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View From Here, A by Jim Newman Scale 3 view drawings and comments Soft Cover
A View From Here by Jim Newman Scale 3 view drawings and comments SEALED
Soft Cover
Copyright 2010
96 pages.
Fighters, Bombers, Gliders, Reconnaisance, Trainers, Transport, Racers, Civilian.
In late 1938 a Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant lifted his small son up into the cockpit of a Fairey Battle dive-bomber, on the Royal Air Force base of Upwood. That small boy peered through the aircraft's ring shaped control grip at the instrument panel towering above him, certainly not comprehending the assortment of dials and knobs facing him. From the huge, single engine dive bomber he was walked around a brand new, bright yellow Miles Magister with a shiny, polished aluminum cowling. Little did that proud father, on that warm Fall day, realize what he had awakened in that small boy's head.
To this day, some seventy years later, I still recall some technical details about the Battle, most vivid being the pair of chain sprockets visible on the right side of the open engine bay. Those sprockets and chain were very similar to those on the little three-wheel cycle that was my mode of transportation in those days.
Years later, I was to determine that the chain and sprockets operated the radiator outlet door for the Rolls Royce Merlin engine! So it went on, poking and prying into every aeroplane that I was able to lay hands on, some still smoking, as they lay around the green fields of southeast England at the height of the Battle of Britain.
It was inevitable that, in order to assuage my thirst for aviation knowledge, I was able to persuade the RAF that the Queen's aircraft could safely be entrusted into my hands. So it came to pass that, for several years, I wore one of her little blue suits until all good things came to an end, finding myself with the British Aircraft Corporation (later British Aerospace) helping to put the first supersonic airliner into the air. Still I managed to continue flying as well as designing, so it was quite the best of both worlds!
Fast forward to 1970, when I made one of the best decisions of my life, coming to the United States, where it was not long before I was being bombarded by questions about British aircraft, especially from my EAA friends. The pleasure of being able to combine talking about aircraft, indulging in model flying and enjoying private piloting, too, was something that most people could only dream of. As time passed, there were friends who told me that I should write a book and so those urgings prompted the thoughts of writing about aircraft-especially older aircraft.
Gradually a format began to emerge; two pages per month, one with a three-view drawing and the other with a little history of the type and some semi-technical description, written more for the reader who has only a modicum of knowledge about aircraft. That I already was a successful cartoonist fell neatly into place, for it gave me the chance to add a little humor to the pages. Here I should add that my format was inspired by Britain's late E.J. Riding who for many years provided a three-view drawing, accompanied by some descriptive text, to Britain's Aeromodeller magazine.
For as long as I can recall, articles about full size aircraft and model magazines always have gone hand in hand, since the three-view drawings had been a source of information and encouragement for the modeler seeking to design and construct a scale model of his favorite aircraft. Imagine my feeling of amazement not to mention total devastation, when the first editor whom I approached told me in no uncertain terms that, "There is no place in model magazines for articles about real aircraft. There are enough full size aviation magazines on the news stands that modelers can buy, if they need full size aircraft information!"
Most of the drawings have been created by myself, often involving much research and scratching away at the board well into the early hours. Yes! At the board.... I do not use CAD, preferring instead, to let ink flow from my manually operated pen. Being an aero engineer myself certainly helped when creating 3-views of obscure types. It has allowed me to examine a structure, say to myself "That can't be because....", then dig a little deeper.
Also at the outset I promised readers that the series would not be an endless procession of oft seen Piper Cubs, P-51s, etc. I think I have kept that promise. I hope my particular brand of humor has lightened your reading and kept your interest alive Sometimes I unwittingly have been provided chuckles by readers... like the one who took seriously my remark that a certain aircraft manufacturer "... obviously got a good deal on blue paint!"
Obviously, the "A View From Here" series would not have happened, but for many other people along the way.
Bristol 123, McDonnell F2H-s Banshee, Saab 35F Draken, FAIREY Fantome / Feroce, Bell P-63 Kingcobra, North American P-51 Mustang, Supermarine Spiteful XIV, Curtiss Xp-40Q, North American P-51H, Briostol Brigand, Vultee Vengeance, WACO CG-4A, General Aviation Hamilcar, Airspeed Horsa, Focke Wulf FW 200 Condor, Boeing XL-15 Scout, North American BT-9. Temco T-35 Buckaroo, Fokker F-11 instructor, Hunting Firecracker. Miles M.18, Fairey Primer, Tipsy Trainer / Belfair, Douglas B-23 Dragon, Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Avro 625 Avian Monoplane, Knight Twister Imperial, WR-1 Love, Miles M% Sparrowhawk, Polen Special, Comper Swift, Omnipol Super Aero 145, EAC Explorer 350R, Menzimer Cavalier 102.5, MC12 Cricket, Zivko EDGE 540, Miles Gemini, Mohawk M-1-CK Pinto, Stits Playboy, Dorier Seastar, Rearwin Speedster 6000, WACO SRE.
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View From Here, A by Jim Newman Scale 3 view drawings and comments Soft Cover.
