FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER

(October 12^th 1956)

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 Fairey Delta 2

Contents:

From All Quarters – Aviation related updates and news snippets over the last week.  Includes photographs of a Fairey Ultra-Light helicopter, an amphibious DH Otter, a formation of various marks of Hawker Hunters and the Kingsford Smith PL-7 Tanker (agricultural aircraft) x2

Bristolian – A one-page photo-montage of the Bristol Britannia 301

Decca Mark 10 – A one-page report on the latest developments in the Decca navigation system

Here and There – Interesting notes from across global aviation

International Astronautical Congress in Rome

Flying the G 82 – A one-page review of Fiat’s jet trainer

Cutaway Cutlass – A one-page review of the Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass featuring a 1/3^rd page cutaway drawing with 22 key points identified

Uphill Landing – A novel technique developed in the Alps

Aircraft Intelligence – USA: Bell XH-40, Lockheed F-104A and B [Starfighter], Douglas C-132.  Great Britain: Armstrong Whitworth Freighter/Coach, Follands Gnat.  Poland: SM-1 Helicopter.  Italy Aerfer-Ambrosini Sagittario 2.  Includes photographs of the Supermarine Swift F.1 and the DH Tiger Moth plus a 3-view artist’s illustration of the Temco TT-1

Widgeon in the Air – A 4-page well-illustrated review of the Westland Widgeon helicopter

Across the Bridge to Rotterdam: New Air Services to a New Airport – A 2-page illustrated article

Thrust – A double-page photo-montage.  4 photographs: The contrail of the Canberra test-bed for the Napier Scorpion rocket motor, A Martin Viking research rocket, the Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant taking-off with assistance from two de Havilland Super Sprite rocket motors and the McDonnell F3H-2N Demon

Club and Gliding News – Includes 2 small photographs of the A.V.M. Gheppio

Plain Words on Traffic Control – A hard-hitting reporton Britain’s “inadequate” system

Morocco-Bound: The Story of Air Atlas – A 1½ page illustrated article

Correspondence

The Industry

Civil Aviation – Latest news.  Includes photographs of the Fokker Friendship and the Sokol M.1C

Service Aviation – Royal Air Forces and Fleet Air Arm News.  Includes two small photos of the Hawker Hunter F.6

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.

Although the cover page edges and spine display some light rubbing and minor knocks to the edges and corners (see photograph), this magazine is in very good overall condition considering its age and with all pages firmly held by the rusty, but sound, staples.  All pages are present, intact and free from tears, creases and significant marks other than light age-related discolouration to the page edges, typical on newsprint of this era.