My library just grew again 2019

[NARSES2]

Osprey New Vanguard - "British Escort Carriers 1941-1945"

"The Eastern Front 1914-1917"

[McColm]

American Secret Projects  United States Airlifters 1941 to 1961 by George Cox and Craig Kaston. This eagerly awaited book of 304 pages priced at $44.95/£27.50 is a real bargain.
There's plenty of line drawings,  concept artwork and scale models to keep a whiffer very busy for years to come.
Even some of my own wacky builds aren't so outrageous as design studios from the major aircraft industry have as you see tried applying these to their own cargo planes.
The rear hinge was penned for the Douglas C-47 and the C-54 was even considered as a bomber. Even fitting floats to the
XC-123 for trials and wingtip jetpods.
The C-97 has loads of engine and wing possibilities,  my version of the XC-99 using the B-36 layout is nearly spot on. Northrop's flying wing was also considered as a freighter with a cargo pod in the space of the bomb bay.
There's a small section on inflight refuelling,  with the idea of having the tanker aircraft fly behind the receiving plane using an inflight refuelling probe to transfer the fuel.
It's well worth a look with the book American Secret Projects Volume 3 United  States  Airlifters  since 1962 will be the next book I buy.

[Leading Observer]

Luftwaffe: Secret Projects of The Third Reich by Dan Sharp arrived today from Amazon - includes a Napier Sabre powered Ta 152 

[NARSES2]

Luftwaffe: Secret Projects of The Third Reich by Dan Sharp arrived today from Amazon - includes a Napier Sabre powered Ta 152 

Yup it's certainly interesting

[PR19_Kit]

Luftwaffe: Secret Projects of The Third Reich by Dan Sharp arrived today from Amazon - includes a Napier Sabre powered Ta 152 

Where would they have got the Sabre from?

[Nick]

Luftwaffe: Secret Projects of The Third Reich by Dan Sharp arrived today from Amazon - includes a Napier Sabre powered Ta 152 

Where would they have got the Sabre from?

Most likely from a captured Tempest or Typhoon.
http://www.hawkertempest.se/index.php/contributions/stories/129-goering-s-tempest

[PR19_Kit]

Luftwaffe: Secret Projects of The Third Reich by Dan Sharp arrived today from Amazon - includes a Napier Sabre powered Ta 152 

Where would they have got the Sabre from?

Most likely from a captured Tempest or Typhoon.
http://www.hawkertempest.se/index.php/contributions/stories/129-goering-s-tempest

Veeeery interesting! Thanks for the link Nick. 

[McColm]

For those of you that are interested in purchasing the book 'American secret projects Volume 3 ; U S Airlifters since 1962.
Will find there's a printing error on the cover sleeve,  the artwork depicts what looks like two Lockheed Galaxy C-5 aircraft with a Douglas DC-10 tail fin and T-tail and two turbofaned engines.
Later copies have the correct volume 3,but some early copies have volume 2 printed instead.

[Thorvic]

For those of you that are interested in purchasing the book 'American secret projects Volume 3 ; U S Airlifters since 1962.
Will find there's a printing error on the cover sleeve,  the artwork depicts what looks like two Lockheed Galaxy C-5 aircraft with a Douglas DC-10 tail fin and T-tail and two turbofaned engines.
Later copies have the correct volume 3,but some early copies have volume 2 printed instead.

That's because that's the original volume cover for US Secret Projects 2: US Airlifters, they discovered that they had so much material, that they chose to split the volume into 2 parts by date. Vol 2 1940s-1961 came out in the summer and Vol 3 1962 onwards come out at the end of the month (or possibly Saturday at SMW as Sir George is on the Crecy Stand then

http://www.crecy.co.uk/american-secret-projects-vol-2

http://www.crecy.co.uk/american-secret-projects-3-u.s.-airlifters-since-1962

[McColm]

For those of you that are interested in purchasing the book 'American secret projects Volume 3 ; U S Airlifters since 1962.
Will find there's a printing error on the cover sleeve,  the artwork depicts what looks like two Lockheed Galaxy C-5 aircraft with a Douglas DC-10 tail fin and T-tail and two turbofaned engines.
Later copies have the correct volume 3,but some early copies have volume 2 printed instead.

That's because that's the original volume cover for US Secret Projects 2: US Airlifters, they discovered that they had so much material, that they chose to split the volume into 2 parts by date. Vol 2 1940s-1961 came out in the summer and Vol 3 1962 onwards come out at the end of the month (or possibly Saturday at SMW as Sir George is on the Crecy Stand then

http://www.crecy.co.uk/american-secret-projects-vol-2

http://www.crecy.co.uk/american-secret-projects-3-u.s.-airlifters-since-1962

Thanks 

[NARSES2]

Where would they have got the Sabre from?

Most likely from a captured Tempest or Typhoon.
http://www.hawkertempest.se/index.php/contributions/stories/129-goering-s-tempest
[/quote]

Brengun actually produce a boxing of the captured Typhoon. In the article the illustrator does admit he's taken the lazy route and simply used the Hawker "engine pod" whereas the RLM probably would have put it in a mounting, radiator fitting similar to the Fw 190D/Ta 152, thus wasting even more time and effort.

[McColm]

Aviation Archive have released issue 46, Aerial Tankers. The art of air-to-air refuelling. The 100 year story. It covers the history and is split between the probe and drogue  tankers,  buddy-buddy , flying boom, and the last chapter super tankers. There's plenty of black and white photos of the popular aircraft, with a few colourful double pages. It's mostly for reference with the odd story thrown in to make a good read.

[McColm]

Got a copy of Warpaint Series No.71, Armstrong Whitworth A.W.650/660 Argosy. There's plenty of technical information,  different colour schemes and a walk-around photo gallery.

[PR19_Kit]

I've just been to a great deal of trouble to write up my latest book buy, but got hit by the 'Another post on this thread has just been uploaded' update etc.

And it wouldn't go back to the text I'd already written, so STUFF IT! 

[McColm]

Sorry to hear that Kit