Aircraft Museums of the United Kingdom

by Frank E. Hitchens

Overview

Aircraft Museums of the United Kingdom has been written for the aviation enthusiast with an interest in aircraft from the past. Aircraft range throughout the museums from 1909 up to recent years. Thirty-five museums are listed within this book and each is presented on its merits for the aircraft displayed. A brief description of each museum describes aircraft of special interest, museum presentation and lighting quality for photographing the aircraft. Also included is a list of aircraft held by each museum with over 300 photographs included, plus address and contact details for each museum. The aircraft museums are all part of the UK's aviation heritage to be preserved for the enjoyment of the present and future generations. All are worth a visit for their exhibits of aircraft from days gone by.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785384509
Publisher:	Andrews UK
Publication date:	04/26/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	49 MB
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About the Author

Frank Hitchens was born in Birmingham, England. At the age of seventeen years he joined the British Merchant Navy as a ship’s steward and travelled the world. He settled in New Zealand in 1965 and worked on the Inter Island ferries between Wellington and Lyttleton. While working on these ferries he joined the Wellington Aero Club and gained his Private Pilot Licence within six months of learning to fly and later, his Commercial Licence. He flew charter flights and joy rides for the club and enjoyed the challenges of cross-country flying and air navigation around New Zealand. He flew mostly single-engine light aircraft, including a flight in a rag-wing microlight and time in a Boeing 737-800 flight simulator. Marriage to his wife Deirdre in 1981 brought an end to his active flying. However, his love for aircraft and flying never waned. He continued his passion in the form of photographing planes and later, his technical interest in aeronautical subjects turned to writing. He has written several aviation magazine articles published in New Zealand and also four books, Range & Endurance - Fuel-Efficient Flying in Light Aircraft published by Airlife/Crowood Press in 2007, and more recently by Andrews United Kingdom (AUK). This was followed by Formulas for the E6-B Air Navigation Computer, which was written for the pilot aiming to obtain a Private, Commercial or Airline Transport Pilot Licence. This was followed by Propeller Aerodynamics and later The Encyclopedia of Aerodynamics, published by Andrews United Kingdom (AUK).