Marc Joel Atrero

With the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor transport soon to be deployed operationally for the first time with the US Marine Corps after a protracted 20 year development, it may be timely for the ADF’s Air 8000 and Air 9000 planners to take a second look at this revolutionary aircraft. Firstly, it should be made clear that

The much anticipated report of the Queensland State Coroner on the inquest into the Lockhart River accident was released on August 17. The report itself runs to only 54 pages, but it provides a very clear, third party summary of the circumstances surrounding the accident and its aftermath, and in doing so, it gives us

Merlin Powered P40f Kittyhawk Engine Run August 15 Saw the First Engine Run of the Merlin Engine Powered Curtiss P-40f Kittyhawk, Vh-hwk, Take Place at Tyabb, Victoria – Pictured Above. The Engine Run Marks a Significant Step in the Path Towards Restoring the Aircraft Back to Airworthy Condition. The Kittyhawk Has Been Under Rebuild Since

Victoria Police Air Wing evacuates Gippsland flood victims The flood that devas-tated eastern Victoria in June this year was the worst in the region’s history and the Victoria Police Air Wing was at the forefront, rescu-ing dozens of stranded families from the rising waters. In just one afternoon the Air Wing winched seven people and

Business booms for Flight Training Adelaide The Hong Kong based Flight Training Group – part of Young Brothers Aviation – has committed itself to a global pilot training role in Australia, moving to add a Queensland residential college to its Adelaide facility as it aims to produce about 400 airline pilots a year. The plans

Power flight Keeping hold of and motivating its junior helicopter pilots, observers, and crewmen has been a difficult task for the Royal Australian Navy of late, particularly while its three operational helicopter types, the Seahawk, Seasprite, and Sea King, suffer from upgrade program set-backs, service entry problems, and just plain old age. With morale low