Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorWarbirds
May 10, 1993 0 commentMig-15 Crashes at Canberra On Saturday March 13 MiG-15 (SBLim-2) VH-LSN crashed at Canberra, ACT. The two occupants, pilot Errol Kavanagh and passenger Michael Maughan were killed. The former Polish Air Force two seat jet trainer was at Canberra as part of a get together by the Australian Warbirds organisation. The cause of the accident
Read moreAfter Hours – F-117 & Jetfighter II
May 9, 1993 0 commentThe Games Pack – Jetfighter II, F-117 Nighthawk, Gunship 2000 Flight simulator software is amongst the best selling of the games types, and competition between companies is fierce. As a result, new programmes are regularly offered with new features that make the older games seem so obsolete that they disappear from the marketplace. The dilemma
Read moreAlenia Corners MDC Conversion Market
May 9, 1993 0 commentAlenia Aiming to Dominate DC-8/10 Frbghter Conversion Market AA was recently invited to Alenia’s Venice facility to review the company’s passenger-to-freight conversions. Julian Green reports. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep
Read moreCanberra Aviation Club, Circa 2005
May 9, 1993 0 commentFed up with the rising costs of punting that Cessna or Piper through the sky? Worried about where it is all heading? How for instance will flying training be conducted in a decade’s time? Then relax as Chris Mills takes you into the future with a visit to the successor to today’s aero club, a
Read moreUpdate – Saab JAS 39 Gripen
May 9, 1993 0 commentSaab JAS 39 Gripen The lightweight JAS 39 Gripen, the latest in a long line of distinguished Saab fighter designs has been bred under the most demanding requirements. The design requirements stressed true multi role capability, operational flexibility, STOL performance and ease of maintenance. Encompassing all these features into an aircraft with an equipped takeoff
Read moreAirline Affairs
May 9, 1993 0 commentCompass Collapse Hits North: The demise of Compass II could have a bad effect on two of north Queensland’s major cities according to tourism officials from Townsville and Cairns. Thanks to the extra capacity and wider range of cheap fares which came with Compass, air passenger traffic to Townsville in the December 1992 quarter increased
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