Marc Joel Atrero

10 Years Ago On October 24 Lockheed Martin’s X-35A JSF concept demonstrator had its maiden flight from Palmdale flown by the company’s JSF Chief Test Pilot Tom Morgenfeld. The aircraft was ferried to Edwards AFB where the evaluation of the JSF contenders will be performed. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

Bell 429 tours Australia Bell’s new 429 light twin helicopter visited Australia in August for a two week sales tour where it was demonstrated to various potential Defence, EMS, police and private customers. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please

Airline News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 767-300er and a Dash 8-q402 to Air Niugini, a 757-200f to Tasman Cargo and Three Rj100s to Cobham. 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

Understanding OVERLOCR In aviation, situational awareness – SA – is one of those ‘motherhood’ constructs that everyone talks about but few can in fact define. While researchers use many definitions of the term, the three level model developed by Dr Mica Endsley is the best known – SA is “the perception of the elements in

Delivering on its promises For those who haven’t studied helicopter aerodynamics in detail, it is truly a subject of mystery and intrigue. When it all got too hard for me during my early training, I remember being taught the two most basic laws: Helicopters don’t fly; they are just so ugly, the earth repels them!

Joyce v Borghetti in aviation’s new paradigm Charles Darwin wrote that “it is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ” He wasn’t thinking about the airline industry, although he may have been influenced by the vagaries of safe balloon flight in the