Six thousand guests from many countries attended the world’s greatest aircraft exhibition and flying display, which opened on September 9 at the Handley-Page Aerodrome at RadlEtt, Herts. Over 70 different aircraft, ranging from giant airliners, jet-propelled military aircraft and private-owner planes to gliders, were there to attract the foreign buyer. The show was organised by the Society of British Aircraft Construeters. Picture shows: An unusual view of the “Flying Drainpipe”—the Ciervo W9 helicopter. In this aircraft the normal torque-compensating screw at the tail is replaced by a vent through which gases from the engine are ejected down the tubular construction of the fuselage.

Wanganui Chronicle, 2 October 1947, Page 5

Six thousand guests from many countries attended the world’s greatest aircraft exhibition and flying display, which opened on September 9 at the Handley-Page Aerodrome at RadlEtt, Herts. Over 70 different aircraft, ranging from giant airliners, jet-pro-pelled military aircraft and private-owner planes to gliders, were there to attract the foreign buyer. The show was organised by the Society of British Aircraft Construeters. Picture shows: An unusual view of the “Flying Drainpipe”—the Ciervo W9 helicopter. In this aircraft the normal torque-compensating screw at the tail is replaced by a vent through which gases from the engine are ejected down the tubular construction of the fuselage.