From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Nicholas Moore" References: <283663.48743.qm@web96008.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hi Steve - review of Specialty Press B-47 book follows... Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:06:32 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0042_01CB4081.AD0C89B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01CB4081.AD0C89B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Nicholas Moore=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 2:56 AM Subject: Hi Steve - review of Specialty Press B-47 book follows... Specialty Press =20 Boeing=E2=80=99s B-47 Stratojet by Alwyn T. Lloyd =20 SPR07071 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/ =20 Product article by Nick Moore =20 You=E2=80=99d have to be a communist not to like the B-47 = Stratojet. Developed in a time when the fear was so great and the = defence spending budget so unlimited that some of the best looking heavy = bombers took to the sky =E2=80=93 the Cold War. Now in warmer times we = can admire the hardware. Specialty Press have a track record of = producing excellent books characterised by a combination of newly = published photographs, technical drawings and diagrams providing a = comprehensive description of the subject.=20 =20 In this 276 page book, author Alwyn T Lloyd, covers the design = of the B-47 in eleven chapters through prototypes into production, crew = training, operation, modification and experimentation. He concludes with = Appendices A through F which provide additional colour photographs and = data concerning production numbers, units and markings, model numbers = and accident rates. =20 The book contains a wealth of images such as production = facilities, shots of crews, engine maintenance scenes, wind tunnel = testing, payloads, transportation, crashes, refuelling and of course = many shots of experimental versions and its use as a test bed. The shots = of the B-47 within production facilities would have to be my favourites = as so many secrets of the aircraft=E2=80=99s structure, not apparent in = operational photos, are given away in these images. The scale of these = manufacturing operations is also always impressive to observe. =20 The written history in the book is equally fascinating and = highlights the perils of operational flying in so called = =E2=80=9Cpeacetime=E2=80=9D. The author has tapped into the knowledge = and experience of the people who built, flew and maintained these = planes. One anecdote tells of manoeuvrability tests using a = defector=E2=80=99s Mig-15 versus the B-47 to see if the big plane could = shake the little fighter =E2=80=93 the answer was no but not for want of = effort from the B-47 driver.=20 =20 This book would seem to be an indispensable resource to = modellers of the B-47 in that it provides that dimension in detail and = insights into the wear on the body of the plane not apparent in the many = glamour shots from the era. The technical drawings provide further = accountability for serious scratch builders and some fascinating history = provides inspiration for modellers wanting to tackle a particular plane. = Finally the colour images of Appendix A give you some great bare metal = finish shots. =20 Very much recommend. =20 Boeing=E2=80=99s B-47 Stratojet by Alwyn T. Lloyd 2005 =20 Published by Specialty Press =20 ISBN-13 978-1-58007-071-3 ISBN-10 1-58007-071-X =20 =20 This book is available here: http://www.hlj.com/product/SPR07071 =20 My thanks to HobbyLink Japan (http://www..hlj.com/) for = supplying this review sample. =20 Nick Moore 13 August 2010 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01CB4081.AD0C89B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know = your article=20 went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.
 
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Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love = like you've=20 never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like = nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
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From:=20 Nicholas=20 Moore
To: submissions@arcair.com =
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 = 2:56=20 AM
Subject: Hi Steve - review of = Specialty=20 Press B-47 book follows...

Specialty = Press

 

Boeing=E2=80=99s B-47 Stratojet=20 by Alwyn T. Lloyd

 

SPR07071 =  from HobbyLink=20 Japan http://www.hlj.com/

 

Product = article by Nick=20 Moore

 

You=E2=80=99d have to be a = communist not to like=20 the B-47 Stratojet. Developed in a time when the fear was so = great and=20 the defence spending budget so unlimited that some of the best = looking=20 heavy bombers took to the sky =E2=80=93 the Cold War. Now in = warmer times we can=20 admire the hardware. Specialty Press have a track record of = producing=20 excellent books characterised by a combination of newly = published=20 photographs, technical drawings and diagrams providing a = comprehensive=20 description of the subject.

 

In this 276 page book, author = Alwyn T=20 Lloyd, covers the design of the B-47 in eleven chapters through=20 prototypes into production, crew training, operation, = modification and=20 experimentation. He concludes with Appendices A through F which = provide=20 additional colour photographs and data concerning production = numbers,=20 units and markings, model numbers and accident rates.

 

The book contains a wealth of = images such=20 as production facilities, shots of crews, engine maintenance = scenes,=20 wind tunnel testing, payloads, transportation, crashes, = refuelling and=20 of course many shots of experimental versions and its use as a = test bed.=20 The shots of the B-47 within production facilities would have to = be my=20 favourites as so many secrets of the aircraft=E2=80=99s = structure, not apparent=20 in operational photos, are given away in these images. The scale = of=20 these manufacturing operations is also always impressive to=20 observe.

 

The written history in the = book is equally=20 fascinating and highlights the perils of operational flying in = so called=20 =E2=80=9Cpeacetime=E2=80=9D. The author has tapped into the = knowledge and experience of=20 the people who built, flew and maintained these planes. One = anecdote=20 tells of manoeuvrability tests using a defector=E2=80=99s Mig-15 = versus the B-47=20 to see if the big plane could shake the little fighter =E2=80=93 = the answer was=20 no but not for want of effort from the B-47 driver.

 

This book would seem to be an=20 indispensable resource to modellers of the B-47 in that it = provides that=20 dimension in detail and insights into the wear on the body of = the plane=20 not apparent in the many glamour shots from the era. The = technical=20 drawings provide further accountability for serious scratch = builders and=20 some fascinating history provides inspiration for modellers = wanting to=20 tackle a particular plane. Finally the colour images of Appendix = A give=20  you some great = bare metal=20 finish shots.

 

Very much recommend.

 

Boeing=E2=80=99s B-47 = Stratojet by Alwyn T. Lloyd=20 2005

 

Published by Specialty = Press

 

ISBN-13 = 978-1-58007-071-3

ISBN-10 1-58007-071-X

 

 

This book is available here:=20 http://www.hlj.com/product/SPR07071

 

My thanks to HobbyLink = Japan (http://www..hlj.com/) for supplying this review sample.

 

Nick Moore 13 August = 2010

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