To some people this will be old news, but I've not known about it for very long and I thought it might be worth a mention.
If you start to get interested in the history of planes and how they were used, all sorts of intriguing questions are likely to pop into your head.
- Why are some old planes so dark?
- Did the ancient Egyptians use planes?
- When plane making began to be mechanised, what machines were used?
...and many more.
Some of these questions have answers, but they may be in books or periodicals that Google can't show you.
As a source of such information that you may not have heard of, I'd like to recommend that you sign up to an email newsletter from plane enthusiast Abraham Hyatt. Every month or so he writes a brief essay on a plane related topic, always showing his evidence and inviting further discussion.
On his website, you can read the archive of his newsletters so far. You can also find links to his thoughtful YouTube videos and other activities.
The only downside I can see is that he writes more about America than GB, but as he's in California, I think that's understandable.
If you start to get interested in the history of planes and how they were used, all sorts of intriguing questions are likely to pop into your head.
- Why are some old planes so dark?
- Did the ancient Egyptians use planes?
- When plane making began to be mechanised, what machines were used?
...and many more.
Some of these questions have answers, but they may be in books or periodicals that Google can't show you.
As a source of such information that you may not have heard of, I'd like to recommend that you sign up to an email newsletter from plane enthusiast Abraham Hyatt. Every month or so he writes a brief essay on a plane related topic, always showing his evidence and inviting further discussion.
On his website, you can read the archive of his newsletters so far. You can also find links to his thoughtful YouTube videos and other activities.
The only downside I can see is that he writes more about America than GB, but as he's in California, I think that's understandable.
