FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER

(November 30^th 1951)

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:  Shorts Sealand Amphibian

Contents:

HMS Eagle – Impressions aboard the Royal Navy’s latest and largest aircraft carrier.  2½ pages illustrated

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

Here and There – Topical notes

The Giant Helicopter – A lecture of more than ordinary interest: Part 1

Which Way Up? – Two large photographs of No. 66 Squadron’s aerobatic team

Helicopters in Uniform – The H-23B development of the Hiller 360 for service in Korea

Fighting Breed: Forty Years of Sopwith and Hawker Aircraft – An excellent 16-page article describing the history of Sopwith and Hawker aircraft and including dozens of small photographs of the various aircraft types

A Hawker Gallery – A 4-page photo-montage of a range of Hawker aircraft types from the Cygnet, Hedgehog and Woodcock to the Hawker Sea Hawk and the Hawker P.1067 [Hunter]

The Throttle Benders  – The 3^rd in the series of articles describing the air-racing careers of the six members of the “Throttle-Benders’ Union” – the unofficial brotherhood of regular participants in the British air races.  3-pages, illustrated

Passengers, Pilots and Psychology – When the captain comes aft: The right approach and its importance to air travel in general

Civil Aviation

Service Aviation – Royal Air Force and Naval Aviation News.  Includes an interesting photograph of an RAF Lockheed Neptune

Correspondence

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 a little rubbing, splitting, together with light knocks and bumps to the edges and corners (see photograph) and looseness around the staples, this magazine is in good / very good overall condition considering its age and with all pages firmly held by the rusty, but sound, staples.  All pages are present, intact and free from tears, creases and significant marks other than some light age-related discolouration to the page edges typical on newsprint of this era.