THE AEROPLANE

(December 9^th 1955)

Bumper Issue – Survey of Helicopter Progress

Front cover:

Advert:  Gloster Javelin

In this issue:

On Plans and Production – Editorial

Matters of Moment – Aviation related updates and news snippets over the last week.  Includes a photographs of the S.E. Caravelle, the DH Comet 3 awaiting take-off for Australia and the first photograph of a Fokker Friendship in flight

Comet to Australia – A one-page illustrated report on the flight of the DH Comet 3 to Sydney via Cairo, Bombay, Singapore, and Darwin

News of Aeronautical Moment – Snippets of global aviation news

Flying Models for High-Speed Research – 3-page technical paper illustrated with drawings, graphs and diagrams

The Fighting Services – News from the British and Commonwealth Air Forces

Impressions of American Helicopters – A 4-page illustrated article evaluating a number of American helicopters.  Sikorsky S-58, Piasecki PH-42, Bell 216, Heliports and Operations

Helicopter Operating Sites – Proposals and recommendations for planning and operation.  3 pages including diagrams and a photograph of a Sabena Bell 47

Moving in High Circles – One person’s experiences of learning to fly in a rotary wing type.  Includes a photograph of the cockpit layout of a Hiller 360

Across Africa by Helicopter – Impressions of an interesting flight across Central Africa from west to east and back again in a Sikorsky S-55.  2½ pages, illustrated

Helicopters of the Year – A 5-page photo-montage illustrating the helicopters of all nations which have been in the news during 1955.  The photographs are: Bristol 173, Saunders-Roe Skeeter, Fairey Army Ultra-Light, Westland Widgeon, Bell 47H, Cessna CH-1, Bell XV-3, Piasecki YH-16A, Doman LZ-5, McDonnell XV-1 convertiplane, Westland Whirlwind with flotation gear, Hiller Flying Platform, Rotorcraft RH-1, Transcendental 1-G tilting rotor convertiplane, Lackner DH-4 Heli-Vector, SNCASE Alouette II, Hiller Hornet ramjet, Aerotécnica A.C. 13A and Mil Mi 4

The Helicopter Noise Problem – A 2-page article

Rotary Wing Pioneer – A 4-page illustrated feature detailing the work of Juan de la Cierva.  Includes photographs of the C.1, the C.4 Autogiro, the C.6A, the C.8L-II and the C.19 Mk. IV

A Decade of Helicopter Designs – 4 pages of tabulated data for 10 years of helicopters.  Arranged by country

Turbine Engine Combustion Surveyed – A 2-page summary of a paper presented to the R.Ae.S.

Automatic Control Instruments

Air Transport – News related to the world’s airlines.  Includes an article titled “The VC-7 and the Future”

Private Flying

Gliding Notes

Correspondence

Please see photographs for a visual indication of content and quality – this is the actual magazine you are bidding on.  Each issue includes a variety of advertisements, some in colour in later issues.

This magazine is in very good overall condition considering its age.  The front cover page exhibits some marks and bumps to the edges and corners (see photograph).  The staples are lightly rusted, but sound, and continue to hold the cover and all pages securely.  All pages are present and free from any tears, creases and significant marks other than a little typical light age-related discolouration to the page edges.