Gliding Collection

The National Aerospace Library at Farnborough holds a large number of references to the design of sailplanes and gliders over the years (books, journal articles etc.), including complete bound sets of the journal and its successor Sailplane and Glid- ing (from 1950 Vol 1 onwards to the present time) and other older titles such as Sailplane and (1930 Vol 1 - 1933 Vol 4 No 4; 1938 Vol 9 Nos 1-10; 1945 Vol 13 No.2 - 1955 Vol 23 No 3) and the German journal Der Deutsche Sportfl ieger (Vol 1 No 11 – Vol 2 No 12 October 1934 - December 1935; 1936 Vol 3 Nos.1-7,9,11-12 - 1937 Vol 4 Nos 1-9). The National Aerospace Library’s holdings have Above: Guenther Groenhoff in the cockpit of his Lippisch Fafnir glider c.1931. been enhanced by a notable collection of gliding Right: Robert Kronfeld, left, and Gordon England alongside Wien books from the collection of Michael F Eacock at Itford Hill in June 1930, prior to the fi rst glider fl ight of over 60 (1928-2013) [presented by his sons Roger, Michael miles in England. and Graham Eacock], the collection — as detailed Below: Robert Kronfeld in the 30m span in 1932. below — includes a number of titles relating to the All RAeS (NAL). evolution of gliding in which was a leading nation in the development of soaring fl ight: Entsiklopediia Planery geschichte 1927-1932. P Rossii. A P Krasilshchikov. Riedel. Motorbuch Verlag, Polygon Press. 2005. 349pp. Stuttgart. 1988. 226pp. Illus- Die Evolution der Segel- Die Entwicklung der Illustrated. ISBN 1-932525- trated. ISBN 3-87943-981-8. fl ugzeuge. Die deutsche Kunststoff-Segelfl ug- 27-0. Lufthart eries. G Brinkmann zeuge. D Geistmann. Detailed well-illustrated Segelfl ugzeuge: vom and H Zacher. Bernard & Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart. history of the evolution of glid- Wolf zum Mini-Ninbus. Berucksichigung schwan- Graefe Verlag, Bonn. 1992. 1976. 197pp. Illustrated. ISBN ing in Russia. P F Selinger. Motorbuch zloser Segelfl ugmodelle; 286pp. Illustrated. ISBN 3-87943-483-2. Verlag, Stuttgart. 1978. 254pp. Band 2 — Konstruktion 3-7637-6104-7. Flugzeugtypen — Doku- Illustrated. ISBN 3-87943- und Bau von RC-Segel- Concludes with a number Szybowce mistrzostw mente Zum Bau Vorbildg- 5448-4. fl ugmodellen. W Thies and A of tables summarising swiata. A Glass et al. etreuer Flugzeugmodelle: Ledertheil. Verlag fur Technik technical data (including Wydawnictwa Komunikacji Band 1 Segelfl ugzeuge; Sailplanes by Schweizer: und Handwerk, Baden-Baden. aerofoil sections) of numerous i Lacznosci, Warsaw. 1970. Sailplanes 2; Sailplanes a History. P A Schweizer and 1976-1977. 160pp; 192pp.Il- German glider types produced 160pp. Illustrated. 3. Modellsport Verlag GmbH, M Simons. Airlife Publishing lustrated. ISBN 3-88180-000- over the years. Baden-Baden. 1998-2001. Ltd, Shrewsbury. 1988. 224pp. X ; ISBN 3-88180-002-6. Handbuch des Segelfl ie- 65pp per volume. llustrated. Illustrated. ISBN 1-84037- Describes the aerodynam- British Gliders: a gens. W Hirth. Franck’sche ISBN 3-923142-00-5 022-X. ics, design and construction of Comprehensive Listing of Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart. Illustrated throughout by a Detailed history of the 22 radio-controlled model gliders. Sailplane Registrations 1957. 386pp. Illustrated. number of colour photographs, glider types and their variants and Identities used in arrangement diagrams and which have been produced History and Evolution the UK. 1930-1980 — Third ‘Take Up Slack’: a History concise descriptions of each over the years by Schweizer of the Glider. Vol IV edition. Edited P H Butler. of The London Gliding glider design featured. Aircraft Corporation. (1957-2000). G Zanrosso. La Merseyside Aviation Society Club 1930-2000. E Hull. Serenissima, Vicenza. 2000. Ltd, Liverpool. 1980. 102pp. Woodfi eld Publishing, Bognor Segelfl ugmodelle: Prakti- Handbuch fur den 302pp. Illustrated. Illustrated. ISBN 0-902420- Regis. 2000. 120pp. kum fur Freunde des Flug- Modellfl ug: Band 1 — Includes discussion of the 35-6. Illustrated. modellbaus. E Rabe. Richard Entwurf und Planung von evolution of composite materi- Pfl aum Verlag KG, Munich. RC-Segelfl ugmodellen mit als in glider design. A Magyar Vitorlazorepules The Joy of Soaring: a 1976. 148pp. Illustrated. ISBN Keps Tortenete 1929-1999. 3-7905-0254-5. Training Manual. C Conway. Edited by M Imre. 3,14 L Kft, The Soaring Society of For any enquiries regarding this material, please Budapest. 1999. 264pp. Illus- Uber sonninge Weiten: America, Inc, Los Angeles. trated. ISBN 963-03-8971-1. Erlebte Rhongeschichte contact the librarians at Farnborough: 1969. 134pp. Illustrated. Over 440 photographs 1933-1939. P Riedel and G T +44 (0)1252 701038/701060 illustrate this pictorial history Shafer. Motorbuch Verlag, E [email protected]) Die Segelfl ugzeuge of the evolution of gliding in Stuttgart. 1990. 271pp. Illus- und Motorsegler in Hungary, the volume conclud- trated. ISBN 3-613-01047-X. Deutschland. D E Geistmann. ing with a listing of Hungarian Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart. glider pilots who had qualifi ed Start in den Wind: Erlebte 2007. 365pp. Illustrated. ISBN since 1929. Rhongeschichte 1911- 978-3-613-02739-8. 1926. P Riedel and J von Das Segelfl ugmodell: Vol Kalckreuth. Motorbuch Verlag, Die Segelfl ugzeuge in 1 — Grundlagen — Theorie Stuttgart. 1977. 281pp. Illus- Deutschland. D Geistmann. — Profi lsammlung. trated. ISBN 3-87943-539-1. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart. F Perseke. Published by the 1979. 239pp. Illustrated. ISBN author, Karlstein-Dettingen. Vom Hangwind zur 3-87943-6180-5. c.1976. 128pp. Illustrated. Thermik: Erlebte Rhon-

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