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The angry inch

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Will 2.54cm more legroom make up for Qantas’s narrow 787 economy? For the world’s longest flight between Perth and London, Qantas’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner economy seat brings mixed news for passengers. Qantas’s seat designers have done the very best possible given the restrictions of the 3-3-3 configuration the airline chose for its 787, with an

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Pointing the Way

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Boeing developing augmented and virtual reality solutions for pilot training – in Australia The potential of virtual reality and augmented reality in pilot training is being explored in Brisbane by Boeing Research & Technology – Australia (BR&T), the aerospace giant’s advanced research and development unit. Its general manager Michael Edwards says these new training techniques

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Flying high

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Australia and New Zealand Aviation Media Awards 2016 Presented by the Australasian Aviation Press Club and Australian Aviation The Australasian Aviation Press Club held its annual awards at Sydney’s Intercontinental Hotel on November 25. There were more than 168 entries in 2016, with the judges saying the standard was extremely high with many close calls

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Issue 345: Flying Tiger

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The Tiger ARH’s introduction into Australian Army service has not been without its turbulence. But with the critical FOC milestone now achieved 1 Aviation Regiment is taking full advantage of the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter’s growing maturity to allow it to bring an unfair advantage overhead any fight. With the achievement of final operating capability (FOC)

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March 2017

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NEW ALLOCATIONS REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS ABN/4 Aerospatiale AS350BA Squirrel 2707 16/11/16 Pacific Crown Helicopters, PO Box 3619 Caloundra Qld 4551 N361NT N353HH This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Address Password Keep me signed in on this device

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Yesteryear

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10 Years Ago Boeing Australia Limited announced on January 5 that it had received a contract to provide reconnaissance and surveillance services with the ScanEagle UAV to the Australian Army. The services provided by ScanEagle are currently in use in southern Iraq by Australian soldiers operating with the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-2 in Operation Catalyst.

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