Australian Aviation

Two Australian companies are realising the potential of tablet computers as electronic flight bags The first encroachment of the digital age upon the analogue cockpit of general aviation aircraft were little more than grey boxes with a few points of data displayed on a simple screen – speed, distance and perhaps a bearing display not

The spotlight fell on the future of unmanned aircraft in the ADF at the recent Avalon Airshow Chief of Air Force (CAF) Air Marshal Geoff Brown is keen to see the unmanned MQ-4C Triton pressed into Australian service as soon as possible to bring about what he believes will be a revolution in the way

Aircraft interior innovations on show in Hamburg Seats, beds, WiFi, personal electronic devices, aviation politics, and the Apple Watch – all were up for discussion at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany’s aviation hub. The new 11-abreast, 3-5-3 seating configuration option for the AirbusA380 made the most waves, and Australian Aviation’s Cabin Pressure

AgustaWestland is pushing ahead with its AW609, transitioning its efforts from design and testing towards attaining FAA type certification for the world’s first civil tiltrotor AgustaWestland joined the 609 program in 1998 when it bought out Boeing’s share in the project. “We got together with Bell Helicopter to do certain elements of the program such

Investment in new gliders and facilities pays dividends for Australian Air Force Cadets Under cloudy skies, a group of Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) rolls an ASK-21 Mi glider, VH-NQS, out onto Runway 35 at Bathurst Regional Airport. Once in position, a cable attached to the Piper Pawnee PA-25 a short distance in front is

Professional pilots seem to be under ever-increasing levels of stress My mind clicks on and off. I try letting one eyelid close at a time while I prop the other with my will. But the effect is too much, sleep is winning, my whole body argues dully that nothing, nothing life can attain is quite