Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorNewsdesk – General Aviation
August 28, 1993 0 commentGovt Admits Sale of Jeta Mistake: Queensland Premier Wayne Goss has admitted that his government made a mistake when it sold its 125-800, ‘the Joh jet’, for what were purely political reasons. The sale, described at the time by virtually everybody except the government as foolish and narrow minded, resulted in the aircraft being sold
Read moreDefence Update
August 28, 1993 0 commentDefence Update Raaf Preparing to Accept 15 G Models to Boost F-111 Fleet Royal Australian Air Force planning is well under way to prepare for the acceptance of the 15 surplus United States Air Force F-111G model strike jets over the next few months. Ferry flights from the US to RAAF Amberley in south east
Read moreQantas Introduces TCAS
August 27, 1993 0 commentQantas Introduces Tcas to Further Ehance Safety In a further step towards improving the safety of air travel, Qantas is now in the final stages of installing an alerting system which advises the crews of its 747s and 767s of conflicting traffic, and indicates the action to be taken to avoid it. The equipment, known
Read moreAircraft of the ADF-AlO HS.748
August 24, 1993 0 commentA10 – British Aerospace HS.748 Originally designed by Avro (the A V Roe & Co Ltd of Manchester), then continued by the newly amalgamated Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd, the HS. 748 was Britain’s answer to the Dakota replacement. The first prototype, registered G-APZV, flew on June 24 1960 and a later aircraft with more powerful
Read moreSave Our Viscount
August 24, 1993 0 commentSave Our Viscounts! One, maybe two Lockheed Constellations coming to Australia, several Neptunes and a Squadron of DC-3s already flying the warbird classic aircraft circuit and now the tantalisingly close prospect of Australia regaining one of ‘our’ Vickers Viscount propjets. The heavy metal ofthe airshow scene is on the move as Queensland’s Australian Rying Museum
Read moreProduct Liability Changes to Revive US GA Industry?
August 24, 1993 0 commentProduct Liability Changes Hold the Key To Rejuvenating GA Manufacturing Industry Long decimated by the seemingly inane product liability laws that thrive within the US judicial system, the General Aviation manufacturing industry could at last be set for a new lease of life if a proposal presently before Congress is approved. The latest in a
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