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THE AEROPLANE
(March 29th 1957)
Front cover:
Advert: Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd. –
Pioneer In Guided Missiles
In this issue:
Change Of Emphasis (Editorial)
Matters Of Moment (Missiles from Bermuda, Education for the next generation, A Cranfield
contribution to NATO, More for Avro Canada, British nuclear interest, Furthering
technical education. Includes a large photograph
of a Royal Navy DH 110 Sea Vixen and an Antonov An-10 in Aeroflot markings)
News Of Aircraft,
Engines and Missiles (Hustler hydraulics, Regular
Regulus, Belt-driven helicopter, Tri-Pacer Pace, Airship record, Fiat crash, More
private aerodromes, Leduc flights, Third Etendard, Friendship for India, BEA’s
810s. Includes photographs of a Republic
F-105A Thunderchief, a German RW3 Multoplane, Rotor-Craft’s RH-1 Pinwheel [x2]
and a North American RB-45C)
Commercial Aviation
Affairs (Qantas extension?, BEA’s helicopter
services, Australia-Chile, “Forward Scatter” plans, Derby extension, Caravelle in
Vienna plus a small 3-view silhouette of the Convair 880)
Military Aviation
Affairs (Starfighters for the RAAF, RAF
appointment, Magister team, RAF Aden plus a small photograph of an Auster AOP Mk
9 taking off)
News About People
Air Transport (Facing the turbojet problems, London Airport’s future, The Viscount
accident, BAS expansion, German Elizabethans, Viscount century, The Blackbushe
accident report, ICAO discusses aerodromes, London’s new air terminal, Air travel
as it should be. Includes a photograph of
a Trans Canada Viscount and a Fokker F-2 Friendship carrying out an asymmetric
stall turn)
The Economics Of
The Supersonic Transport (Some thoughts on the way in which technical events are moving in civil
aviation. A 2-page article)
The Fighting
Services – Mediterranean Day Return (As a preview into the future
operations of a high speed element of Transport Command’s long-range force, a recent
day-return trip from the United Kingdom to Malta is reviewed. Includes a photograph of Transport Command’s
Comet at Luqa)
USAF Reconnaissance
Re-Equipment
For High-Speed
Surveillance (An excellent 3-page review of
the Douglass RB-66B which is re-equipping the 19th Tac-R Squadron at
Sculthorpe, Norfolk. Includes a superb
double-page photo-montage of four photographs of the aircraft in flight)
Aeronautical Engineering
– Cooling By Vapour Cycle (A 2-page illustrated article)
A German Engine
For Ultra Lights (A preview of the Porsche Type
678/1 air-cooled horizontally opposed flat four)
Supersonics In
Production (An excellent double-page photo-montage
of the Chance Vought Crusader which includes descriptive text)
News Of Industry
– A Development In Navigation (A one-page review of the
R-Theta navigation computer)
Apprentices At Work
(A one-page photo-montage of some of the 250 apprentices under
training at the Gloucester headquarters of the Rotol / Messier companies)
Fish Pye (A review of trials carried out by a Westland Whirlwind of a Pye Marine
Ltd. fish finder which has obvious military uses. Includes a photograph of the Whirlwind and its
crew)
News Of A British
Ramjet Test Vehicle (A one-page illustrated article
describing the development of the Bristol Bobbin)
Private Flying (Singapore’s clubhouse, PFA news, The price of petrol. Includes small photographs of Tiger Moths and
an Autocrat at the Royal Singapore Flying Club and a DH Chipmunk 22)
Gliding Notes (Includes an aerial photograph of Detling Airfield)
Adverts include: the Vertol H-21 helicopter, The Royal Air Force
(double-page), Canadair, the Fairey Ultra-Light Military Helicopter, Vickers Vanguard,
Dunlop, the DH Heron, Martin-Baker, Rolls-Royce, Short Brothers and Harland Ltd.,
the English Electric P.1 – Lightning, the Napier Eland, Lockheed Hydraulics (colour)
and the Bristol Olympus
The front cover page is a good indication of the quality of this magazine and although the staples are showing more than a little rust, they hold the cover and all pages securely. All pages are present and free from any tears, creases, or significant marks other than some age-related discolouration typical on newsprint of this age and the original owner’s name written in blue ink at the top of the front cover page (see photograph). This magazine remains in very good overall condition considering its age.