Looking for reference books on WW1 acft.

Forgive a new poster a semi-dumb question (the FAQ
seems to be down):

I'm looking for [a book/some books] which describe
the performance statistics of WW1 fighters and/or
bombers and/or Zeppelins; speeds, maneuverability
(or lack thereof), where built, how many built,
weapon load and locations, et cetera. I've been
looking for a while, and haven't been able to find
any; the books mentioned on the bookstore page do
not detail what info is available in each.

Can anyone suggest suitable references? Thanks.

CF

[Reinout]

Well, I don't know if it is entirely what you are looking for but when it comes to German planes, I usually swear by "German Aircraft of World War One" by Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. It lists all types of German aeroplanes they could identify (over 500) and details the most famous, like the Fok DrI, Fok DVII, EIII, DVIII, Albatros BI, CIII, D-series etc.. This goes beyond mere fighters as it incorporates all planes like recon/bomber/infantry planes. Production numbers are given where known (I don't recall seeing a lot of those) and of course, a list of specifications in size and performance appears after every aircraft.

I wouldn't know where to turn for Allied planes or Zeppelins. However there is a book on Zeppelins reviewed on this site [Book Reviews, in the topics box at the Forum] and that may well contain what you are looking for plus much, much more.

Good luck.

Kind regards,

Reinout

[stephen]

Try "Jane's Book of WWI Aircraft." It will be hard to find and $40 too much, but it certainly is the most thorough work I've ever seen on the topic. You can find what type of a/c the Romanians flew in the summer of 1916 if you want to. It's perhaps the most expansive piece on the topic ever written, but I don't know if it has the individual a/c detail that you are looking for.

I ended two of my sentences in prepositions. Tee hee.

[Darryl]

Chris,

Included in "The War in the Air" is a complete list of the British Scouts and their performance figures.
Send me your Snail address and I will gladly send a copy to you.
It could take a little while as

1. I am very busy at the moment.
2. I am completely unreliable
3. My photocopier is playing the fool

Apart from the above qualifications I WILL send it along.

regards

Darryl

As far as performance specifications go it seems that every reference is different!!!!In WW1 the same airframe may have had multiple engine applications, altering the performance.

Reinout -- sounds good; I'll look for it.

Steven -- I have that one; not real helpful, tho'.

Killratio -- love to, except you didn't provide an
e-mail addy I could mail to (or if you did, Shub-
Internet got it).

Steve -- I know; the problems is I don't have ac-
cess to *any* of those numbers!

Thanks for the info, all.

CF

[Darryl]

Chris,

provided, I sent you a separate one from my 'grown up' address but you can't have recieved it.

regards

Darryl