Marc Joel Atrero

Details of Sst Engine Revealed: Rolls-Royce and Snecma have unveiled details of a joint study they have been undertaking into engines for the next generation of supersonic airliners. The four year study has concluded that a mid tandem fan variable cycle engine would be the most suitable powerplant. This configuration has been deemed the most

Singapore Evaluates Aew: Singapore is looking to purchase extra airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft to initially supplement and then replace its existing fleet of four Grumman E-2C Hawkeyes. Types being evaluated are additional upgraded Hawkeyes, the Fokker 50 Enforcer and the Saab 340AEW, the prototype of which first flew in January this year. Singapore has

A Glimpse of the Future? Readers who noted our hot off the press Skyrace Tasmania report in the last issue might also have noticed that we felt the concept of pylon racing was a pretty viable way to spend one’s weekend. Indeed it is not often that you go out and experience something completely new.

Register Review The new allocation section is made up of 43 aircraft this month, bringing the total number of aircraft registered by the CAA to 9433. Included are three new locally built Kavanagh Balloons, a type that has increased in popularity since The Great Across Australia Balloon Race, even though Dick Smith won the race

Tales Definitely the Lighter Side of Aviation! Airborne Troops. This little story emanates from the protracted bush war that raged on, largely unnoticed by the outside world, during the late 1960s and right through the 1970s in Rhodesia (now) the independent state of Zimbabwe). As a common practice then, after initial contact was made with

Major Decisions Taken on NH90 Programme NH Industries, the joint company formed by Eurocopter, Agusta and Fokker for the NH90 helicopter programme has announced key decisions affecting the development of the helicopter, which will increase its competitiveness The most significant decision is that the helicopter will be developed and qualified in both its naval and