Marc Joel Atrero

Hawker Hunter Jets Imported Following hot on the tail of the Jets Now Flying item in the July issue of Australian Aviation comes news that no less than 20 Hawker Hunter jets, previously operated by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) have been imported. The jets have been imported by Geoff Moesker of Queensland

Fans – the Future Is Here The certification of the Boeing FANS-I avionics package in June this year heralded a new era in airline operations and air traffic management. The FANS-I upgrade for the Boeing 747-400 represents the initial implementation of the ICAO sponsored Future Air Navigation System (FANS). The FANS concept utilises satellite based

N3 – Fairey Gannet To modernise the Fleet Air Arm, and keep pace with interoperability with the Royal Navy, the RAN was given Government approval to proceed to the next generation of carrierborne aircraft in the early 1950s. This decision coincided with the completion of Australia’s new carrier, HMAS Melbourne, and involved replacing the Sea

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Who’s Minding the Ga Store It is a well documented, but often ignored, fact that for the past decade General Aviation has been struggling to survive. Even the recent improvements in the general economy have largely bypassed General Aviation, particularly private GA. Statistics recently published by the Department of Transport show that in 1993/94, the

IAI 1125 Astra SP I never thought I would fly a high tailed, rear engined jet whose thin, swept wing demonstrated perfect stalling behaviour. Yet the aerodynamics of the IAI Astra SP’s Sigma II aerofoil are so good they give this seven passenger executive jet both a competitive Mach .80 cruise and such excellent low