FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER

(June 21^st 1957)

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:  Rotol Propellers & Equipment – On The Vickers Viscount

In this issue:

From All Quarters  (Carrier exchenge, Spitfire farewell, Rolls-Royce and the future, Vulcan denial, Civil Doppler navigators, Bell 47J at Croydon, Skywriting again, Russian refuelling, Boulton Paul prospects, Hawk fledged, Ballistic firings.  Includes photographs of an aircraft of the Skyblazers USAF aerobatic team fltying low at a display, the Bell 47J Ranger, a Bristol Britannia, the nose of a Blackburn Beverley and a mobile launcher with three US Army Hawk IRBMs)

Bombers At Boscombe  (A one-page account of V-Bomber evaluation at Boscombe)

Here And There  (Ministerial tour, From Far East in a day, Agricultural circuit, Eighteen years of helicopters, In spite of run-downs, Australian interest, Rocket post plus a photograph of an Augusta-Bell 47G)

Ilsy 6 – Brute Force And Elegance At The Ypenburg Show  (A 3½ page illustrated article with photographs of Thunderstreaks, a Super Sabre, a P2V Neptune, a Czechoslovak L.60 Brigadyr, a 1911 Fokker Spider and Auster Agricola, a Bleriot XI and formation photographs of Super Sabres [the Skyblazers], RAF Hunters and Mystères)

Aircraft Intelligence  (New aviation developments from the USA, Great Britain, Italy and France.  Includes photos of a Grumman UF-1 and the S.E. 5003 Baroudeur and a 3-view outline drawing of the Dassault Mystere IVA)

Eventful Week-End  (A double-page photo-montage from weekend air displays.  Includes photographs of USAF Douglas RB-66Bs, Fairey Gannets, an RAF Mosquito, Super Sabres in formation, the Stampe-et-Renard Monitor IV, the Tiger Moth, the Westland Widgeon and the Augusta-Bell 47G)

The Birthday Honours – Aviation Personalities Named In The Civil Lists

“Well Established And Well Liked”  (A double-page photo-montage of Gloster Javelins in formation)

FIDASE – Falkland Islands Dependencies Ariel Survey Expedition:  Part Two  (A 2-page illustrated article)

Helicopters In Contrast  (A detailed 4-page article describing air experience with the turbine-powered four/five-seater Alouette II and the 15/19-passenger tandem-rotol vertol 44.  Includes photographs of both helicopters)

Service Aviation – Birthday Honours And Awards

Civil Aviation  (Comet over Scandinavia, BOAC in the Middle East, VMC Airways, Keeping Croydon on the map, Rolls-poered Douglas turboprop, Olympic spreads its wings, Hurrying on at Hurn, Aerodrome owners discuss heliports.  Includes photographs of the Comet, the Caravelle, the Aero Commander 560-E and an Aquila Solent on Lake Geneva)

Club And Gliding News

plus more including adverts for Douglas Field Service, Desoutter power tools, De Havilland Engines (colour), the Hawker Hunter (colour), Dagenite Aircraft Batteries – the Vickers Viscount, the Fairey Gannet, Alvis Leonides Aero Engines, Martin-Baker, the Decca Navigator, BP Aviation Servicethe Vickers Viscount, the Handley Page Victor, Timken (colour) and Bristol Drop Tanks

The cover of this magazine exhibits some light knocks to the edges and corners of the cover pages and negligible rubbing to the spine (see photograph).  The staples are rusty but remain sound and continue to hold all pages securely.  All pages are free from tears, creases and significant marks other than some typical light age-related discolouration to the page edges.  The magazine is in very good overall condition especially considering its age.