The Avro 621 "Tutor" and the Autogiro of Sir Alan's Circus flying in typical Cape Town scenery.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Tutor/Sea Tutor/Prefect / Type 621/646/626 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929Cierva/Avro C.19 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929

SQUADRON FORMATION: No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron flying their interceptor Hawker "Furies" (Rolls-Royce "Kestrels") above the clouds.

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

ACCURACY: No. 25 F.S. in squadron formation with nights in line abreast.

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

SQUADRON "V": No. 25 (Fighter) Squadron can fly their "Furies" in any formation.

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

NO. 25 (FIGHTER) SQUADRON (HAWKER "FURIES" AND ROLLS-ROYCE "KESTRELS"): "Flights Line Abreast" above Hawkinge.

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

Renard R 31 2-Seater Reconnaissance Rolls-Royce "Kestrel" Engine

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Renard R.31 / R.32 - БельгияBelgium - 1932

The Westland "Wapiti" has widely been used by the R.A.F. for photographic duties in many parts of the Empire.

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

BREAKING NEW GROUND: In the design of the new Fairey night bomber (two Rolls-Royce "Kestrel") every effort has been made to achieve aerodynamic efficiency, and for the first time in the history of British aviation a night bomber has been produced as a cantilever monoplane. The size of the machine may be gauged from that of the visible crew. When these photographs were taken the machine was piloted by Flt. Lt. Staniland, Fairey's Chief Test Pilot.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Hendon - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

THE DE HAVILLAND "DRAGON": This view of the nose and engines illustrates the good view obtained by the pilot, and the careful fairing of the "Gipsy Major" engines. The undercarriage is of low drag.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

ZONK! Our photographer catches Amy in the act of wasting precious champagne. She excused her action by naming the first Hillman's Airways "Dragon" - Maylands.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

TRULY COMMERCIAL: This, the first D.H. "Dragon," has been added to the fleet of machines used by Mr. Hillman at his aerodrome at Romford. Its capacious cabin should make it a paying proposition for commercial operation.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

W/SPAN^2: Reduction of induced drag has been aimed at by using wings of large span, giving low span loading.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

SOME STRUCTURAL DETAILS OF THE D.H.84 ("DRAGON"): As the machine is of very simple and straightforward construction generally, the greatest interest centres around the steel tube structures carrying the engines and petrol tanks. The sketch shows the part of these which can be regarded as being part of the wing structure.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

SOME STRUCTURAL DETAILS OF THE D.H.84 ("DRAGON"): The details being more clearly shown in the small sketches.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

D.H.84 2 Gipsy Major Engines

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

HOME FROM THE CAPE: Mrs. J. A. Mollison landing at Croydon in her "Puss Moth" "Desert Cloud" on December 18.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Puss Moth / D.H.80 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929

The Bert Hinkler's de Havilland "Puss Moth" on which he flew from New York to South America, across the South Atlantic, and from West Africa back to England.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Puss Moth / D.H.80 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929

It would be difficult to show, in one drawing, a greater number of details than those which Mr. Max A. Millar has included in this part-sectioned view of Mrs. Mollison's "Puss Moth" "Desert Cloud." The equipment differs considerably from that of Hinkler's machine.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Puss Moth / D.H.80 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929

COMPRESSION-IGNITION: Two views of the Rolls-Royce "Condor" installed in a Hawker "Horsley." Test flights are about to commence.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Horsley / Dantorp - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925

THE SHORES OF SHEPPEY: Three Armstrong-Whitworth "Atlases" of Oxford University Air Squadron out on the prowl.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Atlas / Ajax - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1925

The Blackburn "B.2" Trainer taking off from the football field en route for Cintra.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn B-2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

The "B.2" being unloaded from the ex-rum runner "Fayal" and slung into the barge in which it made the journey down the Tagus to the seaplane base.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn B-2 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE: The well-equipped workshops at Hanworth (now under the charge of Capt. E. D. Ayre) have been increasingly busy lately overhauling aircraft for C's. of A. and on general repair work.
G-AAOB - Blackburn Bluebird IV; G-AASG - DH.60G Gipsy Moth

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Bluebird / L.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1924De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

SAYING HELLO! TO THE PEAKS: New low-wing, all-metal, twin-engined Boeing bomber caught against the impressive background of Mount Rainier, 14,408 ft. above sea level. Seven of these planes, hailed as the fastest of their type in the world, are being built for the U.S. Army Air Corps by the Boeing Airplane Company of Seattle.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-9 - СШАUSA - 1931

AN UNSUCCESSFUL RIVAL: Mr. Victor Smith, the young South African airman sets out from Croydon on December 15 to beat Mrs. Mollison's Cape record. He had hard luck, however, and was forced down at St. Malo, while, when taking off for England on December 16, he crashed, damaging his Comper "Swift," but fortunately without hurt to himself.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Comper Swift / CLA.7 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

Marconi Type A.D. 37A/38A, combined medium and short wave transmitter and receiver and the Marconi-Robinson directional attachment, to be installed in the first four Armstrong-Whitworth "Atalanta" aircraft engaged on the Cairo-Cape Town air route.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta / A.W.15 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

THE CIRCUS AT THE CAPE: The D.H. 66 lands, apparently in rough ground, at the Cape Airport. Actually, the surface of the aerodrome is quite smooth.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Hercules / D.H.66 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926

THE CIRCUS AT THE CAPE: Six of Sir Alan Cobham's machines flying in formation, led by the D.H.66, over Cape Town.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Hercules / D.H.66 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1926

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.47 - ГерманияGermany - 1931

THE PILOT'S COCKPIT: The instrument equipment is unusually extensive. Below and to the right of the wheel can be seen the oil temperature control handle.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.47 - ГерманияGermany - 1931

Focke-Wulf A 47

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.47 - ГерманияGermany - 1931

LONDON'S NEWEST AIRPORT: A Monospar and two "Moths" arriving above the recently opened aerodrome and seaplane base at Gravesend.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928General Aircraft Monospar ST-4 - ST-12 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

MONOSPAR CARRIES BOURBON PRINCE: Seated on the right of Capt. R. Stocken in the Monospar, is Prince Sixte de Bourbon-Parme, who, accompanied by Le Comte de Beam (in rear seat) returned to Paris in this machine on December 22, after lecturing before the Royal Geographical Society in London.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Aircraft Monospar ST-4 - ST-12 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

STARTING UP: By pulling a wire wound round a drum behind the engine.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Kronfeld Drone - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

BABY TALK: From left to right, Capt. E. D. Ayre, the Master of Sempill, Mr. Lowe-Wylde, and Mr. Gordon England.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Kronfeld Drone - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

THE POWER UNIT: A close-up showing the little Douglas on its mounting and the petrol tank above it.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Kronfeld Drone - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

THE "AIR BABIES" IN FLIGHT: On the left, the two "in formation," and on the right Capt. Ayre in the air.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Kronfeld Drone - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

FOR NEW ZEALAND SERVICE: A Saro "Windhover" flying boat used for the Victoria-Tasmania trip.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Saunders-Roe Windhover / A.21 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1930

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Savoia-Marchetti / SIAI S.56 - ИталияItaly - 1924

THE HULL OF THE BB.1: Sides and bottom were assembled as units and then welded to the frames and stringers. The latter are of U-section. Watertight joints were obtained by running solder into the gaps between welds.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Savoia-Marchetti / SIAI S.56 - ИталияItaly - 1924

SHOT-WELDED ENTIRELY IN STAINLESS STEEL: The BB.1 Amphibian in skeleton. The machine is coming to this country shortly.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Savoia-Marchetti / SIAI S.56 - ИталияItaly - 1924

A NEW "SPARTAN" TWO-SEATER: This little machine has been built as a "full-scale" experiment, carried out as cheaply as possible, in order to provide the fullest possible information before going into production. The machine will be flown strenuously for a time so as to make sure that when, later on, production is started, there shall be no "snags." It is a side-by-side two-seater, fitted with Pobjoy "R" engine, and the fuselage of the experimental machine is of plywood construction, while the wings are the outer portions of the Stieger Monospar S.T.4. The first test flights, carried out by Col. Strange, Capt. Scott and Mr. Ash on Wednesday of last week, were entirely successful. The loaded weight with pilot, passenger, luggage, and three hours' fuel is 1,300 lb. The machine was designed by Mr. H. E. Broadsmith.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Spartan Clipper - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

FALLING SAFELY: Mr. Raymond Quilter, who makes the "G-Q" parachute, especially designed for private owners, is here seen making a drop for test purposes, from one of the Brooklands Flying School "Moths." Note the left hand raised to adjust his goggles and the position of the body which will allow the chute to clear the legs.

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

FROM KUALA LUMPUR: Mr. J. R. Hibert warms up his "Gipsy" engine prior to his departure from the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club's aerodrome for Singapore during his recent flight from Heston to Australia.

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

THE LIORE & OLIVIER AUTOGIRO (POBJOY "R" ENGINE): This sketch by Jean Gaudefroy, reproduced by courtesy of our French contemporary "L'Aeronautique," shows most of the structural details. The fore-and-aft control is guided by the curved rail A, and can be locked in any position by the knurled knob B. It was through taking the machine off with the control locked that the fatal crash occurred.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Liore et Olivier CL.10 - ФранцияFrance - 1932