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David Myhra
The Horten Brothers and Their All-Wing Aircraft is the heretofore untold true story of Reimar, Wolfram, and Walter Hortens remarkable aeronautical achievements with the all-wing planform between 1933 and 1945…
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The Focke-Wulf Ta 183 had been selected for immediate series production by the RLM in March, 1945, and Focke-Wulf officials believed that the 183s maiden flight might occur as quickly…
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Into the arms of angels went pilots of the Me 163s, however, the Alexander Lippisch-designed machine wasnt quite finished even though it went into serial production. David Myhra has assembled…
Three Horten Ho 9s were constructed prior to wars end: the V1 sailplane, the twin 004B powered prototype V2, and the serial production prototype V3 by Gotha-Friedrichsroda. Myhra has taken…
The jet powered Volksjger actually saw combat during the late war months.
World’s first manned interceptor missile.
Detailed history of Kurt Tanks legendary twin Jumo 213A piston engine powered Ta 154 night fighter the German Moskito.
Rare history of the the secretive and seldom photographed Me 209 V1, V2, V3, and V4 prototypes.
The Arado Ar 234C was the world’s first four turbojet-powered flying machine to be built in series. But it was more than that, and its design and testing raised great…
This is the incredible story of the German DFS 228, an ultra high-altitude photo reconnaissance aircraft, and the first to have a pressurized, and jettisonable cockpit.
A concise history pictorial of Richard Vogt’s well known asymmetrical flying machine. Includes many never before published photographs and schematics.
The Fi 103 V-1 was the world’s first practical cruise missile. The manned V-1s, the Fi 103R - the Reichenburg - were developed as a measure to continue the use…
A detailed look at Gotha’s replacement for the Horten Ho 229, which had already been selected for series production by the RLM. Includes a comparison of the two aircraft, as…
Eugen Sanger’s proposed manned, bi-fuel, liquid rocket-powered orbital bomber was truly mid-1940s high tech. The world’s first intercontinental bomber project, the SAnger orbital bomber’s total flight time was expected to…
The Ar 232A combat area transport flew for the first time in the summer of 1941, and was a state-of-the-art flying machine abounding with technological firsts and innovations.200 b/w…
Word for word interviews make up this volume and often the details given by one former worker differs from another leading to more questions than answers.
This is the story of the world’s first attempt at perfecting a true, tail-sitting vertical take off and landing (VTOL) interceptor flying machine - Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau’s proposed “Triebflgeljger” or thrust…
This new book is the first of a multi-volume series covering the complete history of Germany’s legendary World War II jet fighter the Messerschmitt Me 262. Featured in this volume…
This new book is the second of a multi-volume series covering the complete history of Germanys legendary World War II jet fighter the Messerschmitt Me 262. Featured in this volume…
David Myrha
Woldemer Voigt, who had artfully crafted the Me 262, ran out of time before he could make the 1101s design jell as he struggled to produce the worlds first variable…
