MESSERSCHMITT Me 109F. Straight-edged tapered tailplane mounted on the fin just above its base. Straight slope to leading-edge of low aspect-ratio fin and rudder. Retractable tailwheel.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109F - ГерманияGermany - 1940

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109F - ГерманияGermany - 1940Supermarine Spitfire - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blohm und Voss BV.138 - ГерманияGermany - 1937

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blohm und Voss BV.138 - ГерманияGermany - 1937

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blohm und Voss BV.138 - ГерманияGermany - 1937

THE FINISHING TOUCH: Reindeer grazing in Finland with a Dornier Do 17 for company.

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

FAR EAST SPOTTERS PROBLEM: A Dornier Do 24 flying boat belonging to the Royal Dutch Navy in Batavia. It is identical with those used by the Germans except for the international markings

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.24 - ГерманияGermany - 1937

HAMPDEN: Cantilever unit, fins and rudders set inboard from tailplane tips and extending below horizontal surface. Single elevator forms straight trailing-edge between rudders.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Hampden / H.P.52 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: FIAT BR.20 Cicogna - ИталияItaly - 1936Handley Page Hampden / H.P.52 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

HURRICANE II: In addition to fitting a later type Merlin engine of greater power, the Hurricane II has considerably increased armament. Some are fitted with 12 machine guns, while others - as shown in the photograph - have four 20 mm. shell-guns.

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

PRE-WAR VINTAGE: No. 111 (Fighter) Squadron were the first squadron to be re-equipped with Hawker Hurricanes and are seen here in squadron "vic."
HAWKER HURRICANE: A wonderful example of a manoeuvrable monoplane capable of using second-rate aerodromes.

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

A three-bladed Rotol airscrew being carried away after unpacking.

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

Fore and aft views of a Hurricane in the process of being uncrated. Hurricanes arrive in single cases while Tomahawks have separate crates for the fuselage and wings.

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

JUNKERS Ju 88. Cantilever tailplane set forward in relation to vertical surfaces; uniform straight taper to both edges, round tips. Straight slope to leading-edge of fin, rounded apex and inset tab in curved trailingedge of rudder. Retractable tailwheel.

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

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Blenheim IV / Bolingbroke - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937Junkers Ju.88 - ГерманияGermany - 1936

RELEASE AND REND: Bombing up a Martin Maryland on the Western Desert. The bomb-aimer's conservatory must get a trifle warm under Egypt's sun.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Martin Maryland / Type 167 - СШАUSA - 1939

THE AIRACOBRA is now reaching Britain from U.S.A. Though primarily a fighter, its heavy 37 mm. shell-gun may qualify it for ground attack duties against tanks. It is said to have eight machine guns as well.

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

STRUCTURALLY UNORTHODOX: The structural layout of the Bell Airacobra is dictated by the engine position and the shaft drive.

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

WHERE IS THE ITALIAN NAVY ? The crew of an Italian Savoia Marchetti 79 - shot down in the Mediterranean - wait to be picked up by a British destroyer. From the attitude of the machine in the water it is probable that automatically inflated flotation gear is carried in the bomb bay.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Savoia-Marchetti / SIAI SM.79 Sparviero - ИталияItaly - 1934

VICKERS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE. Elliptical tailplane, set below base-line of fin and slightly forward. Gracefully curved fin and rudder of moderately high aspect-ratio; inset trimming-tab. Fixed tailwheel.

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

FUEL FOR THE SPITFIRE: An R.A.F. armourer fitting a fresh magazine of ammunition to a shell-gun in the wing of a Spitfire V.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

SEALED BEFORE DELIVERY: The muzzles of a fighter's guns are sealed against rain and other "foreign matter" before taking-off and the first round "delivered" removes this covering. This R.A.F. armourer is covering the business end of a Spitfire's shell gun.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

NOT A MUZZLE LOADER: An armourer cleaning the barrel of a shell-gun on a Spitfire V. Despite these projections from the leading edges, the Spitfire V has a speed of over 400 m.p.h.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

MIDDLE EAST AIR POWER: Bristol Beaufighters, armed with four 20 mm. shell-guns and a further six machine guns, are in service in quantity in the Western Desert. In one attack alone 36 Italian machines were destroyed on the ground.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bristol Beaufighter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

MESSERSCHMITT Me 110. Squat fins and rudders with flat bottom-line outrigged on square tips of angular tailplane, which has slight taper on leading-edge and straight trailing-edge.

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

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938Messerschmitt Bf.110 - ГерманияGermany - 1936

WELL NAMED: This picture gives an excellent impression of the new Lockheed Lightning single-seater fighter now being produced for the R.A.F. Officially known in America as the P-38, it is credited with having been clocked in level flight at 458 m.p.h. Powered by two 1,150 h.p. liquid-cooled Allisons, it has a service ceiling of well over 30,000ft and is said to have an exceptional high-altitude performance. All its armament is mounted in the nose of the nacelle.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed P-38 Lightning - СШАUSA - 1939

AMERICA'S TWIN-ENGINED ANSWERS: The demand for twin-engined fighters has brought various answers and the Lockheed Lightning and the Grumman Skyrocket are two mentioned in the Russian part of this article.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed P-38 Lightning - СШАUSA - 1939

BLITZ TAMER: Milo Burcham, Lockheed test pilot, climbing from a production Lockheed Lightning after a test flight.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed P-38 Lightning - СШАUSA - 1939

FIAT BR 20. Double strut-braced twin fins and rudders on top of tailplane which bisects extremity of fuselage. Elevators on either side as in single-tail designs. Tailplane similar in plan to Hampden but with more backsweep to leading-edge.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: FIAT BR.20 Cicogna - ИталияItaly - 1936

"Бленхеймы" 82-й эскадрильи после возвращения из боевого задания. В ходе весенне-летней кампании 1940 г. эта часть наряду с другими понесла очень тяжелые потери, практически полностью сменив летный состав.
IN THE BAG: Blenheims returning from an attack on the Knapsack power station, Cologne.

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

ROTTERDAM DOCK RAID: These low-flying daylight attacks by Blenheims of Bomber Command are made roughly in line abreast to prevent following machines being blown up by the bombs of the aircraft in front.

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

FOR DAVY JONES'S LOCKER: A German flak ship being attacked by Blenheims of the Bomber Command. The splashes are from bombs dropped by the Blenheim which took the photograph - its tail wheel appears in the top right-hand corner.

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

BRISTOL BLENHEIM IV. Cantilever tailplane set level with base of fin; imperceptible taper to leading-edge, rounded tips and curved trailing-edge with "bite." Convex curve to leading-edge of fin, small apex and two lights on trailing-edge of rudder. Fixed tailwheel.

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

CLOSE CO-OPERATION: A Catalina flying boat has taken over from tne Hudson which attacked and damaged the U-boat, and is circling overhead while one of His Majesty's ships is standing by with guns trained to see that the submarine does not play any tricks.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Consolidated PBY Catalina / ГСТ / МП-7 - СШАUSA - 1935

After careful packing the parachute container is attached to the bomb-carrying stub wings of a Lysander.

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

A motor cyclist takes the package to a Communications Flight, where a machine is standing by ready to take off.

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

RUSSIAN SCRAP HEAP: The remains of a number of I-16 fighters left behind on an aerodrome during a retreat.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Поликарпов И-16 тип 5 (6) - РоссияRussia - 1934

A Tomahawk fuselage being lifted by a mobile crane from its special knock-down crate.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk - СШАUSA - 1939

SAND BLASTED: The tail holders are not to be envied of their job while the Allison engine of a Tomahawk is run up on the desert.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk - СШАUSA - 1939

ANGLO-AMERICAN FIGHTERS: Three Curtiss Tomahawks in Vic formation. A large number of these valuable aircraft are now in service with the R.A.F., particularly in the Middle East.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk - СШАUSA - 1939

A Maintenance Unit pilot climbing out of a Tomahawk after a test flight.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk - СШАUSA - 1939

The Fairey F.C.1 was designed to have a pressure cabin to take thirty passengers. Auxiliary lifting surfaces which retract into the main wing give increased lift for landing and take-off. A nose wheel undercarriage was part of the projected design.
This picture of a model of the Fairey F.C-1. gives a good idea of how the machine will look. It is possible that the triple-rudder arrangement will give way to a twin-rudder type of tail. The engines will be Bristol Taurus of about 1,000 h.p. each; it is expected to cruise at 220 m.p.h.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey FC.1 - FC.6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

The Short 14/38, which was to have had special Hercules engines with turbo blowers. All-up weight was 71,000 lb.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short S.32 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

The Sperry Flightray installed for experimental testing in the instrument panel of a United Air Lines twin-engine Boeing 247 transport used as a flight research laboratory. (How many controls, dials, knobs, levers and lights can you count? We make it 50, and there are more that cannot be seen.)

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Model 247 - СШАUSA - 1933

FACE OF THE SPERRY FLIGHTRAY. The gyro horizon ray moves up and down and tilts with changes in attitude of the aeroplane; the short horizontal line moves up and down with changes in air speed. The short vertical line moves right or left with variation from true course. The circle forming a corona around the black centre wanders over the face to indicate position of the aeroplane relative to the flight path. Marker lights are in the upper corners and a bail bank indicator is below the face.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Model 247 - СШАUSA - 1933

MORE AIRCRAFT FACTORY PRODUCTS: THE B.E.12 WAS USED, AMONG OTHERS, BY NO.17 SQUADRON AT SALONIKA IN 1917.
An early wooden four-blader. This particular one was fitted to a B.E.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: RAF B.E.12 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916

TRAINEES of the W.A.A.F. are being taught service and maintenance of engines and airframes. Starting up a Rolls-Royce Kestrel on a Hawker Fury.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Fury - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Halifax / H.P.57 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Halifax / H.P.57 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

An historic occasion Lady Halifax christens the machine by breaking a bottle of champagne on its nose.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Halifax / H.P.57 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

The Merlin engines of the Halifax are staggered, the inner engines being forward of the outer. The airscrews are Rotol. Note front gunner's turret, supplemented by the rear turret.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Halifax / H.P.57 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

In the three-quarter rear view can be seen the Handley Page slotted flaps, which improve the take-off by giving extra lift with little increase of drag.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Halifax / H.P.57 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

After the ceremony: Mr. Handley Page discusses the bomber with Lord Halifax. On the left Lady Halifax is talking to Mr. S. R. Worley, chairman of Handley Page, Ltd., and on the right are seen Mrs. Handley Page and Lord Sempill.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Halifax / H.P.57 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Halifax / H.P.57 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

NOT SO EASY AS IT LOOKS. The bomb aimer of a Short Stirling gets ready for business.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

THAT'S BERLIN THAT WAS. First and second pilots of one of the Short Stirling bombers which have attacked Berlin.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short Stirling / S.29 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

The bomb-aimer depresses the selector switches as the target is approached.

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

FOR ATTENTION AND NECESSARY ACTION: A damaged Wellington fuselage in the first stages of treatment at a Repair Depot. If the damage is too severe the usable parts are removed and the remainder "reduced to produce."

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

PLANTED IN THE PLANTATION: This Wellington was shot up by an Me 109 and gave up the ghost only five miles from its home base owing to fuel shortage.

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

A Selection from Another of Our Eminent War Artists - Captain C. Orde. A Wellington bombing up.

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

H.R.H. the Duke of Kent addressed the 13,000 employees of the Glenn L. Martin aircraft plant in Baltimore on August 26, expressing the appreciation of the British people and Government for "every hour put in."

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Martin B-26 Marauder / Type 179 - СШАUSA - 1940

TRAINEES of the W.A.A.F. are being taught service and maintenance of engines and airframes. Rigging a Hawker Hector of pre-war vintage.
WAAFs learn how to rig a biplane on one of No.13 Squadron's Hectors after conversion to a ground instructional airframe. Plumb bobs are in action to true up the wings.

(right) Installing a Siddeley radial engine. (Bottom) A group of
feminine flight mechanics being shown how to start and
" run-up " the Perseus engines of a Blackburn Botha.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hector - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

SPITSBERGEN BLITZ: An air view of the burning of the 150,000-ton coal dump to prevent the Germans using it. The lower wing-tip and float of the Supermarine Walrus from which it was taken appears on the right of the photograph. It is probable that the Walrus was catapulted from one of the attacking warships.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Walrus/Seagull V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933

One of the cadets, Andre Jobin, 14 years old, of No.2 Joan de Brebeuf Squadron, Montreal, looks over - or should it be under? - a Noorduyn Norseman at St. Hubert Airport, Montreal.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Noorduyn C-64 Norseman - КанадаCanada - 1935

TRAINEES of the W.A.A.F. are being taught service and maintenance of engines and airframes. A group of feminine flight mechanics being shown how to start and "run-up" the Perseus engines of a Blackburn Botha.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Botha / B-26 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

BAD-WEATHER BEAUFORTS. The Beaufort crews of Coastal Command have earned a name for successful operations against enemy shipping in all weathers and a flight is here seen returning after one more offensive excursion.

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

ATLANTIC ANSWER. The Germans began the Battle ol the Atlantic but we are beating them at their own game and their shipping losses now greatly exceed ours. This torpedo will make another big hole in enemy shipping.

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

LIGHT AND SHADOW: A Beaufort about to take off for a night operational flight.

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

H.M.S. IRREPRESSIBLE? A Fairey Swordfish receives the "O.K. for height" signal when landing on H.M.S. Ark Royal. From the fact that all its bombs are still in their racks the Swordfish appears to have been on a fruitless journey.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

A HUDSON AT WORK: This artist's impression does not relate to the incident depicted on the opposite page, but it shows what might have happened to the U-boat if the white flag had not been displayed.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

LOCKHEED HUDSON. Oval fins and rudders of high aspect ratio set inboard from rounded tips of tailplane. Vertical surfaces extend below tailplane, which has moderate taper on leading-edge and slight taper on trailing-edge into which elevators are dovetailed.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

DIVE-BOMBER. A Vought-Sikorsky Chesapeake two-seater dive-bomber with British markings.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Vought SB2U Vindicator / V-156 / Chesapeake - СШАUSA - 1936

D.H. AIR AMBULANCE: An interior view of one of the De Havilland Rapide air ambulances supplied by the Silver Thimble Fund.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon Rapide / Dominie / D.H.89 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

NOT ENTIRELY BLACKED OUT. Civil aviation, though its work has been severely restricted since the outbreak of war, still provides many of the essential communications for this country. The new air mail service established between England and Northern Ireland on September 1st is being carried by Railway Air Services in their DH 86s. Passengers are here seen emplaning in their blacked-out aeroplane "under the eye of the military."

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Express Air Liner / D.H.86 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

The experimental D.H. 90 (two Gipsy Majors), unfortunately scratched. It is the first D.H. biplane to appear with an unequal span since the experimental Airco 4R machine built for the Aerial Derby of 1919.
The Fairey-Reed airscrews became popular for racing and for small commercial aircraft.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragonfly / D.H.90 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Two Japanese tankers, the Otowasan Maru and the Nitiei Maru, are shown anchored at San Pedro, California, awaiting a decision as to whether they can or cannot depart with diesel oil for Japan. The Pan American California Clipper reminds us of flying as we like to remember it.

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

ROYAL PUPIL: Prince Bernhard of the Nederlands in the cockpit of a Miles Master at an R.A.F. training station.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles Master II M.19 / Master III M.27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

BREWSTER SB2A-1: An almost identical model of this long-range dive-bomber is in production for Britain and the Nederlands Air Force. The bombs are stowed internally.
The cowling and spinner were also modified for better cooling and easier maintenance, as may be seen in the flying shot.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Brewster SB2A Buccaneer / Bermuda - СШАUSA - 1941

TANDEM TWIN - The Fokker D-23 is a unique design for a twin-engined fighter.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker D.XXIII - НидерландыNetherlands - 1939

A Leitner-Watts Metal airscrew (fitted on a D.H. "Moth") manufactured by Metal Propellers, Ltd.
A hollow steel airscrew of Henry Watts design, fitted on an early Moth.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928