FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL

(January 17^th 1963)

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:  The Handley Page Dart Herald

In this issue:

World News  (Hawker / Northrop agreement, No OR.351?, Finnish defence purchases, Vulcan “penetration”; US denials, Westland winter missions, SC.1 instrument landing trials, Malayan Heralds and Herons, STOL Otter, Caribous for India, Condenser airlift, Berlin Congress, Whirlwinds to Spain, Acoustic technology.  Includes photographs of a ski conversion on a Piper PA-18, an experimental STOL Otter and the de-icing of rotor-blades on a Whirlwind)

Air Commerce  (Welsh airline on the move, UAA and the Super VC10, IATA v. Loftleidir, Tradair taken over, Britannias for China?, South-East Asia pool, PIA helicopter plans, Interest in the Herald, Is overbooking legal?, TWA v. Wills, For all to see, Manchester United’s claim settled, Aeroflot fare cuts, Britain’s improved airport accounts, Safety in South-East Asia plus a photograph of a Comet 4C of Kuwait Airways)

38,000,000 Hours With Rolls-Royce Turbine Engines (A 5-page illustrated article well illustrated with photographs of Rolls-Royce long –life parts.  Includes technical details of the Dart, Tyne, Avon, Conway and Spey powerplants)

Sport And Business  (EAA biplane for Britain, European built Cessnas, Cherokee production, Regional gliding contests.  Includes a photograph of the Aero Grand Commander in flight and the EAA Biplane Model A-1)

Titan In Space  (A lovely 4-page article describing the Titan 2 and its role in delivering the Gemini capsule into space.  Also includes a look at the role of the Titan 3 as part of the US National Launch Vehicle Program.  Well illustrated with a photograph of the launch of a Titan 2 ICBM together with numerous artist’s illustrations of the Titan / Gemini project)

Airline Profile: No. 8 – Sudan Airways  (A four-page well illustrated article which includes a photograph of a Sudan Airways’ Comet 4C in flight, the main hangar at Khartoum with a selection of aircraft, a Fokker F-27 and a route map)

Industry International  (Flight systems, Products, Company News)

Missiles And Spaceflight  (New Year revolutions, Relay makes good, Thor conversions, Red Square parade.  Includes photographs of the Mercury astronaut Virgil Grissom, a Soviet tractor carrying spin-stabilised artillery rockets and a Soviet submarine carrying surface launchers for missiles)

Red Square Parade  (A double-page of sketches depicting the most important military rockets that have taken part in Soviet parades through Red Square since 1957 and drawn in a common perspective scale)

Service Aviation – Air Force, Naval And Army Flying News  (Javelin Squadron mobility, AOC 25 Group, FAA promotions)

plus more including adverts for Ferranti, the SLA.3-C Precision Approach Radar, the Avro 748 Military Freighter, Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, the G.Q. Parachute Company Ltd., Plessey – VC10 (double-page colour), the De Havilland 125, RFD Lifejackets and the Noelle 60 Gas Turbine Starter

This magazine although showing some light bumps, knocks and rubbing to the edges and corners (see photograph) is in very good overall condition considering its age.  The staples are rusty however they continue to hold all pages securely.  All pages are present and free from tears, creases and significant marks other than some typical light age-related discolouration to the page edges.