Marc Joel Atrero

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10 years ago The initial Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor to serve with the USAF’s first operational squadron, Raptor 4041, will join the 1st Fighter Wing’s 27th Fighter squadron, the USAF’s oldest fighter squadron, at Langley AFB, Virginia early in 2005. Following rollout on October 27 the aircraft has been undertaking post-production preparations and test flights.

Know your limitations She’ll be right mate, just get their money, put ‘em on board and go fly”. Profound words that many a new-start commercial pilot has heard that could well be the invitation to a disaster. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest

Only one new type is shown in the New Allocations this issue, the latest development of the Diamond Twin Star. VMX is Hawker Pacific’s Diamond Twin Star VI demonstrator which, at the time of going to press, has completed a sales tour of Australia and had started on its New Zealand tour. The aircraft has

Corsair wings south The fabulous Corsair, VH‑III, Triple India left Darwin on Wednesday October 15 bound for its new home in Victoria. Its first leg was the 3. 8 hour flight south to Alice Springs, a day after having been test flown with the two 570 litre external drop tanks. This content is available exclusively

Tackling aviation’s future challenges to reach its future promise Some experienced voices are predicting a doubling in the size of the Australian aviation industry over the next 20 years. This sounds like good news yet we still have a tendency to talk our industry down. Self-deprecation seems to be an Australian trait but it may