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FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER
(June 3rd 1955)
The magazine published for the serious aero enthusiast and the official organ of the Royal Aero Club. Packed with technical and specification data and well illustrated with photographs and drawings throughout.
Front cover:
Advert: The Turmo Free Turbine
In this issue:
From All Quarters (The Paris Salon, Titanium – Red View, Air India Constellation inquiry, Dollar aid for Pakistan, Maj-Gen. Sir John Capper – obituary, Queen’s Birthday fly-past, New Guinea bases, Upper-air rockets, N.A.R. third round entries. Includes photographs of a Javelin FAW.1, an English Electric Canberra, a Bristol Sycamore being lifted onto a freighter and a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer)
Bristol Orpheus – A Medium-Thrust Turbojet With Exceptional Potentialities (A one-page illustrated review)
Here And There (RAFA’s Royal Chairman, The Caravelle flies, Adaptability, Hitory to repeat itself, Classic motor cycle races, Friendship amendments plus a photograph of a Douglas Nike guided missile being removed from an underground storage bunker)
Blackburn Turbomeca – An Outstanding Range Of Small Gas Turbines (Palas, Palouste, Artouste, Turmo. A lovely 5-page illustrated review which includes a cutaway drawing of the Turmo 600)
Aircraft Intelligence (A review of the latest aircraft from the USA, Netherlands, France and Czechoslovakia. These are the Boeing 707, Convair F-102A, Boeing B-47 Stratojet, Aviolanda AT-21, the SNCAN NC856 and a Czech-built helicopter together with 3-view artist’s illustrations of the SNCASE 210 Caravelle)
Ilsy 5 – Golden FAI Display (Hunters, Sabres and a Sopwith Pup)
The Second Round (Another of the National Air Races series. Includes photographs of a Miles Gemini, a Hawk Speed Six and a Salmson-engined Storch)
The W.J.A.C. At White Waltham
Fokker F.27 Friendship – Holland’s Up-And-Coming Feedliner (Development, Design and construction, Undercarriage, Tail unit, Power Plants, Cockpit, controls and radio, Systems, Test programme. A 6½ - page illustrated preview showing the aircraft under construction together with a diagram of the instrument panel, a 3-view outline drawing, cabin plans and complemented by a double-page cutaway drawing with 56 key points identified)
Farewell To “Habb” – Memories Of The Great RAF Base In The Middle East Now Ceded To Iraq (A 2½ page illustrated article)
More About Insignia (A short half-page article featuring the national insignia of Bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Viet-Nam and South Africa)
Lockheed v. Douglas (A 2-page comparative review of the Lockheed L-1649 Super-Constellation and the Douglas DC-7C. Illustrated with tables and graphs)
Soldering Aluminium – A New Proces Approved By The M.O.S. For Aircraft
Civil Aviation (Cyprus developments, Wings for wheels, Ten years of achievement, KLM modify Super Connies, Another Bell for Rotorfilms, New services approved, Out of the limelight, Independents’ Oslo meeting, Brevities. Includes photographs of a DH Heron 2, a Stratocruiser at London Airport and a DC-3 of Starways Ltd)
Club and Gliding News
Service Aviation – Royal Air Force And Fleet Air Arm News (Malayan awards, No. 601 adoption and affiliation, Sir Francis Mellersh, Flying risk insurance concessions, No 151 [F] Squadron history plus a photo of an Avon-Sabre of the RAAF)
plus more including adverts for British Oxygen, the Vickers Viscount, the Decca Navigator Company, the Short Seamew, Dzus Fasteners, Teddington Aircraft Controls, Boulton Paul Power Controls, Saunders Aero Cocks, the Avro Vulcan, Esso – Bristol Bulldogs (colour), Electro-Hydraulics Limited Warrington (colour), the Rolls-Royce Dart – Fokker Friendship, Shell and BP Aviation Service, Fairey Guided Weapons, Martin-Baker, Hunting Percival Jet Provost, Redux Adhesives, the Fokker Friendship, Rotol – Fokker Friendship, the Gloster Javelin (colour), Dowty Liquid Spring Undercarriages, Maricon Flexible Hose, Sabena, Lucas (colour) and the Bristol Proteus
This magazine is in good overall condition considering its age. The cover page exhibits wear around the staples resulting in the cover page being loose. In addition there are moderate bumps and knocks to the edges and corners (see photograph). The pages are all present and free from tears, creases and significant marks other than age-related discolouration typical on newsprint of this age. Most wear on this example is restricted to the cover pages.