Description: It could be argued that the heyday of British military aircraft flight testing began in the 1940s, and continued throughout the three decades that followed, during the so-called Cold War period. As such, the authors have purposely chosen to focus on the first 30 years, The Golden Years, 1945 to 1975, from the end of World War Two until the mid-1970s. This was arguably the most exciting period with many wonderful and new types rubbing shoulders with wartime and immediate postwar designs that were utilized for development purposes, making for an eclectic mix of shapes and color schemes. Alongside the technical aspects of military testing and development, are the many and varied color schemes and markings carried by the aircraft themselves – not only by the brand-new experimental designs, but by existing production machines, suitably modified, to greater or lesser degrees, to develop the technical advances in systems and weaponry. Scores of different aircraft types are covered in British Military Test & Evaluation Aircraft The Golden Years 1945 - 1975, with over 65 rarely seen contemporary photographs from private collections, and, differing slightly from previous Flight Craft book formats, over 50 pages of specially commissioned full color profiles and plan views, visually chronicling the diverse range of color schemes and markings applied to these fascinating airplanes. Compiled by Neil Robinson and Martin Derry, who have authored several other Flight Craft books, with informative background text by well known aviation historian Malcolm V Lowe and superbly executed illustrations by Mark Rolfe. As with other books in the Flight Craft series, although published with aircraft modelers in mind, it is hoped that most aviation enthusiasts will find something of interest here too. British Military Test and Evaluation AircraftThe Golden Years 1945–1975by Malcolm V Lowe Illustrated by Mark Rolfe With Neil Robinson and Martin Derry Series:FlightCraftImprint: Pen and Sword Aviation 72 Pages, 9.25 x 11.5 in, 100 color & black and white illustrations Paperback9781526746719July 2019
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Book Title: British Military Test and Evaluation Aircraft: The Golden Years
Book Series: FlightCraft
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Item Length: 11.5in
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books The Limited
Publication Year: 2019
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Author: Malcolm V. Lowe
Features: Illustrated
Genre: Aviation, History, Military, Transportation, War & Combat, Crafts & Hobbies
Topic: Aircraft, Air Force, Airplanes, Military History, Modern History, War, Warfare, World History, Aviation / History, Models, Military / Aviation, Europe / Great Britain / General
Item Width: 9.2in
Number of Pages: 72 Pages
