Secret Projects: Flying Saucer Aircraft - Hardcover

Rose, Bill; Buttler, Tony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857802330 ISBN 13: 9781857802337

Publisher: Midland Pub Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Though there has been much speculation on whether flying saucers and the aliens who allegedly favor such craft have any basis in reality, it is a fact that over the years a variety of experimental aircraft that could be described as "flying saucer" types have been developed in different countries right here on earth. Such aircraft have invariably been shrouded in secrecy, and this book finally presents a serious factual study of these mysterious designs. This book covers 20 "flying saucer" and similar aircraft projects in detail, including the Vought V-173 Pancake, the Boeing B390, the German AS-6 and Focke Wulf VTOL saucer, and others. It also covers NASA's research into lenticular lifting body designs, lunar ferry systems, exotic lightship concepts and recent laser propulsion experiments. All of the craft featured in this book are on the cuttin edge of aviation research and will appeal greatly to those fascinated by flying saucers and their sinister or conspirational connections.

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About the Author

Bill Rose was born in 1948 and grew up in the North London suburbs. He was educated at Buckingham College and the University of Westminster. Bill began his working life as a laboratory technician, became a Fleet Street press photographer and eventually a photojournalist. As a writer, he has worked for many of the well-known science journals, a number of technical publications and various national and provincial newspapers. His principle areas of interest are photography, astronomy, space exploration and aviation. Bill has also undertaken background research for several UK based TV production companies. He runs a small photographic business located in Norfolk, which specializes in PR work, graphic design and image restoration and resides in Cambridgeshire, England.
Tony Buttler was born in 1956, educated at Prince Henry's Grammar School, Evesham, and joined High Duty Alloys Ltd. Redditch in 1974, where he spent 19 years as a metallurgist testing titanium and aluminum forgings for the aircraft and defense industries.  A growing interest in archives and historical records saw him take a master's degree in Library and Information Science at Loughborough University before becoming a full-time aviation historian.  Since 1995 he has had numerous articles published by most of the major aviation journals and has written several of the well-known Warpaint series. Tony has always lived in the Vale of Evesham, near the Cotswold Hills, an area which sees a remarkable variety of aircraft pass through its airspace.
 

Edition details

• Publisher: Midland Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857802330
• ISBN 13: 9781857802337
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176