This cover image shows a Hawker Siddeley HS-125-600 executive jet flying over cliffs at the Isle of Wight. It is powered by Rolls-Royce/Bristol Viper 600 turbojet engines. 

If you're a subscriber you can turn to page 50 for a report on how this version displays improved handling in the August 14, 1972 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. You'll also see images of six of the aircraft on the production line and the inside of the engine.

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