New Aviation Author Poss Literary Projects yr views welcome
Jan 10, 2019 12:57:19 GMT
Post by transporthistorian on Jan 10, 2019 12:57:19 GMT
Good afternoon fellow enthusiasts/historians.
As a new member, I am hoping to use the opportunity of membership of Air Britain to develop a literary career in Aviation over the next five to ten years.
Whether I will be able to meet AB's high standards remains to be seen but some of my ideas for future publications are as follows:
(These are based purely on the type of subjects that would interest me as a particular individual).
1. A book called 'Avro Tudor - Britain's Forgotten Airliner' - a full pictorial history by airframe of the Avro Tudor on the lines of Martin Painter's Comet book. It could include a detailed analysis of the disappearances of Star Tiger and Star Ariel in the Atlantic in 1948/49.
I have a summary paper from the Government's inquiry into the Tudor which could form the basis of much of the narrative.
As many of you are probably well aware, the Tudor has tended to be ignored historically as it was a bit of a failure, mainly due to BOAC's procrastination and ever-changing demands, but a high quality glossy pictorial with photos of each airframe I believe would create an extremely desirable book.
2. British Airliner Losses since 1945 - pictorial and investigation.
The criteria would be:
A. Any British-registered airliner written off in an accident anywhere in the world.
B. Any airliner, British or foreign, written off in an accident in United Kingdom territory.
If possible each entry would feature a colour photo of the airliner before the accident and where available a photo of any significant wreckage section which is obviously part of the aircraft. Pictures of major disintegration / human remains would be deliberately avoided.
A summary accompanying each accident of the number of fatalities, the main causes, lessons learned and safety report recommendations in language easily understood by the layman.
3. A Historical Airliner Fleet List aimed at spotters 40 to 80 years of age entitled "UK Airliner Spotting since 1946."
This would consist of a complete record of all UK registered airliners to date combined with foreign airliners drawn from movements reports for European and International visitors as far back as records allow to form the basis of which foreign airliners to include. It would require in-depth access to material from AB archives and it would probably end up being a substantial tome!
It would however enable long-established spotters to mark up most of the airliners they have ever seen in the United Kingdom since the early days of spotting in one publication and also be of great interest to historians. It could perhaps be updated and expanded on a bi-annual basis?
4. A re-vamp of the annual Observers Book of Aircraft, formerly produced by Warne which could be, in my opinion, of great interest to Air Britain members who would like to keep up to date with the technical aspects of all the latest aircraft.
This would be a useful publication for those of us unable to afford the exorbitant price of Janes All The Worlds Aircraft. It would be produced as a pocket book with much condensed information.
The Observers Book of Aircraft has continued in print in Germany since Warne discontinued it in the early Nineteen Nineties and there appears to be a strong demand for it in German-speaking countries.
Although not a typical 'niche' book as normally published by AB, I believe the international market potential of an English version of 'Flugzeuge Der Welte' would be massive and could contribute enormously to Air Britain funds.
5. A book entitled 'Tudor, Hermes, Argonaut, Ambassador, Carvair' - a pictorial history of Britain and Canada's Low Production Airliners - written in the same vein as no 1. above.
I would appreciate other members' thoughts on the above titles: i.e: whether they think there would be a demand for any of these subjects and also if there are any members out there (established authors or otherwise) who might be interested in any type of collaborative venture?
Many thanks
As a new member, I am hoping to use the opportunity of membership of Air Britain to develop a literary career in Aviation over the next five to ten years.
Whether I will be able to meet AB's high standards remains to be seen but some of my ideas for future publications are as follows:
(These are based purely on the type of subjects that would interest me as a particular individual).
1. A book called 'Avro Tudor - Britain's Forgotten Airliner' - a full pictorial history by airframe of the Avro Tudor on the lines of Martin Painter's Comet book. It could include a detailed analysis of the disappearances of Star Tiger and Star Ariel in the Atlantic in 1948/49.
I have a summary paper from the Government's inquiry into the Tudor which could form the basis of much of the narrative.
As many of you are probably well aware, the Tudor has tended to be ignored historically as it was a bit of a failure, mainly due to BOAC's procrastination and ever-changing demands, but a high quality glossy pictorial with photos of each airframe I believe would create an extremely desirable book.
2. British Airliner Losses since 1945 - pictorial and investigation.
The criteria would be:
A. Any British-registered airliner written off in an accident anywhere in the world.
B. Any airliner, British or foreign, written off in an accident in United Kingdom territory.
If possible each entry would feature a colour photo of the airliner before the accident and where available a photo of any significant wreckage section which is obviously part of the aircraft. Pictures of major disintegration / human remains would be deliberately avoided.
A summary accompanying each accident of the number of fatalities, the main causes, lessons learned and safety report recommendations in language easily understood by the layman.
3. A Historical Airliner Fleet List aimed at spotters 40 to 80 years of age entitled "UK Airliner Spotting since 1946."
This would consist of a complete record of all UK registered airliners to date combined with foreign airliners drawn from movements reports for European and International visitors as far back as records allow to form the basis of which foreign airliners to include. It would require in-depth access to material from AB archives and it would probably end up being a substantial tome!
It would however enable long-established spotters to mark up most of the airliners they have ever seen in the United Kingdom since the early days of spotting in one publication and also be of great interest to historians. It could perhaps be updated and expanded on a bi-annual basis?
4. A re-vamp of the annual Observers Book of Aircraft, formerly produced by Warne which could be, in my opinion, of great interest to Air Britain members who would like to keep up to date with the technical aspects of all the latest aircraft.
This would be a useful publication for those of us unable to afford the exorbitant price of Janes All The Worlds Aircraft. It would be produced as a pocket book with much condensed information.
The Observers Book of Aircraft has continued in print in Germany since Warne discontinued it in the early Nineteen Nineties and there appears to be a strong demand for it in German-speaking countries.
Although not a typical 'niche' book as normally published by AB, I believe the international market potential of an English version of 'Flugzeuge Der Welte' would be massive and could contribute enormously to Air Britain funds.
5. A book entitled 'Tudor, Hermes, Argonaut, Ambassador, Carvair' - a pictorial history of Britain and Canada's Low Production Airliners - written in the same vein as no 1. above.
I would appreciate other members' thoughts on the above titles: i.e: whether they think there would be a demand for any of these subjects and also if there are any members out there (established authors or otherwise) who might be interested in any type of collaborative venture?
Many thanks