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OEING 727: 1500 OF THE BEST - Consolidating its position as the world's best-selling jet airliner, the Boeing 727 recently passed the 1500 sales mark. We trace the history to date of this most significant of commercial aircraft. TESTING AT MARTLESHAM AND THE FLYCATCHER'S FLAPS - HA Tony Taylor, who has been studying some long-forgotten test reports from the Aeroplane Experimental Establishment at Martlesham, describes the peculiarities of the Fairey Flycatcher's "variable camber wing" and of some early civil aircraft that were tested there. SKINNING A TIN GOOSE a€ THE HARD WAY - When one of the few surviving Ford Tri-motors was heavily damaged in a landing incident, it seemed that it would never fly again a€" but a few stalwart individuals thought otherwise, as Jerry Litwack reports in this ""Veteran and Vintage"" featurette. AIRSCENE - The monthly round-up of news and background to the news presented under section headings for Military Affairs, Aircraft and Industry, Civil Affairs and new Civil and Military Aircraft Contracts. FIGHTING JUGGERNAUT - The fourth and final instalment of our ""Warbirds"" series, describing the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR INTERNATIONAL encyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, from the Dornier (Zeppelin) D I to the Cornier Do 17Z Kauz. PLANE FACTS - Answers to readers' enquiries from the AIR INTERNATIONAL file's: Douglas XSB2D, XBTD Destroyer and XTB2D Sky Pirate. MODEL ENTHUSIAST - Modelling comments, the latest kits reviewed and two pages of colour profiles of the Junkers Ju 86. TALKBACK - Readers of AIR INTERNATIONAL offer comments of general interest. IN PRINT - New aviation literature noted. AIR DATA FILE - Technical data, photographs and general arrangement drawings for the Beech 76 Duchess, Piper PA-28 Dakota, Piper PA-44 Seminole, Riley Rocket 340, Riley Rocket 414, Riley Jet Prop 340 and Riley Jet Prop 421. FRONT COVER - Serving with the Swiss Flugwaffe as an advanced trainer, a de Havilland Vampire Mk 6 is seen on the approach to one of that air arm's Alpine bases.
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