Locomotive to Aeromotive. Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution (2011), by Simine Short. The first in-depth look at an influential engineer and soaring pioneer. French-born and self-trained civil engineer Octave Chanute designed America's two largest stockyards, created innovative and influential structures such as the Kansas City Bridge over the previously "unbridgeable" Missouri River, and was a passionate aviation pioneer and experimenter whose collaborative approach to aeronautical engineering problems encouraged others, including the Wright brothers. His successful gliders of 1896 and 1897 influenced glider flight and design for decades. Additional information is available at the publisher's website at http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/56shm7qa9780252036316.html The book is also available through amazon.com or abebooks.com

The World's Vintage Sailplanes, 1908-45 is the bible of the vintage soaring and modeling movement.

Sailplanes by Schweizer, by Paul A. Schweizer and Martin Simons. This is the long awaited collaboration on the complete Schweizer sailplane line. Each book is $64.95.

Sailplanes 1965 - 2000. A comprehensive book on sailplanes from around the world.

$ 64.95.

To order any of these please send a money order or check in US $ to Raul Blacksten at PO Box 307, Maywood, CA 90270 USA. Please add $3.00 per item for p&h within the US; $6 to Canada; all others please add $18.50 for additional postage. Email: raulb@earthlink.net

Ultralight & Light Self Launching Sailplanes, by Bruce Carmichael. 8" x ll" Soft Cover; 70 pages; 44 illustrations; 24 three-views; Characteristics of 22 Ultralights + 13 Lights; Data on 18 Sustainer + 56 Self Launch Engines; Reducing Prop Drag; Available Plans, Kits; Safety. $ 15.

Personal Aircraft Drag Reduction. 220 Pages soft cover, 195 illustrations. $ 25 includes S&H.
To Order: Contact Bruce Carmichael, 34795 Camino Capistrano, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624.

Wind and Wings. San Diego Soaring History is related in a fascinating book by Gary Fogel.
To Order: The book is $21.50 with tax and $24.00 with shipping in US Checks are to be made out to "RockReef Publishing House." Contact: Rock Reef, P.O. Box 12339, La Jolla, CA 92039, (858) 455-6449 or gliderrc@aol.com