THE AEROPLANE

and

ASTRONAUTICS

(January 25^th 1962)

Front cover:

Advert:  Lucas Fuel and Combustion Systems for Gas Turbine and Ram Jet Engines

In this issue:

Matters Of Moment – Aviation related updates and news snippets over the last week

Dublin’s New Aircraft Factory – A one-page illustrated report on the plansd by the French aircraft manufacturer, Potez, to put Potez 840 into production at a new factory just outside Dublin

Aviation News In General – Interesting notes from across global aviation

Commercial Aviation Affairs

Air Transport – News related to the world’s airlines.  Includes figures for the Jet Trader and the measurement of the slush hazard

The Fighting Services – News from the British and Commonwealth Air Forces

Jet Lift by Rolls-Royce – A lovely 4-page illustrated article reviewing the Rolls-Royce RB.108 engine being used by the French in the Mirage III-001 Balzac prototype and by the British in the Short VTOL research aircraft for potential VTOL use.  Includes an excellent 1½ page cutaway drawing with 86 key areas identified

Getting Ranger to the Moon – Technical details of the new series of American spacecraft designed to investigate the lunar surface.  A 4-page illustrated report

Improving Executive Flying – A survey of the field of executive aviation with suggestions for improvements that are necessary both from engineering and operational aspects

Picchio in Production – Three photographs of the Procaer Picchio light executive aircraft in production

Personal Flying

Gliding Notes

Correspondence

Industry Record

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.

The front cover page displays virtually no wear (see photograph).  The staples are lightly rusted but sound with all pages securely held.   All pages are present and free from any tears and significant marks and the magazine remains in excellent condition considering its age.