Marc Joel Atrero

The a320 Glass Cockpit – The Presentation of the Future Recently Ansett was kind enough to allow me an hour in the A320 simulator for a brief look at the “glass cockpit”. My aim was to try and get a feel for just how much it represented a quantum development from the old basic “six

Fourth Trojan Airborne At Darwin, NT the first of three T-28D model Trojans being restored there recently took to the air. The aircraft, understood to be serial number 49-1519 and ex Royal Laotian Air Force serial number 3408, joins Trojans VH-NAW, VH-SHT and VH-XVT as the fourth of the type to fly in Australia. Owned

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10 Years Ago • Japan took delivery of the first Mitsubishi assembled F-15J Eagle produced from knock-down components on 11 December. This aircraft will join four two-seat F-15DJs which were flown to Japan last month to form the initial equipment of the first ASDF Eagle unit. The first of the Kawasaki assembled P-3C Orions for

50 Years Ago December 1 – North Africa. Two Tomahawks of 3 Squadron RAAF intercept a reconnaissance Ju 88 which Sgt Wilson shoots down. Malaya. Second Degree readiness is declared indicating that the international situation is deteriorating. All squadrons are to be ready to move to any station at 24 hours notice. December 4 –

The PC-9 is the RAAF’s new basic-to-advanced trainer, which will be used for ab initio to advanced training for all RAAF pilots; fast jet pilots then transition to the Macchi MB-326 and then the F/A-18 or F-111C. AustralianAviation had the pleasure of flying the PC-9 recently and the aircraft clearly lives up to its reputation