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Jim Thorn Interviews Graeme McMahon As Ansett heads towards its sixtieth year as an airline it finally realises the long cherished dream of its founder R. Ansett, to be able to operate long haul international services under its own name. Next month that dream finally becomes a reality, a reality at a time when Ansett

Australian Army Seeking A Modern Reconnaissance Helicopter The Australian Army is in the process of seeking a new reconnaissance helicopter to support the Australian Defence Force’s Land Force in northern Australia. The helicopter order, for a machine likely to be in the 3.5 to 5 tonne class, could number between a minimum of 24 to

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Jetstream J41 In deciding to launch the J41 project several years ago the British Aerospace Jetstream division called upon the tried and true plan of upgrading and building upon the success of an existing type, in this case the successful J31 18 seat commuter. The stretched and more powerful Jetstream 41 now is on offer

Ts-11 Iskra Flies Gordon Glynn’s TS-11 Iskra (Spark), VH-ADG (1H0816) made its first flight following overhaul on Saturday June 4 at Bankstown, NSW. The flight was piloted by John Hamilton. John, who flies for Qantas, is an ex-RAN pilot and has A-4 Skyhawk and A-7 Corsair flight time logged away. Gordon obtained two Iskras from

Fighter Upgrades Part 2 The decline in defence budgets which has occurred since the collapse of the USSR, as well as the saturation of the fighter marketplace with second hand aircraft, have created a boom in the fighter upgrade business. Systems integrators worldwide have taken advantage of the shift in the marketplace, and virtually no