and cheese. Some can be handy, even the silly ones, if only to grab an audience at the start of a presentation 

One of the best of those was a demo used by Admiral Grace Hopper (an early computer pioneer). She used to show a 1-ft section of wire at presentations, telling the audience, 'this is the distance an electrical signal can travel in 1 nanosecond'.

[Nick]

I always find most empirical comparisons are like comparing chalk and cheese. Some can be handy, even the silly ones, if only to grab an audience at the start of a presentation 

One of the best of those was a demo used by Admiral Grace Hopper (an early computer pioneer). She used to show a 1-ft section of wire at presentations, telling the audience, 'this is the distance an electrical signal can travel in 1 nanosecond'.

Back in the early 1950s scientists needed an 4 nanosecond delay in a circuit in one of those massive room sized computers. To achieve that they put an 4 foot length of wire in the system. Saved them thousands of dollars instead of creating an all new piece of kit.

Grace Hopper is well known for finding the first bug in a computer. It was a moth that had caused a short circuit!

[NARSES2]

Grace Hopper is well known for finding the first bug in a computer. It was a moth that had caused a short circuit!

So is that why they are called bugs ? Or was it just serendipity ?