Marc Joel Atrero

Russ Meyer, President of Cessna Aircraft Company, introduced the Model 650 Citation Ill to the world during the 1976 NBAA Convention held in Denver, Colorado. Cessna was already an established jet manufacturer at this time having delivered numerous copies of its very successful Citation 500 aircraft. The C500 became the cornerstone of a family of

Possible Import Restrictions on anr108a Aircraft? It is possible that persons wanting to import a Warbird, Antique or Classic type aircraft, to be operated under ANR1OBA, may not be able to do so in future unless the subject type has some historical significance to Australia’s aviation heritage. Recently a new issue of the Dept of

Following the Second World War, Australia played host to many innovative aeronautical research programmes, one of the most interesting, though little known, was the . . . Dha Glas II Suction Wing Glider It is hard to believe that the origin of Australia’s first military glider can be traced to a tennis racquet manufacturer and

McDonnell Douglas to Develop Notar MD 500 Series Helo? McDonnell Douglas Helicopters is considering the development of a Notar (No Tail Rotor) version of its existing MD 500 series light helicopter. Detailed design work has already commenced and a flying prototype of the eventual production aircraft is scheduled for first flight in mid 1989. Certification

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Some very busy and entertaining hours have been spent monitoring the airbands since I last ‘reported in’ and some friends in ATC and Flight Service have rallied to confirm a few of the RAAF callsigns that I had discussed in past issues. John Guselli from Bankstown Tower has positively identified ‘Chieftain 01’ as the personal