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Description
Characteristic
| Book cover finish | Hardcover ( rounded spine binding ) |
| Special features | Handwritten notes |
| Condition | Good |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Published date | 1975 |
| Languages | English |
| Size | 16 x 24 x 3 cm |
| Author | Edgar B. Schieldrop C.E. D.Sc. |
| Editor | HUTCHINSON & CO. ( Publishers ) LTD |
Description
FOREWORD TO SECOND EDITION
The Rt. Hon. Lord Brabazon Of Tara, G.B.E., M.C., P.C.
I wrote a foreword to Dr. Schieldrop's book in 1940, and I think it is interesting to read it again today. Flight is such a restless science and rushes ahead so fast in every sense of the word, that comprehensive as was the original work, extensive alterations and additions have had to be made to keep it up to date. This has been well done and it is to be noted that the prophetic allusion I made in my original preface to the petrol engine giving place " to other prime movers ", is a commonplace today with the introduction of jets and turbo - props.
All interested in the conquest of the air must rejoice that today there is less concentration on flight as an armament than as sure quick method of transportation for ordinary folk. Civil transport increases every day in volume, speed, reliability and safety, whereas the military mind is concentrating on guided manless missiles and rockets. This is perhaps as it should be, and must be dear to Dr. Schieldrop's heart, and it is true to say that this new volume brings us up to date again on aviation, broad as the subject is today.
Again I Think the Author deserves our congratulations on a fine comprehensive work.
Brabazon of Tara
May 1957
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