Australian Aviation

  10 years ago The maiden flight of the RAAF’s first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, A41-206, took place from Long Beach, California on November 7. The aircraft is due to be welcomed in Canberra on December 4 prior to departure two days later to its home base at RAAF Amberley. Four C-17s have been ordered

Piaggio Avanti ICK is the only new type shown in the New Allocations this issue. The Avanti is a nine-seat, twin-engine business turboprop built by Piaggio in Genoa, Italy. It has a rear-mounted wing that enables the wing spar to pass through the fuselage without encroaching on the passenger cabin, a small canard wing on

  Hurricane flies in Australia Hawker Hurricane VH-JFW made its first post-restoration flight on Sunday October 2 – the first time in at least 70 years that a Hurricane has flown in Australia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines.

The seasonal nature of aerial application   Aerial application has just gone through one of the wettest winters in decades, and that means things have been busy and company systems have been tested by the constant need to perform. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access

Is Australia training more pilots than there are jobs available? That is the question that a lot of newly rated commercial pilots are asking themselves as they try to mount the job ladder looking for flying work with their new commercial pilot licence (CPL). Years ago a new CPL would obtain the licence and then

  Bell unveils unmanned Vigilant tiltrotor Bell Helicopter has revealed its V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor unmanned aerial system (UAS) concept which it has designed to satisfy a requirement outlined in the US Marine Corps’ 2016-2026 aviation plan for a larger and armed shipborne UAS. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian