An R-5 general-purpose machine, at one time working with the 44th Russian Division, in the hands of the Finns. A similar machine with a more powerful engine is used for ground-attack work.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Поликарпов Р-5 - РоссияRussia - 1928

A Russian SB bomber photographed in Spain, It will be seen that the machine is of creditably clean design.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Архангельский, Туполев СБ / АНТ-40 - РоссияRussia - 1934

A Russian SB bomber brought down by Finnish A.A. guns. When these machines were used in Spain they did not have the Hamilton type variable-pitch airscrews. The nose gun turret is interesting. The SB, shown here with in-line engines, can alternatively be fitted with Cyclones.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Архангельский, Туполев СБ / АНТ-40 - РоссияRussia - 1934

After dissection a Russian bomber (Z.K.B. 26 ?) is carted off for study.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Ильюшин ЦКБ-26 - РоссияRussia - 1935

A recent type ot Arado single-float reconnaissance seaplane designed for catapulting from warships.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Arado Ar.196 - ГерманияGermany - 1937

A twin-float Arado reconnaissance seaplane about to be catapulted from a pocket battleship. A second machine may be observed beyond.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Arado Ar.196 - ГерманияGermany - 1937

The R.A.F. crews who carried out the reconnaissance over Prague and Vienna.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

A "British Movietonews" photograph of a crew going aboard their Whitley V for the Vienna and Prague reconnaissance.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Some constructional features of the Whitley. The retractable undercarriage. Note the mounting of the oil tank in the leading edge.
The movement of the Whitley wheel is almost vertical as it is retracted into the nacelle by the "breaking" of the main struts. Doors close after it and reduce drag.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Instruction in the mechanism and operation of a power-driven gun turret.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Fuselage of the Whitley, at the junction with the wing. Farther aft there are no bracing members, and the longerons taper off. The skin is not attached to the frames but only to the stringers.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley / A.W.38 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

FASTEST OF THE BIG BOMBERS is this new Consolidated, the prototype of a batch for the U.S. Army Air Corps. It will be noted that it has a tail turret and that in certain respects, notably in the somewhat ugly design of the tail, it resembles the Model 31 flying boat. It is reported that this new machine "approaches a speed of 335 m.p.h.," presumably at very high altitudes.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Consolidated B-24 Liberator - СШАUSA - 1939

A nice shiny new Me 109 is wheeled from the works at Augsburg. One day it may share the fate of its forlorn-looking brother.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109E - ГерманияGermany - 1938

One of the first pictures to be released of the Messerschmitt Me 109 in production.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109E - ГерманияGermany - 1938

A direct-injection DB-601 in a Messerschmitt Me 109. It is not difficult to guess where the squadron artist had his training.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109E - ГерманияGermany - 1938

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109E - ГерманияGermany - 1938

HEINKEL HUNTER: A Bristol Blenheim fighter, which although an adaptation of a bomber is very formidable. It has a box of four Brownings under the fuselage.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

A Mercury VIII installed in a Blenheim bomber. Points to note are the leading-edge collector ring with single outlet and the controllable gills.
Popular for installation in fighters and fast multi-purpose aircraft, the Bristol Mercury VIII (shown here in a Blenheim) gives as much as 920 h.p. for take-off.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

OUT LOOKING FOR TROUBLE: Fighter Blenheims in a hurry over the English countryside. Our readers will appreciate that this picture was taken some time ago.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Ring and multi-stringer construction of the Blenheim. Inset shows how stringers are notched into frames.
The stringers of the Bristol Blenheim are notched into the frames, and have their backs turned towards the skin, thus making one row of rivets suffice.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

THE CURTISS-WRIGHT SUB-STRATOSPHERE MONOPLANE: This new machine, a description of which we published on January 11, is now almost ready for flight tests.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss-Wright C-46 / CW-20 Commando - СШАUSA - 1940

WINTER IN SWEDEN: Passengers disemplaning from A. B. Aerotransport's new D.C.3 "Gladan" (the kite). The machine operates the Stockholm-Amsterdam route, and among its first passengers were twelve members of the French Red Cross, en route for Finland.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

MANHATTAN'S SKYLINE: The air traveller to New York's new municipal airport obtains a totally different view from that seen at ground level.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

A Dornier Do 215 reconnaissance machine (two Daimler Benz DB 601s) brought down behind the French lines. If the engines are of the direct-injection type, as is probable, they will form an interesting comparison with the Junkers Jumo 211A as described in Flight of January 18.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.17Z / Do.215 - ГерманияGermany - 1939

THE FINAL PLUNGE. Although suggested by an incident in France when a Do 17 was intercepted at 27,000ft. by a Hurricane and shot down, crashing into a French village, this scene is fairly typical of a number of engagements.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.17Z / Do.215 - ГерманияGermany - 1939Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

The Focke-Wulf FW 189 appears to have an interesting ancestry, possibly having been inspired by the Czech Avia machine.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.189 Eule - ГерманияGermany - 1938

The Curtiss concern has developed the four-bladed v.p. airscrew to increase the effective blade area, permitting efficient absorption of power for engines of increasingly high output by airscrews of smaller diameter.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss Hawk 75 / P-36 / Mohawk - СШАUSA - 1935

It is some slight consolation to R.A.F. personnel in France to know that their opposite numbers on the other side of the Maginot Line are having an equally tough time. Here is a scene on a Heinkel bomber aerodrome.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Heinkel He-111P/H - ГерманияGermany - 1938

EDUCATIONAL: The French officer appears to view the model of the He 111 with some scepticism. The second is of a Junkers Ju 87

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Heinkel He-111P/H - ГерманияGermany - 1938Junkers Ju.87B - ГерманияGermany - 1938

The single-spar wing of the Heinkel 112 is bad design because the undercarriage cuts into the leading-edge shell.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Heinkel He-112 - ГерманияGermany - 1935

Their Majesties at the Gloster works. With them in this picture are Mr. "Jerry" Sayer, Mr. Hugh Burroughes, Mr. F. McKenna, and, on the extreme right, Mr. F. S. Spriggs.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

BATTLE DRESS: A Hawker Hurricane 8-gun fighter in flight over France. It will be noted that the red, white and blue markings are de rigueur.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Although not one of Indicator's landings this example of a comparatively harmless pile-up forms a picture which must have come to every pilot's mind at one time or another.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Ju 87s operating from an advanced aerodrome. In the background is a Ju 52 bomber-transport.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.52/3m - ГерманияGermany - 1931Junkers Ju.87B - ГерманияGermany - 1938

A German cyclist detachment is emplaning on a Ju 52 bomber transport.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.52/3m - ГерманияGermany - 1931

At the Rand Airport, Germiston. The aeroplanes are two Junkers Ju. 52s and an Airspeed Envoy.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Envoy / AS.6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934Junkers Ju.52/3m - ГерманияGermany - 1931

FOR DIVERS REASONS: German armourers fitting one of the four 250 kg. bombs to the streamline external racks of the Ju 88 dive bomber. The position of these racks, coupled with a diving attitude of 70 degrees, obviates the necessity of using ejector gear to clear the airscrews.
A view showing the loading of bombs on the centre-section racks of a Ju 88. The new undercarriage design may be seen in some detail.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.88 - ГерманияGermany - 1936

The most detailed and accurate picture ever published of the Junkers ju 88 highspeed bomber.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.88 - ГерманияGermany - 1936

French fighters: The orderly line-up is composed of Morane MS 406 fighters with Hispano Suiza 12 Y moteur canon (20 mm.) and two riflebore Chatellerant machine guns.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Morane-Saulnier MS.405/406/410C1 - ФранцияFrance - 1935

Armed with one 20 mm. shell-gun and two Chatelleraut rifle-bore machine guns the Morane MS 406 single-seater fighter is a popular type in the French Air Force. Here is view of activity on a French Morane aerodrome before a patrol.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Morane-Saulnier MS.405/406/410C1 - ФранцияFrance - 1935

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Morane-Saulnier MS.405/406/410C1 - ФранцияFrance - 1935

TEN YEARS BETWEEN: This is the "400 m.p.h.-plus" Bell XP-39, or Airacobra, single-seater fighter which has a shaft drive from its centrally-mounted Allison engine. The Westland fighter, built to an Air Ministry specification issued in 1930, which had a similar power plant installation. The Westland was armed with four machine guns; so is the Bell, though these only supplement a 37 mm. shell-gun. On the other hand Westlands installed the first gun of this bore on a single-seater fighter years ago. We are sure that the Bell Aircraft Corporation, which deserves great credit for having developed such a remarkable machine (it has been ordered in quantity by the U.S. Army Air Corps), will forgive us for pointing out these historical facts.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell P-39 Airacobra - СШАUSA - 1939

SOMETHING OUTSTANDING: A close-up of the Bell P-39, or Airacobra, fighter which is officially stated to have a top speed of over 400 m.p.h., a ceiling of over 36,000ft. and a cruising range of more than 1,000 miles, the cruising speed being about 325 m.p.h. The all-up weight is about 6,000 lb. An Allison vee-twelve engine is located in the fuselage behind the cockpit and drives a three-bladed Curtiss airscrew through a shaft. The engine and its shaft drive have been tested for more than 500 hr. At its widest point the fuselage is only 34in. Overall dimensions are: span, 34ft.; and length 29ft. 9m. The wing loading is 28.3 lb./ft. sq. A 37 mm. shell-gun fires through the airscrew hub (the hole in the spinner is not shown) and there are four synchronised machine guns in the fuselage.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell P-39 Airacobra - СШАUSA - 1939

HUE AND CRY: A formation of Supermarine Spitfire eight-gun fighters off in a hurry. With its speed of 367 m.p.h. the Spitfire is still the fastest fighter in large-scale use.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

A good example of the single-spar wing. The wheels of the Spitfire leave the leading portion uncut.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

The Spitfire undercarriage. This Vickers cantilever oleo-pneumatic shock-absorber leg is retracted outwardly by hydraulic means.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Semi-monocoque construction is employed in the fuselage of the Spitfire.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Popularly termed a "destroyer" the German Messerschmitt Me 110 twin-engined multi-purpose machine has so far been chiefly employed for attacking formations of our bombers. Shell-guns fire through the hollow airscrew hubs and there is additional armament in the fuselage.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.110 - ГерманияGermany - 1936

Good shooting by the Poles: as shown on the right one Ju 87 had half its fin shot away and the rest shattered. But it got home.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.87B - ГерманияGermany - 1938

Manhandling a Fairey Battle into its hangar at Water Kloof, Pretoria.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Battle - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

The Bulldog was for years the standard single-seater fighter of the R.A.F. 1928

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Bulldog - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

LONDON-CAIRO-CAPE TOWN AIR-WAY: Lieut.-Col. P. Van Ryneveld, D.S.O., M.C., and Capt. C.J.Q. Brand, D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C., the Pilots and "the Crew" of the Vickers-Vimy-Rolls aeroplane "Silver Queen," on which they started from Brooklands last week to fly to Cape Town in connection with the Union of South Africa Government flight. The "Silver Queen," partly seen in the photo, is a replica of Capt. Sir Ross Smith's machine, on which he successfully accomplished the London-Australia flight

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Vimy / FB.27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

BATTLE DRESS: A Bristol Blenheim Reconnaissance-bomber in flight over France. It will be noted that the red, white and blue markings are de rigueur.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV/Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

A recent picture from France with camouflage netting as a foreground and a Blenheim IV reconnaissance bomber as a background.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV/Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

RULING INTEREST: The Maharajah of Nepal, who has been a guest of the Government of India, studies the Vickers gas-operated K gun in the power-operated turret of a Bristol Blenheim.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV/Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The exquisite cowling lines of the Boulton Paul Defiant, which has a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boulton Paul Defiant / P.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

WITH ITS WHEELS DOWN: The Consolidated Model 28 as an amphibian.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Consolidated PBY Catalina - СШАUSA - 1935

The Westland Lysander army cooperation machine was built to rough it. Here is one in France operating under chilly conditions.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Lysander - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Members of the Anglo-French Parliamentary Committee inspecting the bomb racks of the Westland Lysander.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Lysander - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Completing the installation of a Bristol Perseus nine-cylinder sleeve-valve radial in a Canadian Westland Lysander. The Bristol series of sleeve-valve engines forms one of the most important advances in construction for many years.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Lysander - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

FIRST OF THE CANUCKS: The officers of the first unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force chosen for active service overseas. They are equipped with Lysander II army cooperation aircraft. In the centre is the squadron leader W. D. Van Vliet, the commanding officer.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Lysander - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

H.M. THE KING IN WEST-LAND: Recently King George VI reaffirmed his intense interest in the Royal Air Force and its equipment by making, accompanied by the Queen, a tour of the West of England. His Majesty is here seen having the mysteries of a Lysander explained to him by Mr. W. E. W. Petter.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Lysander - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

AFTER INSPECTION AT THE R.C.A.F. STATION AT OTTAWA: The Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Mackenzie King, inspected the Canadian squadron before its departure for Great Britain. This group in front of a Westland Lysander includes, from left to right, Col. K. C. Maclachlan, Deputy-Minister of National Defence; Air Vice-Marshal G. M. Croil, Chief of the Air Staff; the Prime Minister; Sqn. Ldr. W. D. Van Vliet, O.C. of the squadron; Norman McL. Rogers, Minister of National Defence; Sqn. Ldr. A. J. Ashton, CO. of the Ottawa station.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Lysander - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

The famous Bristol Fighter, later nicknamed the "Brisfit." 1917

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol F.2A/F.2B Fighter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916

SMALL BEGINNINGS: The practice bombs seem puny - as they are fitted to the carriers of an Oxford - in comparison with those which these Sergeants may one day have an opportunity of delivering.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Oxford / AS.10 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

AN EARLY MILITARY MACHINE: THE BRISTOL "BOX KITE" RESEMBLED IN A GENERAL WAY THE FARMANS OF THE SAME PERIOD. IT WAS FITTED WITH A GNOME ROTARY ENGINE DRIVING A PUSHER AIRSCREW. MANY EARLY PILOTS WERE TRAINED ON THIS TYPE OF MACHINE.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Boxkite - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1910

The retraction of a very large undercarriage into a high wing has been successfully solved in the Armstrong Whitworth Ensign. Note the cables of the emergency hand-lowering system.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Ensign / A.W.27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

Unorthodox was the 1922 Racer. The undercarriage retracted into the fuselage. 1922
The small wing span of the Type 72 was accentuated by the large-diameter fuselage. The spinner is incomplete.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Racer / Type 72 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1922

The first monoplane fighter. Note the large spinner over the rotary engine. 1916

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol M.1A / M.1B / M.1C - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916

The Henley (shown) and Northrop wings are examples of multi-spar construction. This form does not lend itself readily to installation of loads and equipment in the wing.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Henley - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

A sight hundreds of R.A.F. fighter pilots would give their boots to see: a flight of Dornier Do.17s. From this angle the gunners would be unable to fire accurately due to the force of the airstream en their manually-trained guns, and in any case the loop aerials appear to get in the way.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.17 - ГерманияGermany - 1934

Dowty internally-sprung wheels allow this very clean single-leg undercarriage to be used on the Gloster Gladiator.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Gladiator - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

The Focke-Wulf FW 189 appears to have an interesting ancestry, possibly having been inspired by the Czech Avia machine. This in turn bears a strong similarity to the Dutch Fokker G1 as shown here.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker G.I Le Faucheur - НидерландыNetherlands - 1937

PRETTY AND FAST: It is reported from America that the British Air Ministry is displaying more than passing interest in this new Vultee Valiant single-seater fighter which is designed for a Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp engine with extension shaft. With the cockpit and cooling gills closed, and the undercarriage and tail wheel retracted, it is one of the most eyeable of modern single-seaters. Apparently there is an oil cooler beneath the cockpit.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vultee P-66 Vanguard - СШАUSA - 1939

France is well into production with Bloch 151 single-seater fighters. The engine fitted is the Gnome-Rhone 14N.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bloch MB.150/151/152/155C1 - ФранцияFrance - 1937

"Perhaps the ingenious Vickers' wing foreshadows the coalescence of its geodesies into a continuum." This Flight photograph, while not depicting a Vickers wing, does at any rate show numerous examples of the geodesies which Mr. North thinks may one day coalesce into a continuum. Lest readers should think that a new Vickers monoplane with wings of enormous depth, having gangways down the span, is about to emerge, we hasten to explain that the picture shows a view across a number of Wellington fuselages. The "gangway" is formed by the openings for the wing spar.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

A modified version of the Junkers Ju 86K bomber has a cleaned-up nose in comparison with the older type.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.86 - ГерманияGermany - 1934

A Junkers Ju.86 belonging to South African Airways. These machines can be converted into bombers.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.86 - ГерманияGermany - 1934

DOUGLAS BOMBERS FOR CANADA: Twenty large twin-engined bombers generally similar to the Douglas B-18s used by the U.S. Army Air Corps are being delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force. The first one is seen being towed over the border in accordance with the cash-and-carry provisions of the Neutrality Law which prevent aircraft being flown across. The nose design is interesting; the upper projecting portion is the bomb-aimer's position and the sphere below houses a machine gun.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas B-18 Bolo - СШАUSA - 1935

One of France's new Breguet 690 light bomber-ground attack aircraft. The engines are Gnome Rhone 14NS.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Breguet Br.690 - ФранцияFrance - 1938

A line-up of Hawker "Hartbees" at a South African aerodrome.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hartbees - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Training in South Africa. A Westland Wapiti following an unspecified portion of the coastline.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Westland Wapiti - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1927

A League of Nations. Finnish airmen prepare to set off an a Fokker C.10 which has a Bristol Pegasus engine. Note the streamline skis.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker C.X - НидерландыNetherlands - 1934

WELL DONE, SEA FOX. In spite of its age and its low power (the Napier-Halford Rapier VI develops 370 h.p. normal, 390 h.p. maximum), this little Fairey biplane did excellent work in the Graf Spee action.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Seafox - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

A destroyer steaming at the rate of knots glimpsed through the window of a Saro London.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Saunders-Roe London / A.27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

In the view a Sunderland is seen scrutinising a vessel.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Photo gives an idea of what happens when the four Pegasus XXII's are opened up for take-off.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

A Sunderland sergeant demonstrates how to hold an F24 camera, with arms held free so as not to rest on any part of the aircraft.
A Sunderland sergeant with F24 aerial camera - presumably photographing fish!
A sergeant demonstrating oblique photography. We use the expression "demonstrating" advisedly, because quite obviously the boat is on the water, and the sergeant would hardly be likely to waste good photographic material on pieces of driftwood.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

On look-out in a Short Sunderland. The gun positions serve also when photographs are being taken.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The modern Nash and Thompson power-driven turret with four Browning guns in the tail of a Short Sunderland flying boat.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

A welcome break during this cold weather. The crew of a Short Sunderland flying boat enjoy a hot meal, cooked on board.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

A second pilot signalling with an Aldis lamp

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The two midships manually-trained guns are Vickers Ks and this photo shows them manned by their gunners.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

CANADIAN-SCOTTISH: A Canadian-built Supermarine Stranraer flying boat being bombed-up at Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Stranraer - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

ROYAL INTEREST: Their Majesties the King and Queen inspecting a Bristol Beaufort. Their guide is Capt. Cyril F. Uwins, Bristol's chief test pilot.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Beaufort - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

NAVAL VERSATILITY: The Fairey Albacore which is being issued to Fleet Air Arm units for dive-bombing, torpedo-dropping, reconnaissance and spotting. Full deck-landing equipment is provided.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Albacore - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

The next stage in the development of the Nash and Thompson power-driven gun turret can be seen in this picture of the tail of a Handley Page Harrow.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Harrow / H.P.54 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

The Type 138A established two world's records, first of 49,967ft. and then of 53.937ft. 1936

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Type 138A - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

The DH Albatross undercarriage works by electrical retraction sideways and inwards into deep wheel wells.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Albatross / D.H.91 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Odd zoology: One of the Flamingo’s legs and some of its gills. The engines are Bristol Perseus XII C sleeve-valves of 850 h.p. each.
The DH Flamingo, latest civil airliner, is an example of backward retraction into the engine nacelle. Its Lockheed undercarriage is retracted by Dowty hydraulic gear.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Flamingo / D.H.95 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

The Cygnet landing gear has been changed by the General Aircraft designers from the tailwheel design to this fixed nosewheel type.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Aircraft Cygnet II / GAL.42 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

The first Nash and Thompson power-driven gun turret was installed in a Hawker Demon. The gunner's shield was of "lobster shell" construction.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Demon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

The stringers in the hull of the Short boats are closely spaced, and are interrupted at the frames, which are uncut.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Empire / S.23 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

A BELGIAN CONTRAST: While British commercial aviation is being throttled, neutral countries forge ahead. This scene shows the re-opening of the SABENA service to Belgian Congo from Brussels. The aeroplanes are Savoia-Marchetti SM.83s.
The three Cyclone-powered S.M.83s of Sabena at Brussels-Haren (Evere) in 1939. OO-AUC (nearest) crashed in the Belgian Congo and the others were confiscated in Algeria by the Vichy authorities.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Savoia-Marchetti / SIAI SM.83 - ИталияItaly - 1937

Pusher fighter: Another type that has been mentioned in the controversy is the Bell XFM-1. It has two 1,000 h.p. liquid-cooled Allisons with exhaust-driven superchargers.
Two shell-guns and three marine guns form the armament the Allison-engined five-seater Bell pusher fighter
One nacelle of the Bell twin-engined pusher fighter showing how one completely cowled Allison engine drives its pusher propeller. The exhaust-driven supercharger and the gun position ahead of the engine are points of interest.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell FM-1 Airacuda - СШАUSA - 1937

EVEN ON THE OTHER SIDE: The American Clipper, returning to the United States, finds Baltimore harbour choked with ice. It ultimately found a clear patch on which to sit down.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 314 Clipper - СШАUSA - 1938

This is a modified version of the Blohm and Voss Ha 140 twin-engined floatplane. It will be seen that it has large leading edge slats and that the nose turret has been discarded.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blohm und Voss Ha.140 - ГерманияGermany - 1937

Classed by the Germans as a "destroyer" the Fw 187 is a sleek two-seater fighter, though the version shown appears to be arranged as a single-seater.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.187 Falke - ГерманияGermany - 1937

The Braemar Bomber was a triplane with 4 Puma engines. 1918

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Braemar / Pullman - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1918

The Bristol Pullman was a civil version of the Braemar. 1919

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Braemar / Pullman - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1918

The Brandon biplane was probably the first British military ambulance aeroplane. 1923

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Ten-Seater / Brandon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1921

Type 84, the Bloodhound, was a high-performance two-seater. 1925

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Bloodhound / Type 84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1923

Outstandingly fast among army co-operation machines, despite its excellent speed range, is the Bristol 148.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Type 148 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The monoplane designed by M. Coanda for the Military Trials. Note 4-wheel undercarriage. 1912

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Coanda monoplane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1912

Little is known of the Fw 198 single-engined pusher fighter but it may have been inspired by the French Hanriot H-110 (built 1932).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Schelde S.21 - НидерландыNetherlands - 1940

The Brownie, with Cherub engine, was built for the light plane trials at Lympne. 1924

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Brownie / Type 91 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1924

ITALY'S NEW BOMBERS: The upper of these two new Piaggio bombers is the P.23R and the lower the P.50 II. In 1938 the P.23R covered 2,000 km. with a 5,000 kg. load at a speed of 403 km. hr. Double flaps are fitted to this machine: the four-engined type has flaps of more normal design.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piaggio P.23 - ИталияItaly - 1935Piaggio P.50 - ИталияItaly - 1937

One of Germany's first deck-landing machines is the Fieseler Fi 167 torpedo-bomber. It is fully slotted and flapped and the undercarriage can be dropped completely.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fieseler Fi.167 - ГерманияGermany - 1938

Service transport: The most practised student of aircraft identification may be stumped by the R.A.F. machine into the capacious fuselage of which supplies are being loaded for delivery to an isolated post. It is a Fokker four-engined F.22.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker F.XXXVI / F.XXII - НидерландыNetherlands - 1934

QUITE CRAZY, BUT IT DOES NEED ACCURATE FLYING. "Squeek" Burnett flies under the tape instead of breaking it at Miami. The tape was only 12ft. from the ground.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Travel Air 1000 / 2000 / 4000 - СШАUSA - 1925

The French Hanriot H-110 (built 1932).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hanriot H.110 / H.115 - ФранцияFrance - 1933

The Focke-Wulf FW 189 appears to have an interesting ancestry, possibly having been inspired by the Czech Avia machine shown here.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Praga E-51 - ЧехословакияCzechoslovakia - 1938

The school machine of 1921 was fitted with the 3-cyl. Lucifer engine.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Taxiplane / Primary Trainer - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1923

The Bristol "Bullfinch" is a single-seater fighter monoplane, with 400 h.p. Bristol "Jupiter" engine
The Bullfinch was convertible into a biplane, and from single-seater into two-seater.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Bullfinch - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1923

The Berkeley was a two-seater bomber with R.-R. Condor engine. 1926

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Berkeley / Type 90 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925

The Boarhound was of all-metal construction and had a Jupiter engine. 1924

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Boarhound - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925

The Type 110 was a commercial biplane with comfortable cabin. 1929

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Bristol 110 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929

The Type 133 single-seater fighter was of stressed-skin construction. 1933

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Bristol 133 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

In 1913 this type of Bristol biplane was known as a "Racer." 1913

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Racer - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1911

A side-by-side two-seater version of the Bristol Scout. 1915

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol S.2A Sociable - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916

A change to water-cooled engines, and a twin-engine arrangement (the first) was the type T.T.A. 1916

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol TTA - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916

The series number ol this single-seater fighter was 123. 1932

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Bristol 123 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934