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FREE SECRETS OF THE SPITFIRE: THE STORY OF BEVERLEY SHENSTONE, THE MAN WHO PERFECTED THE ELLIPTICAL WING PDF Lance Cole | 272 pages | 19 Aug 2012 | Pen & Sword Books Ltd | 9781848848962 | English | South Yorkshire, United Kingdom Secrets of the Spitfire JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. A quiet man, Shenstone never sought glory for his work, yet in recent years he has been credited as the man who persuaded Mitchell to adopt the ellipse — a modified ellipse that was unique in its shape and its combined use of two integrated aerofoil sections. Intriguingly, Shenstone had left his native Canada and early training as an RCAF pilot, to study at Junkers and then under the father of the delta wing — Alexander Lippisch in Germany in the early s. There, he became immersed in delta wings and flying wings. He also became a glider the Man Who Perfected the Elliptical Wing. The story of how Beverley came to be in the right place at the right time is revealed for the first time. So too are the enigmatic tales of his involvement with the military, the intelligence world, Lord Beaverbrookthe USAF, and Canadian aviation. During the war Shenstone worked at the top secret Wright Patterson air force base and was involved with the Air Ministry and the pro-British movement in America when Shenstone worked for Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Freeman, the unsung hero behind British defence Secrets of the Spitfire: The Story of Beverley Shenstone. He was courted by Avro, de Havilland and Vickers, and was the force behind the renaissance of human-powered flight. A tale of design and military intelligence reveals a story of a man whose name should be more widely known in the UK, Canada and the aviation world. This website requires cookies to provide all of its features. For more information on what data is contained in the cookies, please see our Cookie Policy. To accept cookies from this site, please click the Allow Cookies button below. Beverley Shenstone - Wikipedia Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. For the Man Who Perfected the Elliptical Wing better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Home 1 Books 2. Read an excerpt of this book! Add to Wishlist. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Explore Now. Buy As Gift. Mitchells chief aerodynamicist, it was Shenstone who designed the Spitfires wing the wing that gave the Spitfire it crucial advantage in the Battle of Britain and beyond. A quiet man, Shenstone never sought glory for his work, yet in recent years he has been credited as the man who persuaded Mitchell to adopt the ellipse a modified ellipse that was unique in its shape and its combined use of two integrated aerofoil sections. Shenstones knife-edge shape reached far back into early aeronautics for its inspiration. Intriguingly, Shenstone had left his native Canada and early training as an RCAF pilot, to study at Junkers and then under the father of the delta wing Alexander Lippisch in Germany in the early s. There, he became immersed in delta wings and flying wings. He also became a glider pilot. The story of how Beverley came to be in the right place at the right time is revealed for the first time. So too are the enigmatic tales of his involvement with the military, the intelligence world, Lord Beaverbrookthe USAF, and Canadian aviation. During the war Shenstone worked Secrets of the Spitfire: The Story of Beverley Shenstone the top secret Wright Patterson air force base and was involved with the Air Ministry and the pro-British movement in America when Shenstone worked for Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Freeman, the unsung hero behind British defence procurement. He was courted by Avro, de Havilland and Vickers, and was the force behind the renaissance of human-powered flight. Using exclusive access to his family documents, his unpublished autobiography and many notes and stories, as well as forensic research, this book details for the first time, a new twist to the Spitfires story and the secrets of its advanced science. A tale of design and military intelligence reveals a story of a man whose Secrets of the Spitfire: The Story of Beverley Shenstone should be more widely known in the UK, Canada and the aviation world. About the Author Lance Cole has been an automotive and aviation writer for over 25 years and is internationally published and syndicated. A former Sir William Lyons Scholar, and national press columnist, Lance is the author of over a dozen books and is also a trained designer, photographer and illustrator. Related Searches. 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From until he flew and tested private aircraft, was a flying instructor and then a Captain-pilot with Australian National Airways. Inat Michael Calvert was one of the legendary figures of the Second World War. He hit He hit the headlines as 'Mad Mike' after the first Chindit campaign inwith a reputation as a tough and daring leader of guerrilla troops. Well worth a Well worth a look. Well worth a read. While researching his excellent earlier book: Veterans of World War I, author Richard Secrets of the Spitfire: The Story of Beverley Shenstone Emden encountered a fascinating personality of that long-ago conflict. After witnessing German naval attacks on British civilians, Norman Collins enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders of the Secrets of the Spitfire, Lance Cole Beverley Shenstone was a Canadian aeronautical engineer and aerodynamicist who played a major role in the design of the distinctive modified double elliptical shape of the Spitfire's wing. During a long career he spent several years in pre-war Germany, working on some of the most advanced aircraft designs of the day first with Junkers and later with Alexander Lippisch, an early advocate of the flying wing and tailless aircraft. He worked at Supermarine for most of the s, and was a senior member of the Spitfire design team, working on the wing and its connection to the fuselage. At the heart of the book are the very detailed discussions of the design, development and the technical performance of the Spitfire wing. Cole certainly proves one of his points - the elliptical wing form clearly wasn't adopted without a great deal of thought, and everyone involved believed that it would result in better performance than a standard tapered the Man Who Perfected the Elliptical Wing. This fits nicely with the memories of just about every pilot who flew the Spitfire, who all report that it was a delightful aircraft to fly, seeming able to respond to the pilot's commands effortlessly. Cole goes into a great deal of detail on the aerodynamic advantages of the Spitfire's wing shape, and I must admit much of this section is rather beyond me the author is an aviation expert. There is enough detail here to satisfy the expert reader Secrets of the Spitfire: The Story of Beverley Shenstone enough general explanation to allow the general reader to follow Cole's arguments. There are a couple of irritants here, mainly because the author is so keen to prove his point. In particular the frequent comments that a particular piece of information is being published for the first time do start to grate after a bit and do the frequent references to the Heinkel He This aircraft had a simple elliptical wing and appeared just before the Spitfire, leading some writers to mistakenly believe that the Spitfire wing was inspired by the German aircraft. Cole proves that elliptical wings predate the He 70, and that Shenstone's design had very little in common with that aircraft's wing, but the argument does tend to spill out Secrets of the Spitfire: The Story of Beverley Shenstone the chapters already devoted to it into other parts of the text. These are minor flaws, and really come from the author's enthusiasm for his subject. Shenstone is an interesting figure, who played a major part in the design of the Spitfire. The detailed calculations he left behind when he left Supermarine were used when the wing was altered later in the war. After the war he moved into civil aviation, where he rose to a high position within British European Airways. He was also interested in gliders and man-powered flight, and made significant contributions in both fields. This is a passionately written biography of an interesting figure who genuinely deserves to be Secrets of the Spitfire: The Story of Beverley Shenstone better known that he is.

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