Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorRotor Torque
September 20, 2011 0 commentEx-army Iroquois Offered For Sale Six retired Australian Army UH-1H Iroquois helicopters have been reserved for sale to historical organisations, Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare has announced. The helicopters will be offered to organisations “in Australia that have strong historic connections with the aircraft and can maintain the aircraft as static displays,” Clare said,
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September 19, 2011 0 commentQantas Group News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Two 737-800s to Qantas and Three Dash 8-q400s to Qantaslink, While Departing Was a 767-300 of Qantas. 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 Password
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September 18, 2011 0 commentThe OzRunways iPad app takes off Emerging from the latest everyday advances in the ‘smart’ world of iPhones and iPads is an Australian designed application or app that is revolutionising the cockpit. Through OzRunways’ new app, a sea of folded documents and manuals can now rest comfortably in the palm of your hand with volumes
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September 17, 2011 0 commentUS naval airpower at Talisman Sabre Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 (TS11) saw an extensive contribution from Navy and Marine Corps squadrons, as they entered into mock combat with Australian forces between July 11 and 29. Some 14,000 US and 8500 Australian defence personnel descended onto six Defence training areas spread across Queensland and Darwin for
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September 16, 2011 0 commentHigh flying ARA hopes to expand volcanic ash research Airborne Research Australia, which played a key role in analysing the recent volcanic ash cloud over southeastern Australia, is planning a ‘readiness’ strategy to enable faster reaction to any similar aviation threats. The proposal involves the acquisition of crucial ash measuring instruments for rapid deployment in
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September 15, 2011 0 commentFrom Kiwi kit helicopters to flying cars AirVenture in Oshkosh is the world’s top general aviation convention and this year some of the top news came from New Zealand and Australia. The only flying B-29 was one of 2522 aircraft on display, with more than 10,000 aircraft landing in the region for the show. This
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