- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Midland Publishing; First Edition edition (30 April 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 185780130X
- ISBN-13: 978-1857801309
- Product Dimensions: 28.6 x 21.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 234,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Among the most successful titles ever published by Midland are the two volumes on experimental aircraft during the Second World War, in the Luftwaffe Secret Projects series and Tony Buttler's British Secret Projects - Jet Fighters Since 1950. This long awaited new book is the sequel to the latter. The design and development of the British bomber since World War Two is covered in similar depth and again the emphasis is placed on the tender design competitions between projects from different companies. Extensive reference has been made to recently declassified archives in national and industry collections which allows many little known projects to be brought together within a full narrative of bomber development. The design backgrounds to the V-Bomber programme, Canberra, Buccaneer, Avro 730, TSR.2, Harrier, Jaguar and Tornado are revealed in more detail than has probably ever been published before but attention is also given to anti-submarine types and stillborn programmes such as the RAF's first requirement for a low level bomber and the AFVG. The book includes many previously unpublished illustrations plus specially commissioned artworks of 'might-have-been' types in contemporary markings. Keith Woodcock's cover painting shows how the Avro 698 might have looked in service had it not been turned into the famous Vulcan.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A solid, information-laden read -- with plenty of eye candy,
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This review is from: British Secret Projects: Jet Bombers Since 1949 (U.K.) (Hardcover)
I have always been fascinated by ''what if'' scenarios. In aviation, this translates as aircraft that never got off the drawing board. So, when I bought Tony Buttler's British Secret Projects: Bombers Since 1949 and Soviet Secret Projects: Bombers Since 1945, I was aiming at numerous descriptions of unbuilt projects.
Was I in for a treat. Yes, these books bring lots of text and drawings about endless scores of aircraft that never got built. However, their greatest strength is where they describe the development of airplanes that did in fact get a first flight. In both books, Buttler outlines the evolution in defence thinking of the relevant country at Ministry level, its impact in the doctrine for strategic defence and the consequent requirements and specifications of combat aircraft that should fit said doctrine. Each book then goes to show the industry's approach to the specifications, explaining each manufacturer's technical solutions to the problems posed: wing shapes, engines to be adopted, undercarriages, weapon loads, crew, why and how they would or would not be adequate, etc. The reader gets to see how aircraft designers think and how diverse aircraft features affect in-flight behaviour, cost and effectiveness. Then the Author retells of the military's view on each project and the reasons for their adoption or rejection, the changes in requirements and therefore in specifications, contemporary views about in-service limitations, engine concerns, development cost, time to service entry, upgrades and the like. The political implications are also described (cases in point: the tortuous road that led to TSR.2 and its sad demise, and the AFVG discussions between the UK and France before commitment to Tornado). As a result, each chapter follows the backstory of development of well-known types, from the point of inception to detail design, with a comparison to the competitors up to the point when each fell by the wayside. The reader gets to see the whole gamut of projects that were mused before final adoption (or cancellation, as applicable) of Canberra, the three V-bombers, Buccaneer, Shackleton, Gannet, Seamew, TSR.2, Harrier, Jaguar and Tornado. All of this in a text that is fluent and light to read while, at the same time, the books are generous in technical specs, line drawings, and pictures of wood models, mockups, wind-tunnel models and actual prototypes. I recommend Buttler's books to a variety of readers: those keen on the evolution of strategic thinking behind the military aircraft industry, those that want background on the requirements, development and reasons behind features of aircraft effectively built, and those that want to know more about the aircraft that remained stuck on the drawing board. At any rate, a good, solid, information-laden read -- page turners with plenty of eye candy to boot.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fascinating insight to UK jet bomber development.,
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This review is from: British Secret Projects: Jet Bombers Since 1949 (U.K.) (Hardcover)
This book is one for those whose interest is to learn more about the development behind the well known V bombers of recent years.
Well researched and written, I learned a lot more about the research and development of jet bombers than I had imagined had taken place. I cannot help but wonder where we would have been if the resources had been available to fulfil some of the wonderful and far sighted projects which were initiated.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
WHERE'S MY BOOK,
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This review is from: British Secret Projects: Jet Bombers Since 1949 (U.K.) (Hardcover)
WOULD LOVE TO DO A REVIEW BUT I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE FIRST VIEW.
A SAD LITANY OF BROKEN PROMISES ABOUT DELIVERIES THAT NEVER HAPPEN. I LIVE IN HOPE DESPITE EXPERIENCE.
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