loppear commented on Slide Rule by Nevil Shute
A fantastic story of a life in the aviation industry, including being the senior mathematician …
The middle section on the development and test flights of the R.100 airship in 1920s is harrowing and fun, talking about the joys of being able to crawl all through and over a 700ft craft and make repairs while underway at 60mph, walking along the top and having a picnic at the tail fins.