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Thumbs Up For Australian Aircraft An aircraft made in Victoria has been given the “thumbs up” by pilot Ray Patchett who says the aircraft is one of the most cost effective in its class. The aircraft is a top dresser, built by Gippsland Aeronautics and the GA 200 is the first new type of top

Regional Airline News Since completing the Regional Airline Directory which is featured elsewhere in this issue, there have been a number of changes and additions to the Regional Airlines scene which are worthy of mention. Emu Airways purchased Cessna 402B VH-BYN from Air Charter, Adelaide in late August; however, the aircraft was not planned to

As a birthday gift, I recently went on a “Red Baron” scenic flight lasting an hour or so from Sydney’s Bankstown Airport in a Pitts Special S-2 biplane. Callsign was “Triple Foxtrot” (VH-FFF) and during the flight, pilot Noel Kruse performed some aerobatics north of Barrenjoey. This particular flight proved a classic example of how

Mcdonnell Douglas To Stretch Md 520n McDonnell Douglas Helicopters is studying a stretched, more powerful, extended range development of the MD 520N Notar helicopter, tentatively dubbed the MD 630N. The new helicopter would be based on the proven MD 500 series but the fuselage would be stretched to seat eight including the pilot in three

Air Force Staff Target 5044 Air Force Staff Target 5044 was issued in 1979 specifying details for a new Basic Pilot Training Aircraft project. This requirement was to replace the New Zealand manufactured CT-4 Airtrainer as Australia’s basic military trainer, and enter service in 1988. In 1980, the RAAF reported there was no existing trainer

The Ageing Commuter Fleet: A Case for Concern During the recent media feeding frenzy over the Seaview accident and its fallout, newspapers and television headlines announced to the general public that “200 commuter aircraft in Australian airline service are in danger of losing a wing”. The source of the allegation was a private submission by