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FLIGHT TESTING GU32 3AX, UK (www. and America from the fi rst W Parrish, Frank P Fogarty, C and the contributions of mmpbooks.biz). 2016. 152pp. pioneering aerial voyages of P Graddick, Thomas F Walsh, Frederick I Ordway, Vladimir Testing to the Limits: Illustrated. £19. ISBN 978-83- 1783 through to the end of Matthew M Neely, C Edward Kopal, Ivan Almar, Wernher British Test Pilots since 65281-23-4. the 19th century. Leasure, Terrell C Drinkwater, von Braun, Kraftt Ehricke and 1910. Vol 2 – James to Numerous colour and Joseph T Geuting, M C Meigs, Bruce Aikenhead are among Zurakowski. K Ellis. Crecy black-and-white photographs SPACE Francis A Callery, John Lee, the subjects discussed in this Publishing, 1a Ringway Trading and other diagrams illustrate Melvin J Maas, Jennings proceedings. Estate, Shawdowmoss Road, this detailed pictorial survey of Eisenhower at the Dawn Randolph, Col Roscoe Turner, Manchester M22 5LH, UK. the famous American fi ghter of the Space Age: Sputnik, Dudley M Steele, Assen Guidance, Navigation and 2016. 336pp. Illustrated. aircraft, the P-51D, with its Rockets, and Helping Jordanoff, Maxwell W Balfour, Control 2016: Proceedings £24.95. ISBN 978-0-8597- bubble canopy, the best-known Hands. M Shanahan. Robert C Oertel, Frank G of the 39th Annual 9185-4. variant. Lexington Books, Lanham, MD. Brewer, Bruce Uthus, Dr Frank AAS Rocky Mountain 2017. Distributed by Rowman W Hart, Dr A C Willard, John Section Guidance and HISTORICAL The Pulitzer Air Races: & Littlefi eld, 10 Thornbury F Victory and William B Stout Control Conference American Aviation and Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 among others. held 5-10 February Speed Supremacy, 1920- 7PP, UK. 207pp. £54.95. 2016, Breckenridge, 1925. M Gough. McFarland ISBN 978-1-4985-2814-6. History of Rocketry Colorado. Advances in the & Company, Inc, Box 611, and Astronautics: Astronautical Sciences Jefferson, NC 28640, USA. PAPERS Proceedings of the 47th Vol 157. Edited by D A Chart. 2013. 238pp. Illustrated. $45. History Symposium of the Univelt, PO Box 28130, San ISBN 978-0-7864-7100-3. De Havilland Rocket International Academy of Diego, CA 92198, USA. A well-illustrated detailed Engines: Part 1 – The Astronautics (IAA) 2013, 2016. 1109pp + CD-ROM. history of the six annual Special Projects Group , China. American Illustrated. $240. ISBN 978-0- Pulitzer Trophy air races which and the Origins of the Astronautical Society 87703-631-9. were formative in advancing Sprite Rocket Engine. (AAS) History Series Vol ‘Solar Radiation aircraft design in America, Extract from Space 45. Edited by A S Erickson. Pressure Applications on the book concluding with an Chronicle Vol 69. A Chatwin. Univelt, PO Box 28130, San Geostationary Satellites’, ‘Low appendix recording technical The British Interplanetary Diego, CA 92198, USA. 2015. Cost Spacecraft Attitude details of all the competing Society, . 2016. pp 86- 264pp. Illustrated. $75. ISBN Determination for CubeSat aircraft. 102. Illustrated. 978-0-87703-626-5. Type Missions’, ‘Setting The history of the the Standards for Satellite G 24, K 30 and Orville’s Aviators: No 2 Squadron – the publication Acta Astronautica, Servicing’, ‘Advanced Control G 31: Stepping Stones. Outstanding Alumni of the Irish Connection: Extract spaceport proposals in Strategy for European L Andersson et al. EAM Wright Flying School 1910- from The Irish Sword: the Australia, early reaction- Launchers’, ‘Achieving Books EEIG, 3 Gatesmead, 1916. J C Edwards. McFarland Journal of the Military propelled aircraft concepts GNSS Compatibility and Haywards Heath RH16 1SN, & Company, Inc, Box 611, History Society of Ireland c.1670-1869 (including the Interoperability to Support UK (E [email protected]). Jefferson, NC 28640, USA. Vol XXVI (106) Winter designs of Charles Golightly, Space Users’, ‘Vision 2016. 192pp. Illustrated. £30 2009. 189pp. Illustrated. $35. 2009. G Warner. pp 415-426. W H Phillips, Werner Siemens Navigation Performance (inclusive of UK postage/ ISBN 978-0-7864-4227-0. Illustrated. and William Quartermain for Autonomous Orbital packing). ISBN 978-0- Beginning with a concise A study – based on among others), Israel’s Shavit Rendezvous and Docking’, 9573744-2. history of the Wright School contemporary newspaper satellite launch vehicle and ‘Guidance Developments of Aviation which operated reports – of the operations of Ofek-1 satellite, Japan’s of Robert Goddard and the The Fairey Barracuda. M from Simms Station, Huffman six aircraft from Royal Flying Rockoon sounding rocket Germans at Peenemünde’, Willis. Published by Stratus, Prairie 1910-1916, this book Corps No 2 Squadron based programme, the evolution ‘Advances in Guidance, , on behalf of Mushroom focuses on the lives of six of at Montrose which participated of rockets, satellites and Navigation, and Control for Model Publications, 3 its students – Arthur L Welsh, in the Irish Command launch vehicles in China and Planetary Entry’, ‘Descent and Gloucester Close, Petersfi eld, Howard Gill, Arch Freeman, manoeuvres of September the contributions of Heinz- Landing Systems’, ‘Powered Hants GU32 3AX, UK (www. Grover Bergdoll, George Gray 1913 centred on Rathbane Hermann Koelle, David Gordon Guidance Development mmpbooks.biz). 2016. 168pp. and Howard Rinehart. Camp near Limerick. Fearn, Vladimir Ivanovich for Apollo and the Space Illustrated. £19. ISBN 978-83- Yazdovsky, Rudolf Hermann Shuttle’, ‘A Short History of 65281-24-1. LIGHTER-THAN-AIR SYMPOSIA and Qian Xuesen are among the Space Shuttle Orbit Flight Numerous photographs the subjects discussed. Control System Development and other line/colour diagrams Proceedings of the and Application Evolution’, illustrate this detailed history First National Clinic History of Rocketry ‘Guidance and Optical of the fi rst monoplane torpedo of Domestic Aviation and Astronautics: Navigation for Small Body operated by the Fleet Planning: Oklahoma City, Proceedings of the 48th Descent Trajectories’, ‘Evolution Air Arm. November 11, 12 and 13 History Symposium of the of Orion Mission Design for 1943. Edited by S R Cohen. International Academy of Exploration Mission 1 and 2’, Hawker Hunters at War: Chamber of Commerce, Astronautics (IAA) 2014, ‘Considerations for Operation Iraq and Jordan, 1958- Oklahoma City. c.1943. 277pp. Toronto, Canada. American of a Deep Space Nanosatellite 1967. T Cooper and P Salti. Illustrated. Astronautical Society Propulsion System’, ‘Cassini Helion Company Limited, 26 Various authors (AAS) History Series Vol Navigation’ and ‘Launch and Willow Road, Solihull B91 review the potential post- 46. Edited by M Freeman. Commissioning the Deep 1UE, UK. 2016. Distributed by war development of US Univelt, PO Box 28130, San Space Climate Observatory’ Casemate, 10 Hythe Bridge commercial aviation and the Diego, CA 92198, USA. 2016. are among the subjects Street, Oxford OX1 2EW, UK. role of the aircraft industry, 348pp + DVD. Illustrated. $95. discussed over the 81 papers 64pp. Illustrated. £16.95. ISBN including the impact of the ISBN 978-0-87703-613-5. included in this proceedings. 978-1-911096-25-2. post-war disposal of ex- The history of the A detailed account of the military aircraft, air cargo, war American Astronautical role which the Hawker Hunter Ballooning: a History contracts, aviation training and Society (AAS), the evolution served in the Royal Iraqi Air 1782-1900. S L Kotar and helicopter development in the of the space programme Force (RIrAF) and Royal J E Gessler. McFarland & fi rst conference of its kind held in Canada and rocketry in Jordanian Air Force (RJAF). Company, Inc, Box 611, in American aviation. Following the Ukraine and Israel, the For further information Jefferson, NC 28640, USA. endorsements by Gill Robb DEFA PARCA surface-to- contact the National North American P-51D 2011. 295pp. Illustrated. $45. Wilson, President Franklin D air missile, the Viking Mars Aerospace Library. Mustang. R Peczkowski. ISBN 978-0-7864-4941-5. Roosevelt and L Welch Pogue, missions, the SETI (Search for T +44 (0)1252 701038 Published by Stratus, Poland, An informative history the speakers include Harllee Extraterrestrial Intelligence) or 701060 on behalf of Mushroom Model of the leading personalities Branch, William A M Burden, programme, the infl uence of Publications, 3 Gloucester in the development of George A Bryant, Col Edgar Robert H Goddard on early E hublibrary@aerosoci- Close, Petersfi eld, Hants early ballooning in Europe S Gorrell, T E Braniff, Wayne German missile development ety.com

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