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AuthorThe Australian Aviation Galleries: The 787 Dreamliner
June 8, 2023 0 commentThe 787 Dreamliner is Boeing’s flagship widebody aircraft, and its most successful in recent years, with almost 1,500 orders placed. Here, Australian Aviation presents its best images.
Read moreThe Australian Aviation Galleries: The Boeing 707
June 6, 2023 0 commentThe 707 was the first commercial jet airliner to be produced by Boeing, and ushered in a new era of air travel. Here, Australian Aviation presents the best images from our archive.
Read moreThe Australian Aviation Galleries: The F-22 Raptor
June 4, 2023 0 commentThe F-22 has long been recognised as a symbol of US Air Force superiority, combining stealth, speed, agility and advanced avionics to make it one of the most formidable fighters in the skies.
Read moreFatal Beechcraft Baron fire was caused by faulty wiring, says ATSB
May 24, 2023 0 commentThe fire, likely sparked by a fault in the landing gear electrical system that ignited fuel from the cabin heater supply line, filled the cabin with smoke that caused the pilot to lose control and collide with the ground.
Read more737 freighter failed to pressurise after ‘unauthorised use’ of safety switch
May 18, 2023 0 commentThe Airwork-operated plane was forced to turn back to Darwin in November 2021 after the guarded cargo/depress switch – usually used to assist with removal of smoke in the main cargo deck during a smoke event – was left on by a maintenance engineer during pre-flight preparation, who had used it to try to cool the flight deck.
Read moreBird strike caused fatal July 2022 Bell helicopter crash
May 15, 2023 0 commentThe pilot of the LongRanger, VH-ZMF, was killed when the helicopter crashed on 9 July, 2022, after colliding with the eagle just below the front left windscreen, which according to the ATSB resulted in the aircraft breaking up due to the pilot’s reaction.
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