Flight 26 Dec 1946 (Fairey Firefly, RAF Spitfire WW2, Seafire, Duplex Airscrews) For Sale

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FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINEER

(December 26th 1946)

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: Saunders-Roe / Metropolitan Vickers – The SRA/1 Fighter Flying Boat Powered By Two Metrovick Axial Flow Jet Units

In this issue:

The Outlook (The new aviation centre, Spitfire saga plus a photograph of the A.W.52 experimental aircraft)

Prospects And Portents (Resumé of a lecture by Dr. A.M. Spüffing, Professor of Aerodynamics at the Montgolfier Institute. Interesting all-wing research, “Boomerang” airliner project, Rigid stability, Automatic reciprocals)

Duplex Airscrews – Power For The Brabazon I: Coaxial And Contra-Rotating Airscrew Arrangements (A review of the twin-Centaurus installation. Gear box details, Bevel drive cooling, Airscrew operation, Airscrew controlling, Airscrew braking. A six-page article well illustrated with drawings, diagrams and photographs)

Here And There (Wet and windy, Cross-channel record, Promotion, Private view, Dominion pathfinders, Bang on!, Short shares, Model research, News in brief. Includes a photograph of the Vultee L-13 and two small photographs of the Bell XS-1 including one being carried by a B-29)

Birds Can Fly (A four-page illustrated article describing the aspects of bird flight compared to aircraft flight)

Civil Aviation News (British civil aviation council, Irish services resumed, Atlantic dilemma, Free enterprise in India, Let us be catapulted, Lesson in co-operation, Come-to-Britain campaign, Civil licences)

For Naval Needs – Latest Firefly IVs On Test At Heston (Essentially a 2½ page review of the Firefly IV but with three large photographs of the aircraft)

Spitfire And Seafire – Their Development Described By Supermarine Chief Designer (A superb comparative review between the Spitfire I and the Seafire 47. Control, Fire Power, Range, Structural efficiency, Special duties, Naval problems. Four pages crammed with facts and figures, many in tabulated form, and a photograph of each aircraft)

Service Aviation – Royal Air Force And Naval Aviation News And Announcements (Recruiting extension for ROC, 69 Squadron in Berlin, Guided projectiles range, The promising Prentice, Jet bomber prototype, Guided missile responsibility, Russia’s jet interest. Includes a photograph of 3 Spitfires in formation – 2 x Mk. XXIs and a Mk. XXII)

plus more including adverts for Shorts, the Boulton Paul P.108 Advanced Trainer, Desoutter, the G.Q. Parachute Company Ltd., the Fairey Aviation Company, the Napier Sabre, General Aircraft Limited, Rolls-Royce, the Mosquito, the Hawker Sea Fury, Goodyear Aviation Products, the Portsmouth Aerocar, B.E.A. and the Bristol Type 170

This magazine is in good overall condition although the staples are very rusty, but nevertheless continue to hold all pages securely. All pages are free from tears, creases (other than a few turned corners) significant marks other than some age discolouration. The cover exhibits some wear in the form of bumps and rubbing to the edges and the tip of the top corner of the front cover page torn away (see photograph).

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All buyers, UK, Europe and Rest of the World, can consolidate wins throughout a 22 day period into one order (package) to keep p+p costs to a minimum. I will update your invoice appropriately as new wins are added; simply pay the invoice on the 22nd day after your first winning offer. If you have any queries concerning this please contact me through messages.

UK buyers – 2nd class options are available, when allowed, and can be chosen through the checkout procedure. Please note for heavy packages UK couriers can often offer a more economical service however someone will need to be at the address to take delivery and sign for the package. If you wish to have a delivery by this means please contact me for details.

* Please note Second Class postage will take 2-3 days longer for delivery.

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Whilst payment is normally expected within22 days of the end of the sale regular buyers may, either by invitation or prior agreement, hold the invoice for a further7 days to enable further offers to be completed in order to minimise postal costs.

Are you interested in Aviation History, Aircraft from the 30’s and 40’s (particularly Military Aircraft) or Aircraft Modelling?

“Aeronautics” is a technical aviation magazine published in the pre and post war years and also throughout the Second World War. Full of technical information, photographs, plans, diagrams and evaluations this publication also contains a wealth of information for modellers. These magazines are printed on high quality paper for the times and have stood up to the rigour of use and age better than most publications of this period with most wear being confined to the front and back cover.

These magazines are 100% original (not copies or reprints) and due to their age will contain some wear and tear that will be described in the individual listing. As the publishers were reliant on advertising from the aircraft and associated industries the number of pages does vary from issue to issue. This in turn means the weight also varies and therefore postage is individually calculated for each issue. The format is 11.75 inches (30cm) x 8.75 inches (22.5cm) except for those publications between April 1942 and November 1947 which are 10.75 inches (27.5cm) x 7.75 inches (20cm).

Each issue will be posted in the appropriate packaging to afford maximum protection. Please follow the link “Other items” below to view issues I currently have listed.

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As its title suggests this publication contains a wealth of archive material including dozens of photographs from the various news agencies in each issue. It does therefore include photographic material covering every theatre of conflict and taken from both the allies and axis lines, although, as one would expect, the text and the accounts of action do have a definite bias towards the allied forces.

Please note: These newspapers are 100% original (not copies or reprints) and as such, due to their age, may contain slight yellowing of the pages, staple rust marks, missing or loose staples and other marks or signs of their age. This does however add to their authenticity and every copy is perfectly readable and every issue will posted in appropriate packaging to afford maximum protection.

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