Now, here's a book!

[BSteinIPMS]

If you're a fan of British aircraft (and I am, although I hate to admit it.. :D ), and specifically if you like civil aircraft (which I do), and especially if you're interested in the Bristol Britannia (that would be me..), then here's the book for you.

"The Whispering Giant: The Story of the Bristol Britannia", Frank McKim, Scoval Publishing LTD, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 2003.

Large hard-cover format (10 1/2" x 12"), 188 pages, 231 color photographs, 13 black & white photographs, 8 diagrams, 36 color profiles of Britannias in various liveries, index, glossary.

So much for specs. Beautiful.....beautiful.....wonderful color photographs of high resolution and all razor-sharp, all the Corgi Britannias are here. Interiors, exteriors, engine cut-away, a "Bob" kind of a book.

#3 in the 'Aircraft of Distinction' series (#1 is the VC-10, #2 is the DH Comet.

I paid $49.95 for my copy (worth every pfennig to me) and procured it online from: http://www.airlinersonline.com

Now, nobody bother me whilst I peruse this slick, professionally-done, fascinating volume. :)

[Agent X20]

How many did Mr Hughes want....???

Thats the sad bit...

[NeilD]

yes I have all 3 of those... I like these too, they strike a good balance between enough technical detail to to provide the reader with fascinating facts to enlighten people 'down the pub' with, but also nice pictures to stop it becomming heavy going... I'll have a Donaldsons Intl Brit then..

And Agent, you'll be pleased to hear that all 3 volumes are normally available at much less than RRP :rolleyes: !!

Neil.

[Horrido!]

Can do guided tours of big hole in ground where one went in at Downend, a few miles from Filton.

Horrido!

[NeilD]

yes, losing 1 prototype is unfortunate, 2 is careless... is that the one that crashed on to houses? the other one was on mud flats wasn't it?

[Agent X20]

Mr H still wanted to buy em... had his cheque book at the ready.....

[BSteinIPMS]

Here is what the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators say about this book:

http://www.gapan.org/reviews/britannia.htm

And here are two links for those interested:

http://www.tahs.com/scoval%20new.htm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1902236084/ref=ase_wwwlink-software-21/026-1616465-8823668