ARCHIVE
"Archive"
is Air-Britain's Civil Aviation Historical Quarterly, first published in 1980.
It was
conceived as an outlet for information which might otherwise not be published
in the mass-interest aviation press. The four main aims were:
1. To
present complete historical civil registers from around the world.
2. To
publish production lists containing detailed type histories.
3. To
provide a forum for original and previously unpublished research.
4. To act
as a data sharing and exchange medium.
"Archive"
has never claimed to publish the last word on a topic, but by making
information available it does hope to add to the total sum of knowledge! This
is why the Feedback section is such an integral part of the magazine's
approach.
Now at a
regular 48 A4-size pages per issue,
"Archive" is heavily illustrated; the latest 48-page magazine is the
117th issue and contains 104 illustrations, 12 in colour. The contents are
grouped as far as possible on even numbers of pages to allow series to be filed
separately if desired. A full colour cover has been introduced since the first
issue of 1999.
Leopard
Moth G-AIYS in its current black and gold colour scheme exhibiting a spotless
Gipsy Major engine compartment at GVFWE, Keevil on 28.5.06.
The
content of the latest issue, number 1
(Spring) of 2009, is as follows:
The
Whole Truth: The DH.85 Leopard Moth
Part
Three of this detailed production history. An eight-page section in this issue
covers the histories of c/ns 7071 to 7110.
The
Development of Commercial Aviation in China -
Part
7: Chinese Government & VIP Aircraft
This
episode covers the aircraft operated by the Commission on Aeronautical Affairs,
by the Nationalist Government VIP Flight and by The Young Marshall. Included
are “The Flying Palace” otherwise known as Chiang Kai-shek’s DC-2 “Chung May”,
and many less well-known types.
Boeing
247D c/n 1955 was ordered by The Young Marshall, Chang Hseuh-Liang, and later
by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
The
Civil Registers of Yugoslavia 1919-1991
The sixth
part of a this series covering civil aviation in the former Yugoslavia. This
includes final entries in the YU- series from 1936 to 1938 featuring YU-SAI to
YU-SEJ; together with CofR and CofA number/registration indices for all the
pre-war series. Further information on some of the earlier sections is also
included.
YU-SAO
was Aeroput’s second Spartan Cruiser, delivered in 1934.
CallAir
Production
Following
the earlier feature on the IMCO / Call-Air A-9 and B-1 development this article
continues a production listing of the A-9 series with c/ns 1218 to 1403.
Head-on
View: The Brunner-Winkle Bird
This
successful biplane design with unequal-span wings began production with surplus
Curtiss OX-5 engines but was developed through models A, B and C with a variety
of power units mainly from Kinner, Wright and Jacobs. Models E and F were not
put into production but all the variants are illustrated.
A
surviving Bird model C, NC876WC was at Broadhead, WI in 2003.
F.M.A.
from 1927 to 1945
The story
of Fabrica Militar de Aviones, Argentina, and the aircraft it produced.
Continuing with the IAe-33 Pulqui II, of which only 5 were built, and ending
with imported Percival Prentices.
The
fifth and last IAe-33 Pulqui II, now in the Museo Nacionale de Aeronautica at
Moron.
F-1922
The French Civil Aircraft Register from 1922
A further
update to the 1922 register published in full earlier, this issue covers
additions between during 1928 (F-AIMS to F-AIOO).
F-AIMY
was the prototype Latécoère 26-6, here having a large landing light fitted to
the port wing strut.
Casualty
Compendium
This
regular feature reports a variety of aircraft accidents each issue, mainly
commercial, followed in the next issue by identification of the aircraft
involved and the circumstances. The incidents are selected for variety, both in
aircraft type and geographical location, and the responses are a popular
reader-participation feature. This issue covers casualties between 29.7.71 and
26.12.71 and lists new items for identification from between 6.1.72 and
29.6.72.
Feedback
In this
issue covers Yugoslavia, the China series parts 1, 2 and 3, the
EP.9/Prospector, the Miles Mohawk and the Fokker Super Universal.
Major
topics covered by Archive in the past have included Pre-War UK registers,
Impressments, Flying Clubs, The Dornier Wal, Fokker F.VII, Beech 17, Frati
designs, Bolkow lightplanes, Sikorsky flying boats, Thai airlines, early
airfields and many more. A complete index is available by e-mail on request
to the Editor or may be viewed on the ab-ix files website.
Summer 2008 edition - see a sample edition
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