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THE AEROPLANE
(November 12th 1954)
Front cover:
Advert: Rotax
In this issue:
Lectures And The
Society (Editorial)
Matters Of Moment
(A Royal lecture, News of Lufthansa, Important discussions, Praising
famous men, A new Eland, AAFCE reconnaissance conference, Radar bombing in
Kenya, Ramjet-assisted rotors, BEA Viscount examination, Navigators’ gold medal,
Prototypes lost – Convair Sea Dart, Saab Lansen and Grumman F9F-9, More life
for the Centaurus, Following precedent, Avon production, A 7,600-mile Canberra
flight, No. 141 Squadron history. Includes
photographs of the Piper Apache and a series of 5 photographs of the Convair
XFY-I in action)
Cayley – The
Man And His Work (Prime mover experiments, The advantage
of helicopters, Extensive writing on airships, His man-carrying glider)
R.C.A.F. Pilot Training (A 1¾ page article illustrated with a nice photograph of a Harvard
trainer firing rockets)
Technical Aspects
Of Thrust Reversal
Thunderstorm
Flights Analysed
Rover’s Auxiliary
Power Unit (Constructional details, Lubrication
and fuel system, Technical data. A 3-page
review of this power unit illustrated with drawings, photographs and a large cutaway
drawing)
Bush Pilots – A
Co-Operative Effort (A 3-page article describing the
work of Bush pilots in the
The Comet Enquiry (The third week of evidence summarised in this illustrated 7-page article. Stressing problems, Effect of “plastic flow”,
All possibilities considered, Refuelling dangers, Dr. Walker’s views, BOAC’s responsibilities,
Looking back to 1946, A reasonable code of practice)
Air Transport (Speeding turn-rounds, Beavers in the bush, Aer Lingus finances, Air
travel on the slate, News in brief. Includes
a photograph of a Central African Airways Beaver and a small photograph of a DC-3
taking off)
News Of Industry
(Anodizing for aircraft, Printed circuits, Blade inspection projector,
A plating process)
Private Flying (A pleasing midget plus a photograph of the Cassutt Midget prototype)
Gliding Notes
Adverts include:
Shell and BP Aviation Service (colour), the
Sea Balliol, Redifon Flight Simulators, Titanine Aircraft Finishes, Fairey Guided
Weapons, Armstrong Whitworth Guided Missiles, De Havilland Vampire Advanced-Flying
and Weapons Trainer, Cellon Finishes, Rolls-Royce Dart – Viscount, the Agricultural
Beaver, Rotol (colour), Goodyear Aviation Products, the Napier Eland, Martin-Baker,
the Avro Vulcan, Saunders-Roe and the Bristol Centaurus
This magazine is in very good condition throughout. The front cover page exhibits some minor marks and bumps to the page edges (see photograph) and although the staples are rusty they continue to hold the cover and all pages securely. All pages are present and free from any tears, creases and significant marks other than some typical light age-related discolouration to the page edges.