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Ex Australian Fairey Firefly In The Wars Again Expat Fairey Firely, the former RAN WD828 and warbird VH-HMW, now in the States as N518WB, is in the wars again, this time with an apparent undercarriage collapse during landing. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

Air Combat capability gap may be unavoidable The program to replace Australia’s air combat capability with the fifth generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is never far from the spotlight and with the recent delay to the program as part of the 2012-13 federal budget, this has been especially true. The recent budget announcement delaying the

The politics of air power On Target discussed the essential qualities of a world-class air force in AA, April 2012. In summary, those qualities rest on excellence in people, training, and technology. It is a national air power organisation’s responsibility to develop a system and culture that can deliver those qualities. In Australia’s case this

10 Years Ago The Austrian government announced on July 2 the Eurofighter Typhoon has been selected as the country’s new fighter to replace the Austrian air force’s Saab Drakens. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email

Automation anomalies Ever-advancing technology has delivered aviation many benefits in the realms of safety and efficiency, perhaps no more so than in the advancement of flight deck automation. Autopilots have grown to share the workload and allow the crew a greater monitoring role in lieu of manipulation. However, the relationship between man and machine can

Navy Inducts Bell 429s for Rmi 2 the Royal Australian Navy Has Inducted Three New Bell 429 Helicopters Into Service as Part of the Retention and Mo-tivation Initiative 2 (Rmi 2) Program. 723 Squadron Will Operate the Aircraft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the