Royal aircraft factory S.E.5a owners' workshop manual - Nick Garton

Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the entry into service over the Western Front of the SE5, in March 1917.
Including expert knowledge from key members of the Shuttleworth Collection in Britain, which owns the last original airworthy S.E.5a, and the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in New Zealand, which has built a painstakingly authentic reproduction S.E.5a with funding from celebrated Hollywood movie director, Peter Jackson.
First-hand accounts from the letters, diaries and combat reports of S.E.5 pilots.
The S.E.5 story - background, design team, the input of Albert Ball, engine development, RFC/RAF operations, and post-war civilian operators.
Anatomy of the S.E.5 - overview, Hispano-Suiza and Wolsley engines, fuel system, fuselage and undercarriage, woodwork and repairs, fabric and repairs, rigging, propeller.
The owner's view - owning and preserving an original S.E.5a (Shuttleworth Collection) and reconstructing an authentic S.E.5a (The Vintage Aviator).
The pilot's view - pilot's impressions, walk-around, cockpit checks, ground handing, take-off and regular flight, display flying, the Aces' view.
The engineer's view - caring for an S.E.5, routine maintenance, deep maintenance, 100 years of operations.
Appendices - variants, production, surviving airframes, glossary.