Year: 2015

Closely following on from the Hurricane and Corsair noted in the two previous issues is yet another interesting warbird, Precision Automotive’s Curtiss Warhawk PFO, although this aircraft is thought to be a longterm restoration project and a long way off flying. The Warhawk, piloted by Nelson Flack of the 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter Group,

The F-35 program achieved its 2015 delivery target of 45 aircraft, the F-35 Joint Program Office has announced. Forty-four of the jets were delivered from prime contractor Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility, while one jet was delivered from the Cameri production line in Italy. The delivery of 45 F-35s – the milestone aircraft was a

Safeskies President Emeritus Peter Lloyd has made a tandem skydive over Canberra to celebrate his 95th birthday. The December 15 jump from 14,000ft was Lloyd’s fourth in a series of birthday jumps which began in 2000 with a tandem skydive to celebrate his 80th birthday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of three more Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Australia. The potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program deal, which is valued at US$180 million and includes related equipment and support, would take the Australian Army’s fleet size to 10 aircraft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

The Douglas DC-3 is still going strong 80 years after its first flight took place on December 17 1935. The first DC-3s were built for American Airlines and featured either eight sleeper berths (called the Douglas Sleeper Transport) or a standard configuration of 21 seats. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become

Looking back at yesteryear In aviation we are constantly looking at how we are doing things today and what is going to happen in the future. Seldom do we look back to recall how things were done yesterday. So let us turn the clock back to the 1960s and 70s and see how GA operated