Marc Joel Atrero

Aviation I Firefighting – Keeping Small Fires Small In 1939 nearly one third of Victoria burned during the Black Friday fires that claimed 71 lives and which destroyed hundreds of homes and properties. The Royal Commission that followed recommended the wider use of aircraft for spotting and containing fires in Victoria, and this recommendation not

10 Years Ago The Philadelphia-based regional airline Ransome Airlines has been purchased by Pan Am Corporation, to provide a feeder service at J F Kennedy Airport for Pan American World Airways. The airline, which has eight Dash 7s and four Nord 262s, will be renamed Ransome Pan Am Express, flying services from Kennedy to Albany,

Sukhoi Su-31 Much More Than Just an Uprated Su-26! After flying the Sukhoi Su-26 single seat and Su-29 two seat aerobatic aircraft and watching world class unlimited aerobatic pilots fly them to near perfection, I thought that an improvement in performance of the Sukhoi line-up was not needed. An improvement in control harmony, maybe, but

Using Cyberairspace to Design Airports and Airways In the good old days, it was easy to design an airport. Find a flat piece of ground near the city, level the surface and plant some grass, erect a basic hangar or two and you were in business. Airways? Well, with only a few aircraft flying and

Replacement for the Sycamore As a replacement for the Sycamore, the Bell UH-1B Iroquois offered the RAN several advantages. It was readily available, with a large production run already underway for US forces, and it was already in Australian service. The first RAAF Iroquois had been delivered in 1962, with a second batch of eight

Singapore Airline’s massive order for up to 77 Boeing 777s worth up to $US12.7bn took many observers by surprise, but is indicative of the financial strength and high growth rates experienced by the world’s second most profitable airline. Broken down, the 777 order comprises 28 firm and 33 options for Singapore Airlines, plus six firm