Old Book Gems

[rwanttaja]

In a separate thread, Aaron Novak posted about finding an old book about EAA Oshkosh, dating back in the '80s.

I love going through old book stores, and you can find some real gems. One book was written by current EAA author Budd Davisson, called "The World of Sport Aviation." It was published in 1982, and is a really neat snapshot of homebuilts, antiques, classics, and ultralights. You can often find this book in the used book stores...scarf it up!

Janes published a Guide to Homebuilt Aircraft in the 60s or 70s, and have been keeping my eyes open for a copy.

What other "book gems" have folks come across...or neat books to watch for?

Ron Wanttaja

[Victor Bravo]

A Gift of Wings, by Richard Bach. It was (truly) a life-changing experience for me in high school. I even got to shake his hand and thank him a couple of years ago. If you ever run across a copy in a used book store, snap it up, even if you have ten copies of your own. Makes a great gift, and can change someone's life.

[WLIU]

I second that recommendation. Richard Back's early stuff about being a fighter pilot and then discovering the joys of general aviation are wonderfully raw and genuine.

Best of luck,

Wes
N78PS

[Kurt Flunkn]

In my personal collection are:

Fluid-dynamic Drag by Hoerner $$$
Aircraft Structures by Peery $$$
Aircraft Structures by Bruhn $$$$
Airframe Structural Design by Niu $$
Aircraft Performance Stability & Control by Perkins & Hage $$
Aircraft Design (vol. 1 - 8) by Roskam $$$$
Theory of Wing Sections by Abbott & Von Doenhoff $

....which is more than enough info to design just about anything.

But some of my non-technical favorites include "The Great Book of WWII Airplanes" and a bunch of stuff by Bill Gunston (who has written over 350 books!).

[dewi8095]

Don't forget Frank Kingston-Smith's Week-End Pilot first published in 1957 with subsequent editions. And for the x-country aficionados, I recommend Rinker Buck Flight of Passage and Mariana Gosnell Zero 3 Bravo all guaranteed to make us wish all we had to do was fly around the country coast-to-coast.

Don

[Victor Bravo]

X2 on Flight of Passage !

Where the hell are all those movie rights buyers when we need them?