Taylor, who lived to the age of 77, was a master of a parallel art to Kremlinology, he could deduce the performance of Soviet military equipment from blurred photographs.
"Thus in 1961, when Western intelligence was fascinated by early glimpses of a new Soviet bomber, the Tupolev Tu-22, many analysts estimated it could reach a speed of Mach 2.5 - more than twice the speed of sound. But Taylor, after noting the shape of the aircraft's engine intakes, put the maximum at no more than Mach 1.4, which proved much closer to the truth. In 1983, he analysed the MiG-29 fighter, whose agility was the cause of much anxiety amongst NATO'swar-gamers; seven years later, when Jane's was able to check his suggested measurements, they were found to be accurate to within an inch. " The Guardian, Tuesday 25 January 2000.
Taylor was educated at Ely Cathedral Choir School (King's Ely) and SohamGrammar School in Cambridgeshire. He trained as a draughtsman and joined Hawker Aircraft in 1941. There he worked on the development of the Hurricane fighter and its successors. His specialisation was rectifying design defects. He joined Jane's as editorial assistant on Jane's All the World's Aircraft in 1955 and four years later he took over as editor. Until the late 1960s he edited this volume with virtually no editorial support but his love of aviation was such that this was a challenge he enjoyed. He provided a regular monthly aviation feature in Meccano Magazine throughout the 1940s-1960s.
Civil Aircraft of the World,(with Gordon Swanborough) 1972 and 1974, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Combat Aircraft of the World, 1969 Paragon, U.K.; 1979 G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York.
Helicopters of the World, (with Michael J.H. Taylor) 1978, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Aircraft, Aircraft!
References
^"Soham Grammarians - JWR Taylor". sohamgrammar.org.uk. 18 February 2004. from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
^Fairhall, David (25 January 2000). "John W R Taylor". The Guardian.
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john, taylor, john, william, ransom, taylor, deng, fraes, frhists, afiaa, june, 1922, december, 1999, british, aviation, expert, editor, edited, jane, world, aircraft, three, decades, during, cold, retired, editor, 1989, just, iron, curtain, obscuring, soviet,. John William Ransom Taylor OBE Hon DEng FRAeS FRHistS AFIAA 1 8 June 1922 12 December 1999 2 was a British aviation expert and editor He edited Jane s All the World s Aircraft for three decades during the Cold War He retired as editor in 1989 just as the Iron Curtain obscuring the Soviet Bloc s technology started to lift John W R TaylorBorn 1922 06 08 8 June 1922Died12 December 1999 1999 12 12 aged 77 OccupationDraughtsman Author JournalistNationalityBritishEducationKing s Ely Soham Grammar schoolNotable worksEditor Jane s All the World s Aircraft 30 yearsTaylor who lived to the age of 77 was a master of a parallel art to Kremlinology he could deduce the performance of Soviet military equipment from blurred photographs Thus in 1961 when Western intelligence was fascinated by early glimpses of a new Soviet bomber the Tupolev Tu 22 many analysts estimated it could reach a speed of Mach 2 5 more than twice the speed of sound But Taylor after noting the shape of the aircraft s engine intakes put the maximum at no more than Mach 1 4 which proved much closer to the truth In 1983 he analysed the MiG 29 fighter whose agility was the cause of much anxiety amongst NATO s war gamers seven years later when Jane s was able to check his suggested measurements they were found to be accurate to within an inch The Guardian Tuesday 25 January 2000 Taylor was educated at Ely Cathedral Choir School King s Ely and Soham Grammar School in Cambridgeshire He trained as a draughtsman and joined Hawker Aircraft in 1941 There he worked on the development of the Hurricane fighter and its successors His specialisation was rectifying design defects He joined Jane s as editorial assistant on Jane s All the World s Aircraft in 1955 and four years later he took over as editor Until the late 1960s he edited this volume with virtually no editorial support but his love of aviation was such that this was a challenge he enjoyed He provided a regular monthly aviation feature in Meccano Magazine throughout the 1940s 1960s Contents 1 See also 2 Works 2 1 Books 3 References 4 External linksSee also EditBill GunstonWorks EditBooks Edit partial list Jane s All the World s Aircraft Editor 30 years Civil Aircraft of the World with Gordon Swanborough 1972 and 1974 Charles Scribner s Sons New York Combat Aircraft of the World 1969 Paragon U K 1979 G P Putnam s Sons New York Helicopters of the World with Michael J H Taylor 1978 Charles Scribner s Sons New York Aircraft Aircraft References Edit Soham Grammarians JWR Taylor sohamgrammar org uk 18 February 2004 Archived from the original on 22 October 2018 Retrieved 18 July 2014 Fairhall David 25 January 2000 John W R Taylor The Guardian External links EditJane s All the World s Aircraft Editors Ely Cathedral Choir School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John W R Taylor amp oldid 1154013997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
