FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER

(November 25^th 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:  Short Seamew

In this issue:

From All Quarters  (Hawker Siddeley atomics, Tripartitie airliner, Figures for the V.C.7, Civil aircraft expenditure, Hawker strike settled.  Includes a photograph of a Canadair built F-86 Sabre and a small photograph of a Blackburn Universal)

Auster J5R Alpine – A Willing New Type For The Tropics  (A lovely two-page review of this Auster developed for operations from high-altitude fields in hot climates.  Includes performance data and three photographs of the aircraft)

Here And There  (Bell X-2 under power, Olympian height confirmed, The magic crane, West Kenya air show, Sixty years of motoring, Synthetic rubber project, Japan looks round, Republic in Europe, Interest in India’s industry, Hercules school, Fish freight, Australia’s aluminium, Canada’s missile, African radar chain, Small town – big airfield, Reindeer and helicopters.  Includes photographs of the Fairey F.D.2 research delta in flight, a Piper PA-18-A carrying out top dressing and a McDonnell F3H-2N Demon fitted with a “starting pod”)

Market Survey – Airliners:  A Study Of Supply And Demand

National Aviation Museum – An Urgent Need

Arabian Weight Lifter – A Week’s Hard Work By A Blackburn Universal  (A one-page illustrated report on the use of a Blackburn Universal to freight 129 tons of bulky oil equipment within Arabia)

North-West Australia’s Pioneer Airline – The Story Of MacRobertson-Miller Aviation  (A two-page historical review with photographs of a Fokker Universal and a line up of DC-3s)

Twin Pioneer In The Air  (An excellent 3½ page review of the Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer.  In addition to details of flying characteristics this review includes several phoptographs of the aircraft in the air and on the ground together with two photographs of the control panels and a cabin layout plan)

Transonic Design – M.o.S. Statement

Hunter For Two – New Air-To-Air Views Of Hawker’s Elegant Two-Seater  (Two super photographs of this trainer with descriptive text)

Aircraft Intelligence  (Latest developments from the USA, Germany and France plus photographs of a Howard DGA-15P floatplane and the “Hi-Per” development of the Douglas DC-3 plus an artist’s 3-view illustration of the Avro Shackleton M.R.3)

Design Aspects Discussed  (Flight loads, Safety Factors, Structural strength testing)

Mountaineering Auster  (A short ½ page description of the ski-equipped Auster J.1d Aiglet which includes a lovely photograph of the aircraft on the Upper Tasman glacier in New Zealand)

Helicopter Stations Discussed

Civil Aviation  (Eight ‘8s for KLM, Vikings for the Argentine, Dragon Airways acquired, Transatlantic Hermes, French without towers, Jersey Airlines expansion, Customs delays alleged, South Bank service to end, New Redifon trainer, Air France buys Caravelles, Anglo-Russian agreement, Assurance for engineers, Brevities plus a photograph of a Britavia Hermes taxying)

Club And Gliding News

V.1000 – A Bid Abandoned  (Includes a small 3-view outline drawing of the proposed aircraft)

Service Aviation – Royal Air Force And Fleet Air Arm News  (RAF senior appointments, Home from South America, Malayan Auxiliaries, Australian jet trainers, New Gannet squadron, RAAF trophies, RAF emergency ration plus a small photograph of a Swordfish)

Plus more including adverts for Timken (colour), the Zlin 126 Trener, Dagenite Aircraft Batteries, Normalair, the RFD Lifejacket, the Napier Oryx Turbo Gas Generator, Desoutter, Marconi Airport And Aircraft Radio Systems, the Blackburn Universal, the Fairey Aviation Company Limited, the De Havilland Vampire Advanced-Flying And Weapons Trainer, the Alvis Leonides Major, the Saunders-Roe Skeeter Mk.6, Martin-Baker, the Westland Widgeon & Whirlwind, Weston Aircraft Instruments and the Bristol Britannia

The cover of this issue exhibits some knocks, bumps and rubbing to the cover page edges, especially on the back cover page which is scuffed in one area and with the bottom corner torn away (see photograph).  The staples are rusty but sound and continue to hold all pages securely.  All internal pages are present, free from tears, creases and significant marks other than some age-related discolouration typically found on newsprint of this era.  This magazine is in good / very good overall condition, considering its age, with most of the wear restricted to the cover pages.