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Royal Air Force 100 Technical Innovations Manual 2017 (Haynes Technical Innovations Manual)
£7.90£23.80 (-67%)
On 1 April 2018 the RAF celebrates its centenary, marking 100 years since its creation in 1918 out of the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. The RAF has always been at the forefront of technology, both as an innovator and as a user of innovations. To celebrate the RAF’s first 100 years, Jonathan Falconer showcases a top 100 technical innovations that have been used and/or devised by the Service over the past century, ranging from heated flying suits to radar; and from panel fasteners to the VTOL Harrier.
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| Publisher | J H Haynes & Co Ltd (11 Aug. 2017) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 224 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 178521084X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1785210846 |
| Dimensions | 21.91 x 1.91 x 27.94 cm |
by G Williams
There’s a few books going round to celebrate the RAF 100, this is the best for a technical mind. I’m an ex RAF aircraft technician and I was amazed tgat some of our every day items were RAF innovations. My dad is an engineer and he enjoyed it too.
by Sanda
This is a nice idea for a book, and being divided into 100 sections make it easy to dip into. I found it enjoyable up to the last few sections, where the prose starts reading as if it was taken from sales brochures and the author adopts the infuriating habit of putting words between inverted commas, ‘like’ this. Sentence construction is poorer too, so maybe somebody else did this bit or it wasn’t proof-read.
That said, it’s an interesting book, with plenty of photographs and illustrations, and would make a good present for a teenager interested in technology.
by Tommy D
Better than most of the aircrew-centric drivel that’s been pumped out for the RAF100 centenary celebrations. This book is one for the Engineers and Technicians of the Service, past and present. £6 is an absolute steal!
by Gareth Young
This book has everything you would expect from the title and will teach you a thing or 100. Very informative and interesting. Great stuff.
by Geoffrey A Wardle
Good quick reference book with overviews on the 100 major technical innovations.
by Pety
This book was bought as a christmas present for a budding pilot and it was a success! As a teenager there isn’t many books he reads but he’s found this boom very informative and enjoyed reading through it.
by R. Badger
Superb – some unusual items some familiar. I was most taken by item 100!
If you find an item you like I recommend further research as this book has just two pages per subject.
Well worth a read.
by MR B O BUSKELL
This is an excellent book with acres of information on how and why certain inventions were invented and how aircraft and their systems have progressed through the years with the RAF.