Wow....FlightGlobal Ressource Archives

Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:01 pm

Wow....FlightGlobal Ressource Archives....

For those not familiar with it........Just discovered it.

These are old Fligh Magazine scanned & put online.

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/index.html

The Flightglobal Archive invites you to explore 100 years of aviation history as it appeared in the original pages of Flight Magazine from 1909-2005.

Examples:

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1957/1957%20-%200454.html

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1948/1948%20-%200146.html

Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:18 pm

Tucked that puppy away in 'FAVORITES' for further scrutiny-much thanx!!

Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:21 pm

Thanks for sharing, Michel.

Even just the "cutaway" section is neat--like the Whitley and Fairey Spearfish.

Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:52 pm

There's a story to go with the Wellington testbed for the jet engine. The pilot had seen some P-47s at low level so he dived down to their level shutting down one piston engine while keeping the jet running. Due to the speed picked up in the dive the Wellington overtook the Thunderbolts (a type not noted for speed at lower altitudes) with one propellor clearly feathered. The Americans were startled to see a fabric covered bomber overtake them with ease! The jet was still on the secret list but the test crew couldn't resist pulling that little trick on our allies.

Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:28 pm

Cutaways....hummmmmm....

Did not even see it the first time. That's it.........another day scrapped

BTW....with all the discussions on copyrights......Just hoping I'm posting my stuff with enough "references" to make it cristal clear that I am just providing a link. No more / No less.....we'll with a slight opinion once in a while.

http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/militaryaviation1903-1945cutaways/default.aspx

Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:32 pm

Yes! Very Cool site. Great articles, and I love those Cutaways!!!