Schneider Trophy to Spitfire - The Design Career of R J Mitchell

摘要

Continuing the aviation theme this month, thisrnlavishly illustrated book is a fantastic tributernto the work and life of that most prolific ofrnaircraft designers,rnReginald (RJ)rnMitchell. I wasrninterested to learnrnthat Mitchell hadrnno formal training inrnaircraft design; hernworked everything outrnfrom scratch plus trialrnand error-a fantasticrnachievement.rnMirchell was born in 1895, and was eight years old when the Wright Brothers made their first powered flight.