Here we have
some magazine images that you may have seen before.
If you check the period
adverts page, you will see an image
found in volume 3 A.F.P. Can you see this one.
I managed to
get a copy of this magazine, sad but true! I love the style
of the paintings, on
magazine covers in the 1940s.
Painted by C.Rupert.Moore.
Another
painting by C.Rupert.Moore from the cover of Aero Modeller
was also used on the Dust Jacket of A.F.P.
See the later version of the
1940 volume 1
An
other strange thing, this Febuary1943 Aero Modeller magazine is
shown in a
1942 1st edition of volume 3 A.F.P and was also used for one impression of
C.Rupert.Moore's book,
called
Aircraft paintings,
see the C.Rupert Moore section.
Here
we have an Aero modeller cover June 1943, that's taken from C.Rupert.Moore's book,
called
Aircraft paintings,
see the C.Rupert Moore section.
Some other magazines or books found advertised in A.F.P.
Scale Plans of
Military Aircraft 1940 edition,
by C.A.H.Pollitt (Aero-modeller Staff Draughtsman)
Approx.
22x28cms. 96pages, Magazine style booklet containing the plans
of 39
different aircraft @ 1/72nd scale. The aircraft are Spitfire, Hurricane,
Henley, Gladiator, Defiant,
Skua, Roc, Battle, Albacore, F.6/34, Lysander, Bloch 151, Dewoitine 510,
Morane-Saulnier 406,
Me.109, He.112, Hs.126, Curtiss Hawk 75A, NA.50, Grumman F2-F1, Curtiss Xp.40,
Seversky P.35,
Douglas 8A, Curtiss Wright 21, Curtiss YP.37, Curtiss SBC-4, Blenheim, Beaufort,
Wellington, Whitely, Potex Hampden, 63, Amiot 370, Me.110, He.111, DO.17,
DO.215 & Curtiss A18.
Each has a b+w photo & salient details about the aircraft & its characteristics
etc along with a plan page
showing the aircraft from different angles. Some of the larger bombers
plans are larger & open out.
There are also some excellent period aeromodelling adverts for kits (FROG,
Cleveland, Scalecraft,
Drome, Truscale, Skybirds etc.
A note at the front acknowledges the help of Flight magazine & the aero-modeller
staff
as well as the Air Ministry - it also states that.
"in the cases of several aircraft, it has not been possible to give
full
particulars of armaments, owing to Air Ministry restrictions in force at the
time of publication".
Scale
Plans of Military Aircraft 1942 edition.
(Aero-modeller Staff Draughtsman)
Magazine style booklet containing the plans
of 37
different aircraft @ 1/72nd scale. 27
Single engine aircraft and 10 twin engined aircraft of the period including such
classics as the Spitfire, Hurricane, Gladiator, Defiant, Me 109, Heinkel He 112,
Curtiss hawk, Grumman F2F, Blenheim, Wellington, Whitley and many more. Each
aircraft has a quality photo.
Model
Gliders by R.H.Warring.
revised edition, 1945. 96 pages.
Published by The Harborough Publishing Company Ltd.
The front cover measures 7.5" x 10" approx.
There are 13 chapters: Elementary meteorology – soaring sites – winds – thermals; Types of models – HL Gliders- hill soaring – tow launched gliders – flat and hilly country; Elementary theory – choice of wing selection – longitudinal stability – lateral stability; Induced effects – scale effect – angle of incidence for minimum sinking speed – angle of incidence for flattest gliding angle – dynamic soaring; Design – Shape of various components – general layout; Design – Constructional aspects – wings – fuselage – tail units; H. L. Gliders – Two outdoor all balsa models – two indoor models; Two simple tow line gliders – Aegeus 42" span – Leander 49" span; Two advanced sailplain models for competition work – Aeolus 48" span – Atlanta 52" span; Zeus – a 21.7:1 aspect ratio sailplain; Performance under stability – automatic rudder control; Trimming – methods of launching and launching apparatus; Unorthodox models; F.A.I glider rules – conversion tables – full data on Gottingen 426, 535, 549, and 652 airfoils.
A4 sized magazine
96 pages.
Scale Model Aircraft that Fly, 1942, by H J Towner and Howard Boys.
Showing all aspects of rubber powered scale model aircraft construction for that period. plans for Gloster Gladiator and De Haviland TK2,
only adverts are on rear cover.