Marc Joel Atrero

European Research Co-operation: The seven major European aeronautical research establishments have agreed to form a neworganisation intended to co-ordinatethe research activities they carry out.Representing the UK, Germany, France, Italy; Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands, the new association’s members will still operate separate facilities but will integrate their activities to ensure the most effective use of

Commercial Avro Forecasts Growth: Avro International Aerospace, makers of the RJ (formerly BAe 146) family of regional jets, has forecast the world market will need nearly 3000 new jet aircraft in the 65-120 seat range over the next 20 years. Avro’s prediction is based on the assumption that worldwide passenger traffic will grow by an

777 Makes First Flight The Boeing 777 successfully completed its maiden flight on June 12 from Everett. The new airliner’s first flight lasted three hours and 48 minutes during which time 30 systems checks were carried out and various manoeuvres performed. The flight was piloted by Captains John Cashman and Ken Higgins, and included a

Register Review A large cross-section of aviation is represented within the 27 entries that make up the New Allocation section this issue. On the lighter side, four balloons are listed: three locally built Kavanaghs and one imported British Colt. The Colt is a four-year-old balloon previously owned by J. Clifford and operated by Heritage Balloons

Close Company I am sure the following event has occurred more than once but a recent retelling to me by a USAF friend certainly brought the event alive. The scene is a very dark though calm winter’s night over the North Atlantic several hundred klics west of Ireland. A then Strategic Air Command B-52 is

Nz Warbirds Assoc Founder Member Crashes, Dies Ian Reynolds, who in 1978 was a founder member of the Nz Warbirds Association, died soon after his de Havilland Chipmunk crashed during the Warbirds Over Wanaka Air Show at Easter. He was 47. Mr Reynolds was part owner of the Chipmunk, built in 1950 and originally used