Marc Joel Atrero

Boeing 747 Part Iii – Stronger, Bigger And Better The Wright Brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 could have been performed within the length of the 46m (150ft) main deck cabin of a 747. One wing is ten times heavier than the weight of Boeing’s first 1916 aircraft – the B&W Model 1

50 Years Ago… October 1 — Australia 18 Liberators, seven from 24 Sqn, bomb Laha airstrip. The runway is cratered and barracks damaged. By now the RAAF has eight transport squadrons: Nos 33, 34, 35, 36 and 38, equipped with Dakotas, No 37 (Lodestars), No 40 (Sunderlands) and No 41 (Martin Mariners). All units are

RAAF Aims For 1999 Delivery Of Lead-In Fighter By Tom Muir. With the useful life of the RAAF’s MB-326 jet trainers unlikely to extend beyond the year 2000, the Air Force is taking no chances and wants initial deliveries of its replacement – the proposed Lead-In Fighter Aircraft – to be in service by no

10 Years Ago The 40,100lb (179kN) st Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 was certified by the FAA on October 4 for use on the Boeing 757. The first aircraft with these improved engines was delivered to Eastern Airlines on October 10. Eastern has taken delivery previously of 15 Boeing 757s with the 37,400lb (168kN) st RB211-535C. Cincinnati operator

New Aviation Licence Examination Procedures Planned For Mid 1995 By Norman Lee. In July last year the CAA Aviation Bulletin reported the prosecution and subsequent conviction of an independent conducting officer for selling exam passes in commercial pilot and instrument rating exams. Confronted with other examples of outright fraud, and evidence of abnormally high pass

Oshkosh 1994 — Definitely on an Upswing If the 1994 EAA Oshkosh Convention was any measure of the current state of the General Aviation (GA) industry in America, then it looks like the economic upturn has definitely started. Given the huge crowds that attend Oshkosh, it is the ideal focal point for the GA industry