Marc Joel Atrero

Glasair Ii S In my concluding remarks on the story of the construction of a composite kit Glasair by Jake and Barbara Jansen of Canberra, I expressed the hope that I would be able to con a ride when it was finished. Recently I had that pleasure. As the aircraft was still undergoing calibration trials,

Raaf Ready Reserve Has Mainly Become The Province Of Airfield Defence Guards Airfield defence is the key component of the Royal Australian Air Force’s Ready Reserve; but less widely known is that it also contains 44 Ready Reservists aircrew. Now in its third year, the Air Force Ready Reserve, with a target strength of 450

Jpats – The Decision Nears With evaluations of the seven contenders for the USA’s Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) contract now in the crucial Source Selection Phase, it won’t be long before we find out who has won this large and important competition. In some ways, the programme can be regarded as revolutionary as

Australian Airlink Bae 146 Fleet Update Australian Airlink is set to lease three BAe 146-200s and two BAe 146-300s from National Jet Systems in Adelaide. The three BAe 146-200s (VH-NJG, VH-NJH, and VH-NJJ) are scheduled for delivery in early September, while the two BAe 146-300s (VH-NJL and VH-NJN) are expected in early November. Specific details

September, 1944. 50 Years Ago… September 1 — Sw Pacific MacArthur plans simultaneous landings on Morotai Island, midway between New Guinea and Mindanao, and Palau in the Caroline Islands for the 15th, hoping to divide Japanese countermeasures. The SWPA air forces begins heavy daylight raids against enemy air facilities in Ceram, Halmahera and north Celebes

Boeing 747 Part II – The Family Grows Seven thousand five hundred engineering drawings were used to produce the first Boeing 747. Six hundred 747s lined up nose to tail would span 42.3 km (26.3 miles). The 747 was the first triple deck commercial aircraft and the first since the Boeing Stratocruiser of the late