Saw these at the local Barnes & Noble a few days ago:
Honestly, I’m kinda torn between “yay, my books on a shelf” and “so… how many are actually gonna sell?”
Dec 312022
Dec 012022
Twenty copies of the new book have finally arrived, fortunately entirely intact. They took two days to cross an ocean, one day to cross half a continent… and two weeks to cross the customs office. Shrug.
Anyway, here’s what I’m gonna do: signed, numbered and dated copies will be $20 plus postage (media mail). These will come with two 18X24 prints, also signed and dated. If you would like to be on the list for one of these send me an email: 
But the first five copies will be auctioned off, with the highest bids getting the lowest numbers. Additionally: numbers 3,4 and 5 will receive three 18X24 prints, while numbers 1 and 2 will receive four 18X24 prints, all signed, dated and numbered. If this sounds interesting to you, email me what your bid is. Bidding ends Sunday night, after which I’ll let bidders know. If there are more than five bidders, six and beyond won’t be held to their bids… but they won’t *necessarily* get the next numbers in line. Once the auction winners are processed, I’ll send out PayPal invoices for the regular copies, and they will be sent out based on the order of payment.
I also have ten “SR-71” copies and five “B-47/B-52” copies. The SR-71’s, singed and dated with two 18X24 prints, will go for $20; the B-47/52 signed and dated with three 18X24 prints, will go for $55 plus postage. If you would like one of these, let me know.
Oct 152022
Photos of a physical copy, fresh from the printer, somewhere in the wilds of Britain. UK/EU buyers should start receiving them shortly, I’d imagine.
The ordering link straight from the publisher:
US Supersonic Bomber Projects
And the updated Amazon link:
US Supersonic Bomber Projects Paperback – December 23, 2022
As previously mentioned, if you are interested in a signed, dated and bonus-print copy, let me know so I know how many to order.
Sep 222022
It’s my understanding that my next bookazine should be printed within a week or so. So I think I can post a few teaser images (screenshotted from the penultimate digital proof) to get the idea across (if you don’t see images below, it’s probably because either your adblocker is overly enthusiastic or the APR website is blocked for some reason):
If you would like to order a copy, there are three main routes:
1) For those in Europe, by far the best approach will likely be by ordering directly through Mortons, link HERE, or on bookstore shelves.
2) For those in the US, the less expensive approach will *probably* be through Amazon (link HERE, though still preliminary), though probably taking longer than directly from Mortons, and the possibility of finding them on bookstore shelves.
3) For those who want the Extra Special Edition and say “damn the schedule and never mind the cost,” I will *probably* have a few signed copies available. As with my prior two books, these will have an additional pair of 18X24-inch prints of diagrams from the book. These will *probably* run about $25, including shipping to the US (if you want them shipped out of the US, the shipping prices gets ludicrous… don’t blame me). They’ll be signed and dated and numbered in order of receipts. If you would be interested in this version, send me an email so I can make sure I have enough on hand for that. My email:
Aug 262022
Mortons has announced my “Book 3,” They list it as available September 30… but I would expect it to come out a bit later than that. Well before Christmas, though.
US Supersonic Bomber Projects
This is Volume 1. I’m hard at work on Volume 2. A Volume 3 is *possible,* though uncertain just yet. Volume 1 covers the evolution of and derivative designs from the “official” bomber programs… B-58, B-59, B-68, B-70. B-1, A-5 and F-111. This covers, where possible, designs that competed for the contract. As with all my works, this is heavily illustrated with line diagrams, as accurate as I can make them.
This will eventually also be available through Amazon. THIS appears to be a placeholder for the listing. When released, it should be available directly through Mortons first, but for US buyers Amazon will have lower shipping cost.
Aug 072022
Substantially slowed due to illness, I’m finally done writing Book 3. I need to edit it and do a few other things, but at least if I get run over by a Mack truck, the book could still be released as a complete book. Woo.
Jul 312022
It has been a number of years since I’ve added much to the Air & Space Documents & Diagrams catalog (https://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/catalog/drawndoc.htm). On the other hand, ever since 2014 I have been sending about three documents and one large format diagram per month to Patrons and subscribers… so that’s a *lot* of stuff! But sometime in the near future I will finally add new items to the Catalog: Air *and* Space, Drawings *and* Documents. Included will be a wide variety of things… but for those interested in space, there will be two sets of SSTO design documents.
I have of late been dealing with a number of things… most relevant of which is finishing up the text of my third book. I hope to have it done in a matter of days. That will be when I’ll really get going on releasing the new Drawings & Documents. Patrons and Subscribers will be notified first… and will have the opportunity to get them at a discount. So if this is of interest, keep an eye on the APR blog, the catalog page linked above, or sign up for the APR Patreon/Monthly Historical Documents Program (https://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/monthly.htm). Patrons/subscribers can also get any or all of the “back issues” of monthly collections back to 2014.
Thanks!
PS: Covid does not help the writing process. Just a little heads up for those curious.
Jul 172022
The publisher is not yet ready to publicly disclose the title of Book 3. But what the heck, here’s a peek. One of these should be blisteringly obvious to the kind of person who buys my stuff. Another should *probably* be recognizable. The other two *may* be recognizable. These four are linked for a valid reason.
Jul 142022
The bulk of the Covid that hit me a month and some ago has passed, but it has left some lingering effects. The two I’ve picked up on is a general fatigue that wasn’t there before, and a reduced ability to focus on my damn job. This is troublesome as I am now in the last chapter of Book 3; I can complain with the best of ’em, but the sort of attention span that’s required to write technical histories while constantly referring to source documents is a bit lacking. Nevertheless I’m getting through it and hope to have the text of Book 3 done soon. The text will require some going through by the editor, though… I noticed that the most recent sizable chapter seems to have been done in a different style to all the others. And I can’t promise that bits written deeper in the throes of the Pinko Pox don’t have conspiratorial ravings about the king of the potato people.
I’ve seen progress on the cover art, and it looks pretty nifty. They have, however, nixed my notion – a very good and important one – that enough space be left on the cover to splash it with “America: ᚠᚪᛣᚳ YEAH!” in big red letters. Something about it being “inappropriate.”
May 282022
Ya may have noticed a dropoff in aerospace postings, and a reduction in yammering in general. This is largely due to being swamped… Book three is due soon, and I’m up to my eyeballs. I have barely enough time to write the book, take note of the world going straight to hell, and occasionally bitch about it. Health concerns, a major time-suck a few months ago, have largely (though not completely) evaporated; financial issues remain. Feel free to buy stuff, subscribe to stuff, hit that tip jar.
And once I’m done with Book three… Book four looms.