MPaul Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Of a military aircraft magazine from the 1990s. I used to get it when I was a boy, and it had cutaway drawings of the featured aircraft, as well as some nice fold out artwork of the aircraft as a centrefold. I cant for the life of me remember what it was called, but used to love it, and wouldlove to try and track down some old issues for nostalgia sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Take off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 That doesnt ring a bell, not to say it wasnt though Am beginning to wonder if it was Aircraft Illustrated but can only find front covers and no examples of its contents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Was it a part work type magazine? The fold out and cutaway is the sort of format they follow. I'm thinking of something like "The World aircraft Information Files" from around 97/98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 I think it was fortnightly, and it was early 90s,perhaps 91 or 92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 rings a bell...I remember one of the F-14 - colour foldout centrefold.... dammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Bonsai Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) Wings of Fame? http://s538.photobucket.com/user/Plastic_Bonsai/media/b2_zpsc07f3869.jpg.html Edited February 21, 2014 by Plastic Bonsai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) How about "Airplane",another part work same ish format as my previous guess.Sometimes these part works were released in a small area. In Weston super Mud we used to be the testers for new part works. When it went nationwide we ended up having it fortnightly until the rest of UK caught up, then it was back to weekly delivery. Edited February 21, 2014 by bzn20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcclure Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I remember taking a magazine called Wings (IIRC) as a boy but that would have been late 70s/early 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Was it Warplane? A ten volume part work published by Orbis, each part contained a feature article on a campaign or an aircraft's operational role, a detailed feature on a specific type including a fold-out artwork and cutaway diagram and A to Z of current types. A very interesting series that still sits on my references shelf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Was it Warplane? A ten volume part work published by Orbis, each part contained a feature article on a campaign or an aircraft's operational role, a detailed feature on a specific type including a fold-out artwork and cutaway diagram and A to Z of current types. A very interesting series that still sits on my references shelf. Sounds very much like it. I remember there being a stealth bomber on one issue cover (possibly the first issue) The Tomcat issue had the aircraft flying right to left, and it was banking to starboard, may have been either a vf-14 or vf-21 bird (I may be wrong there) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Looking at warplane on ebay, it seems to fit the bill, though very few listing show anything more than the front covers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanflyer Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) Ring any bells? The Tomcat in the foldout is listed as being from VF-111, by the way... Hope that helps, Dean Edited February 21, 2014 by Deanflyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Haha, that's the one. Loved that magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanflyer Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 No problem. Depending on where you are in the country, this might interest you: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airplane-Magazines-/131119934070?pt=Antiquarian_Books_UK&hash=item1e875b6a76 Cheers, Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Ring any bells? The Tomcat in the foldout is listed as being from VF-111, by the way... Hope that helps, Dean Looks like they're recycled some parts of Warplane - that's the same fold-out artwork from the Datafile on the F-14 Tomcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I've got the first 24 issues still in their binders in my parent's loft I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 There are some sets on ebay but collection only like the link posted, hundreds of miles away from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Warplane. Collected them all and I can tell you they were being sold in the 80s, about 87 or 88. I only know that because I was getting them weekly from the paper shop down the road before I moved house also collected the whole lot pf a Take Off too later date. I got the binders for the latter but never got them for the Warplane collection, so had to improvise with a few lever arch files instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Python Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Airplane. I have the full set, in binders, up in the man cave. They still come in handy at times. Edited February 22, 2014 by Monty Python 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 The one I was thinking of was definitely Airplane, though it seems Warplane used much of the same material Thanks everyone for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAM Updater Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Sets are regularly offered on this sale facility at Newark – a local school took a set the other week after a museum visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 There are a lot on ebay. Individual copies mostly and some full sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 This is one of mine. Note that I didn't have the proper binders so I drilled through the magazines to fit the ring binders!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Drilled! I like that, Masonry, wood, hss or Cobalt?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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