Marc Joel Atrero

Haa Opens First Office Rotor Torque Following an overwhelming note of support from members, the Helicopter Association of Australia has affiliated with the General Aviation Association and has set up its national headquarters in the GAA building at Bankstown Airport. An administrator has been hired and it is expected that this will greatly improve the

Australian Hornet Programme Proceeding To Plan The Royal Australian Air Force will have its three permanent fighter squadrons re-equipped with McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornets by mid-1989, according to current plans. The first of the squadrons to re-equip – No. 3 Squadron – should receive the last of its aircraft in May this year. This will

NZ Civil Aviation Dept to Be Split April 1 sees the reorganization of New Zealand’s civil aviation administration, with considerable confusion predicted for the several months following. Under the Labour Government’s philosophy of user pays where possible, the Civil Aviation Division will be broken into two separate bodies. An Airways Corporation will handle the administration

Ongoing Improvements Set to Further Enhance F-18 Capabilities A factor of major importance in the RAAF selection of the Hornet was that the design provided the flexibility and growth potential to accommodate new capabilities and technologies that will evolve during its long life. This flexibility is demonstrated by the improvements being planned for fiscal years

The Long Range Penetrator The Rockwell 8-1 B The resurrection of the Rockwell B-1 must rank among the most extraordinary performances of the United States defence industry. Within specifications, under cost and ahead of schedule, all remarkable achievements given the scale of the programme and the sophistication of the aircraft. The B-1B is easily the

The Warbirds movement is alive and well in Australia and with nearly 40 flyable warbirds and more than that potentially flyable, the future augurs well for the heavy metal squadron to be seen and heard in the air for many years to come. Since the Warbirds Register was last published in March 1984, there has