FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER

(September 6^th 1957)

Farnborough Report – Bumper Edition

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:  Rolls-Royce Avon Turbo Jets – English Electric P.I.Bs

Contents:

From All Quarters – Aviation related updates and news snippets over the last week

Scorpion-Canberra’s 70,000ft – A new aeroplane height record

At Belfast Now: Short SC.1 Progress – A one-page illustrated article

Here and There – Snippets of aviation related news.  Includes a photograph of HMS Bulwark with Westland Whirlwind anti-submarine helicopters on the flight deck

The Short-Range Jet Airliner – The background to BEA’s order.  2 pages illustrated with drawings

The Eighteenth SBAC Display:

The Aircraft – 10 pages listed by manufacturer in alphabetic order.  Very well illustrated with photographs including: Aviation Traders’ Accountant, English Electric P.IB [Lightning], Avro Vulcan, Fairey Delta 2, Saunders Roe SR.53, Hawker Hunter [x2], Hunting Percival President, Jet Provost, Supermarine Scimitar, Gloster Javelin FAW.7, Folland Gnat

Monday’s Flying

Guided Weapons – One page with photographs of the English Electric Thunderbird and the Vickers-Armstrongs Type 888 air-to-air weapon

The Flying Display Pilots – 4 pages with a short biography and a portrait photograph of each pilot

Valiant Production Completed – A one-page illustrated report

Press View – A ½ page+ air-to-air photograph of the English Electric P.IB [Lightning] and a full page air-toair photograph of a formation of Hawker Sea Hawks

Missile Engineering – A one-page photo/drawing montage of the Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air missile

Anglo-American Aeronautics: The Sixth Joint R.Ae.S.-I.A.S. Conference at Folkestone – A 2½ page summary of the papers to be presented

Turboprop v. Turbojet: Round 8 – Continuation of a previous debate

Honourable Retirement: How America Cares for Her Historic Aircraft – A 2-page well illustrated report

Iroquois; Orenda Engines’ Great SupersonicTurbojet – A 2-page illustrated review

Correspondence

Service Aviation – Royal Air Forces and Fleet Air Arm News

Civil Aviation – Includes a photograph of an Orion Airways Viking Mk.1

Postscript to BEA’s Report

Club and Gliding News – Includes a photograph of a Hornet Moth

The Industry

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 rubbing and knocks (see photograph), and the spine is frayed on the top 5 centimetres, this magazine is in very good overall condition considering its age.  All pages are firmly held by the rust-free and 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.