Air Enthusiast

Air Enthusiast
EditorWilliam Green and Gordon Swanborough (1974–1990)
Ken Ellis (1991–2007)
CategoriesMilitary aircraft
Aviation
FrequencyBi-monthly
Founded1974
Final issue
Number
Sep-Oct 2007
#131
Company
  • Finescroll Ltd.
    (May 1974–1989)
  • Tri-Service Press
    (May 1989–1990)
  • Key Publishing Ltd.
    (May 1991–2007)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.airenthusiast.com (archive index)
ISSN0143-5450

Air Enthusiast was a British, bi-monthly, aviation magazine, published by the Key Publishing group. Initially begun in 1974 as Air Enthusiast Quarterly, the magazine was conceived as a historical adjunct to Air International magazine. Air International was (and remains) involved with current aviation topics and the Quarterly concerned itself with historical matters.

Each issue contained 80 pages; as a result certain articles were divided and each part appeared over a number of issues. Air Enthusiast was illustrated with colour and black-and-white photos, diagrams, profiles and three-view drawings. Earlier issues featured cutaway drawings, but these were dropped. The articles provided detail for varieties of aircraft and events.

The magazine was published by three publishing companies and changed editors once, with William Green and Gordon Swanborough as joint editors for 16 years and Ken Ellis as the sole editor for the final 16 years.[1]

The magazine ceased publishing with issue #131 (September/October 2007), becoming part of Air International magazine.[2][3]

  1. ^ UK Aircraft Magazines Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine via http://www.aeroflight.co.uk
  2. ^ "Air Enthusiast is no longer in production". airenthusiast.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Air Enthusiast index". theaviationindex.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.