The Aviation Historian Magazine Issue 35 Vorige editie

Who can resist a Lockheed Constellation? — the sinuous elegance of its shape makes it arguably the queen of the propliners. The Connie is the subject of the cover story in The Aviation Historian’s 35th issue; specifically, the seemingly intractable puzzle of Pan Am’s 1946 naming of its Atlantic Division’s “Clippers”. Elsewhere in TAH35, Dr Andrew Arthy presents a minute-by-minute account of the staunch efforts of Luftwaffe fighter unit Jagdgeschwader 2 to hold the defensive line over the beaches of Dieppe on August 19, 1942; and Prof Keith Hayward chronicles the political punch-ups at the heart of government during the start-stop-start procurement of the Hawker Siddeley (later BAe) 146 regional airliner. Plus, if you like a mental challenge, read Matt Bearman’s fascinating article on the aerodynamics of propellers, and the effects of supersonic shockwaves thereon. It identifies a common thread linking several apparently unrelated aircraft — such as the Westland Whirlwind fighter and Avro Manchester bomber — which, although promising, all turned out to have disappointing performance. Matt’s analysis is real aviation-history magic. All this, and much more, is illustrated with high-quality archive photographs and bespoke artwork.