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Praxis
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Order in great shape) 『Book arrived in great shape fine condition thanks to the shipping and plastic wrap it had.』
(For those who want the details, this is your book) 『For you engineering types out there who want to know the back story, this is the book. It talks at length about development, testing, production and the people behind it all. An enjoyable read about a very important engineering feat in world history. This is a moment modern man should be proud of and we should all know the story in more detail. This is the engine that took men to the moon, how sad it would be if we lost its history.』
(Interesting topic, but needs editing) 『I am enjoying this book and the topic interests me, however I have a few complaints.
The first is that the book contains numerous typos and grammatical errors. Really simple, glaring stuff that a cursory proof-read would have caught. Things like this for me throw into doubt the care and accuracy of the research.
The second, which is related is that I feel the book is poorly edited. Chapter after chapter many statements are repeated almost verbatim. It happens frequently enough in the first few chapters that I catch myself wondering if I'm accidentally re-reading a previous chapter.
The last (which isnt the publisher's fault) is that this book is somewhat expensive - around $54 on amazon for a paperback. The copy I received from amazon looked like it had been dropped on a hard floor. The spine was crushed and crumpled, the book bent down the middle and the corners crushed/bent. Pretty crappy experience when buying an expensive paperback in 'new' condition from amazon. I'm noticing this more and more lately though, so maybe this is just amazon getting sloppy with their handling&order fulfillment.
Overall, I find the topic&content of the book fascinating, but I feel that it really could have been better proof-read, organized&edited. Hopefully the publisher will address this for the 2nd edition.
As for amazon's part of things, the condition of the book was so bad that I'm considering returning it for a replacement.』
(Wolfman) 『I found this book to have a little too much about the people and too little about the technical side. There was a lot of repetition because in the way the author chose to report about test sites, rather than chronological. All in all, I learned quite a bit about an exciting project, our mission to land a man on the moon and return him safely. My interest in the Apollo space program is still high after all of the years since the first landing occurred on my 20th birthday. I'm always looking for another book to read about the program.』
(Thank you, this nation owes you for preserving history.) 『Thank you!
I am one of those people still alive today who looked up at the moon in July '69 and knew there were humans on the surface looking back at us. I was in my late teens. I remember watching every televised launch of the Saturn V and following closely the development of the space program from Mercury failures and successes all the way to the present. I remember watching the development of the F-1. I was one of many very close outside observers and someone, by virtue of my birth being timed exactly right, was of sufficient age to follow and understand events as they happened.
As such a person my personal library is filled with books about space travel and hardware. I've read all the popular books that describe the Apollo program. From these I already knew much of what the author describes. However, he provides the chronology of events smoothly focused on the F-1 alone which brings into much sharper focus for me the genius that made the concept of such an engine a reality.
My enjoyment of this book, my praise for this book, and my gratitude to the author for his efforts in writing the book are very high. As I look at the photos of the "injector plate" I realize that this was not only engineering it was technical art perhaps not duplicable today. But positive as my feelings are toward this book and the subject I must admit that it reminds me of the deep sadness and sense of loss that I have felt for decades as we've watched the debacle of the Space Shuttle Program.
You wouldn't think a technical book like this one could make a person weep. I may just have to do that to discharge the emotion of loss and feelings of what might have been.
The author was kind, I think, in his final chapter describing efforts into the early 90s to resurrect the F-1 engine. He was kind to the new generation of managers at NASA who apparently cannot think outside the box far enough to realize that the best solution to future needs might have already been invented.
The author did not do as I expected and outline what the space program MIGHT have accomplished by now if the Saturn family of vehicles and engines had been retained. He failed to mention that a human colony on the moon would probably now be well over 20 years old. He failed to mention that a human landing on Mars would have probably taken place a decade ago. He failed to mention that the "International Space Station" could have been lofted into orbit by perhaps only five Saturn V vehicles or that a much larger Hubble telescope would have been providing us much better images of deep space.
He was very kind indeed in failing to mention in stronger terms the gigantic mistake that is the Space Shuttle. He was also kind in not mentioning the NIH ( not invented here ) attitude of NASA that prevented it from simply recommissioning the Saturn I and Saturn V instead of embarking upon the development of highly questionable "new" vehicles to act as surrogates. He was kind not to point out that the Aries V will use two of the Shuttle SRBs and five lower power liquid fuel mainstage engines rather than simply use five F-1s.
Ah, but those five "new" engines will not burn nasty kerosene. They will be "green" and burn pure hydrogen-never before used in a mainstage booster engine. And, they will have been invented by the current NASA regime AND they are billed as being much less expensive to build and launch compared to the old obsolete F-1s. And....for those of you old enough....remember how little the Shuttle was going to cost to turn around and low little time would be required?
He was kind indeed and that is the one thing that disappointed me about the book. As we look to the future we see a NASA struggling to use a single SRB as stand in for the flawless Saturn I-struggling with pogo effect among other potential problems.
In 1969, as I neared the end of my teen years, to look back at the technology of forty years prior was to see the late 20s and such things as radial piston engines in aircraft and rocketry in the hands of amateurs playing with glorified fireworks. But, sadly, to look back forty years today, this month, is to look back to Apollo 8 and the first Lunar orbiting visit in Devember 1968-something that we could not do today if the fate of the entire planet depended upon it.
Yes, the computers are light years faster today. Digital still and video cameras would give us better views of the exploits than forty years ago. However, as I look back these forty years I see a past technology that reached a zenith and was then abruptly discarded. And now, as the failed Shuttle system is finally about to be ended after much needless loss of life, potential, and resources I see a NASA fumbling to remake the Saturns with better computers but proven dangerous and unpredictable solid fuel rocket boosters.
So to those older readers like me....read this book with pleasure but with the knowledge that it may make you sad. To younger readers who cannot remember the successes of Apollo this book will further your ability to comprehend mistakes and failures that are almost certain to befall NASA as it attempts to reinvent launch vehicles and engines that do not need to be reinvented-they simply need to be reincarnated-they were developed decades ago by people who saw no limits to what they could imagine and build-dreamers and builders were those who made the F-1 engine!
With current computer controlled manufacturing techniques and the enormous advances in computing hardward and software the mainstage of the Saturn V could be recreated and used for perhaps a hundred years. And....it would use improved F-1 engines.
This book is an anthem written in praise of the NASA that once was-I almost felt like standing as I read it.』 『
The book focuses on the design, testing and manufacture of the F-1 engine, but also covers its incorporation into the first stage of the Saturn V and in-flight record. It concludes with an examination of what might have been, if the F-1 had not been discarded, together with the Saturn V, at the conclusion of the Apollo program. The account draws on original documents and interviews with engineers and managers, and is illustrated by many never-before-published photographs, both colour and monochrome. The intention is for this to be the definitive account of the development of this most powerful of rocket engines. As NASA is developing an evolved version of the hydrogen-burning J-2 engine for use in the forthcoming Ares launch vehicles, the author includes development of the J-2 engine within the context of the Saturn V development, thus bringing rocket engine development up to the present and thus provide this book with a long shelf life.
『Intro: THE EDITOR
The thirst for Formula One technical information and how this very focussed publication fulfils that widespread need
Upfront: GRID
As a new era of Formula One, featuring closer racing gets underway we highlight key technical issues that it raises
Upfront: BRAWN GP
The amazing rise of a shop floor machinist who went on to engineer world titles then make his own Grand Prix winning car...Upfront: FERRARI
The 2008 Constructors Championship winning car compared to its 2009 successor, designed under very different aero dictates
State of the Art: F1 AERO
Considering the implications of the new aero rules and the impact they have had upon performance at the start of the new era
KERS
Analysing the electric motor based Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems now boosting Formula One cars under acceleration and brakingAdvanced Metals
A look at the many and varied types of metal used in Grand Prix cars in the recent past and under todays more restrictive rules
The Challenge of: F1 2008
Reviewing how Grand Prix cars evolved during the 2008 season, under the impact of the SECU, hence without traction control
F1 BRAKESThe challenge of stopping Formula One cars as slick tyres and KERS enter the mix, bringing with them significant new issues
BMWS GP WINNER
How BMW Sauber developed its 2008 car well enough to take the teams first ever win at Montreals Canadian Grand Prix in June
Insight: THE INERTER
Suspension technology took another intriguing twist when McLaren pioneered this Cambridge University invention in Formula OneUSF1
The engineering challenge of setting up a new team under the new for 2010£30 million cost cap: is that sum realistic?
F1 PADDOCK
The five 2009 engine manufacturers, the ten competing teams, the key people behind them and the new-look Formula One cars
PS: RAM
Looking back to the last time it was affordable for a genuine privateer to compete in the Grand Prix racing arena』 タイトル『 Casio Exilim EX-F1.: An article from: E Semanal >
Josu,ê Canales
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Know-How Editores SA de CV
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Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (a fascinating insider view of F1) 『Since Damon Hill retired from the grand prix circuit and writes for a certain very popular English motorsport magazine we know that the guy can write. What we learn from this book is that he already had that gift when he was still driving! The book was made in 1998 when Damon was on his last F1 stint with the Jordan team, during that emotional year when Jordan scored a historic 1-2 in Spa. The F1-educated reader who knows what happened in '99 (Damon fired by Eddie Jordan because he was consistently outperformed by team-mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen) will find his remarks on the team a poignant read. The book touches all the major aspects of Formula One motorsport: technology, image, media pressure, professional rivalry, the fear, money and fame. Damon also talks about his famous father Graham Hill and "his" race: Monte Carlo (GH won Monte Carlo 5 times and was only fairly recently surpassed by Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher in this feat). Damon explores how having a famous race driver as a father influenced his own career path and attitude towards the sport. The book is overall very well crafted. Damon's text is supported and enhanced by the superb photography of Keith Sutton, England's premier F1 photographer. Overall a very good read and a pleasure to the eye, certainly a must-have for every serious F1-fan, even you Schumacher fans: Damon has some very interesting things to say about his famous rivalry with Michael!』
(Damon Hill - like his father before him...) 『Damon Hill is seen by many fans as the "loser" champion, the champion who had it, he had the drive, he had the car, he had the intelligence, he had the motivation and dedication, but there was Schumacher in the way, as there was Clark that came Graham's way. It must be said that, even if the 1995 season, climax of the 90's, is most remembered and pictures Damon's defeat, Damon's 96 title is thorougly deserved and well acomplished. Damon deserves much respect for his acomplishmnet in the sport; even during his last and terrible f1 season, 1999, where he was outshined by his very fast team-mate Heinz Harald Frentzen, Damon was not to be looked pathetic next to him - instead he was to be held tremendous respect and would not receive any contempt from any TRUE F1 fan. Damon was not the fastest driver ever, but he holds his place among the other World Champions and stands as one of the Lords of this sport.』
(Damon Hill - like his father before him...) 『Damon Hill is seen by many fans as the "loser" champion, the champion who had it, he had the drive, he had the car, he had the intelligence, he had the motivation and dedication, but there was Schumacher in the way, as there was Clark that came Graham's way. It must be said that, even if the 1995 season, climax of the 90's, is most remembered and pictures Damon's defeat, Damon's 96 title is thorougly deserved and well acomplished. Damon deserves much respect for his acomplishmnet in the sport; even during his last and terrible f1 season, 1999, where he was outshined by his very fast team-mate Heinz Harald Frentzen, Damon was not to be looked pathetic next to him - instead he was to be held tremendous respect and would not receive any contempt from any TRUE F1 fan. Damon was not the fastest driver ever, but he holds his place among the other World Champions and stands as one of the Lords of this sport.』
(So what does a F1 Driver think? Well, here you go!) 『From the moment I recieved this book, I could tell a lot of time and energy (money) went into making it. The cover is made of a nice, almost sliky paper material, which just makes you feel like it is worth the price. However, the real treat is inside. Damon Hill is a very eloquent writer, and makes some very personal revelations. If you ever wanted to know what makes an F1 World Champion tick, here's your chance. His gives his feelings about his early years driving with legends such as Aryton Senna, and Alain Prost, as well as his current on-going rivaly with M. Schumacher. Also, the photographs taken by Keith Sutton are an added bonus. As Damon said in his book, "So here it is. A book about all that (F1 life). But you can just look at the pictures if you prefer..." Yes! You really can; the pictures are fabulous. It's a shame about his retirement, and i actually would have felt that this book would have been better off, if he retired first and then published it, so that his writing wouldn't be so restrained. Even so, it gives the most comprehensive first-person's view of the things that transpire in the world of F1. Personally, I am a Damon Hill fan, so I can recommend this book to all those who also follow this "gentlemen's racer."』 『This is the behind-the-scenes story of Damon Hill's Formula One World Championship challenge. From the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne through to the grand finale in Japan where the nine month seaon ends, Hill charts the emotions and excitement of the 16-race Grand Prix circus. He describes the strains and pressures behind the garage doors, the massive effort required to revive his title challenge with his new Jordan team, and the fears and thrills which punctuated his progress. From the clamour and glamour of the pit lane to the privacy of the motor home, Hill recounts his battles with Schumacher, Couthard, Villeneuve and others for the 1998 Formula One World Championship.』
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Veloce
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (What a great book about this great team.) 『This book is a must for every fan of the small backmarker teams of F1, gives you a great inside look on how things where in the greatest backmarker team of all times.』
(For hardcore Minardi F1 fans only...) 『I had high hopes for Simon Vigar's "Forza Minardi," and although extremely well researched it ultimately disappoints.
The interviews are interesting, but at least half the book is devoted to the last five years of the team when it was owned by Paul Stoddart. As a result, that only leaves the other half to cover the 1985 to 2000 period and the early years in Formula Two! Also for a book at this price point I expected higher production values. Produced in India, the book design, layout, and overall printing quality is pretty poor.
Unless you are a really hardcore Minardi fan, I'd suggest passing on Vigar's attempt to sum up the racing team's origins&20-year constructor history in F1.』
(A different take on F1, a must have) 『If you ever wondered what "Star Wars" would be like through the eyes of the storm trooper who gets shot in one of those epic battle scenes and what "Ben Hur" would have been like if another greased up gladiator had been the main protagonist, then maybe you are the person with enough eye for detail for this book.
Forza Minardi is a meticulously researched history of Formula 1's perennial backmarkers Minardi, a team which kept on challenging the great and mighty at the pinnacle of motor sport for more than 20 years. In all those years, that's 346 Grand Prixs, the team did neither take a single victory nor ever finish on the podium. In short, it is the history of the also-rans, the cars TV commentators would mix up with the leaders rather than really speak about them.
Still, there is a story to tell, a story that some may find much more interesting than the monotonous PR-talk that comes as standard in post race interviews nowadays. There is much to be said about Minardi, but bland they were not.
Simon Vigar's book takes you through 20 years of Formula 1 history, from the turbo days until the days of stand off between the FIA and manufacturers. The book is full with amusing anecdotes such as soft natured team founder Gian Carlo Minardi admitting to "running after Ron Dennis with a hammer".
This book is highly recommended to all of those who had a soft spot for the Minardi Team when it was still in F1, but also to the motor sport fan who would love a different take on motor racing. Your favourite story, told in a different way.』 『
After 20 years of glorious‘failure’, the best-loved team in Formula One is consigned to the history books, and it deserves one of its own. Minardi had a successful time in Formula Two until the tiny Italian outfit was ready to hit the big time in 1985. It somehow survived in F1’s shark-infested waters as bigger teams (Lotus, Arrows, Tyrrell) were dragged under. They have a truly international fan-base and are the ‘second team’ of most F1 devotees. Minardi is held in such affection as everyone loves the plucky underdog – Minardi’s annual budget would have lasted one month at the other Italian team up the road. Yet, from its plant in Faenza near Bologna, Minardi has produced cars that qualify, sometimes score points and often lead the way in their technology. Gian Carlo Minardi also developed a reputation as a fabulous talent-spotter – Fisichella, Trulli, Webber and the youngest ever World ChampionAlonso all started their F1 careers with Minardi. For the last five years, Minardi was owned by controversial Australian tycoon Paul Stoddart. Cast as David against the Goliath of F1’s governing body, Stoddart constantly hit the headlines as he tried to get a more equal share of the sport’s billions. Ultimately, he failed and Red Bull has now bought the team. Despite a petition of 15,000 names, the Minardi name has vanished from the F1 grid and true motorheads miss it. This is the one and only inside account, with exclusive, comprehensive interviews with bosses, drivers and engineers. 140unique photos complete this revalationary tale.
タイトル『 BMW Sauber: Formula One, Sauber, BMW, WilliamsF1, Poland, Robert Kubica, 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, Lotus F1 Racing, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Qadbak Investments >
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Haynes Publishing
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This compact book of trivia and statistics provides a winning mixture of facts and fun in the form of a hundred‘Top Ten’ lists. From most dominant championship season, through top ten punch-ups and victory celebrations, to most successful engine design, this book is a perfect gift for both casual and dedicated Formula 1 fans. Whether settling arguments with the pub bore or looking for a little light entertainment after the excitement of the Formula 1 season, this fact-packed book will put the reader in pole position.