Marc Joel Atrero

Construction of Replacement Shuttle Orbiter Commenced Rockwell International commenced work on the fifth NASA Shuttle Orbiter at its Palmdale plant on the August 1. The vehicle is a replacement for the Challenger destroyed in last year’s accident. Scheduled for delivery in April, 1991, the Orbiter has been designated OV-105 and is being built under a

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Of all of the descendants of the Boeing B-29, the Tupolev Bear is the most remarkable. The Bear is a mainstay of Russia’s strategic aviation forces and a key element in Russian naval strategy, being currently in production to support at least one of these roles. The new Bear H is Russia’s first cruise missile

DC-3 for Big Mac Mcdonald’s hamburger restaurants have added a second DC- 3 to their Australian fleet. Presently in service is VH-AER which is painted in Trans Australia Airlines colours and operates from their base at West Lakes, Adelaide. Now they have added ‘VH-MMF’ of MacRobertson Miller Airlines, which will shortly come on line at

In our 1987 Regional Airline Directory a trend has started to appear, where passenger loadings are once again on the increase, but the number of airlines carrying these passengers has dropped sharply. With rising Government costs, it appears that the smaller operators are being pushed aside by those who are more able to absorb these

MDX Could Be Australia’s Entree to an International Collaboration Programme The announcement during August that Hawker de Havilland would be looking at joining with McDonnell Douglas Helicopters as a partner in designing, developing and manufacturing a new light helicopter was received throughout the Australian aerospace industry with much enthusiasm. HdH and MDH signed a Memorandum