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Getting Cozy
/The Cozy Mk IV homebuilt And now for something completely different! The Cozy Mk. IV may be a homebuilt aircraft and this sleek canard is far removed from resembling a ‘cottage industry’ aeroplane. It is an impressive VH-registered, IFR platform with pleasing performance and the ability to turn heads. This content is available exclusively to
Read moreJeppesen becomes founding partner to Aviation Hall of Fame
Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen has become the first industry founding partner of the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF), with a sponsorship deal totalling $75,000 over five years. “Jeppesen is the first major aviation organisation and first Founding Partner to come on board. Its contribution will enable us to commence work in developing the Australian Aviation
Read moreRAAF takes delivery of Super Hornet training devices
Boeing has delivered six F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircrew and maintenance trainers to the RAAF. The training suite includes two Tactical Operation Flight Trainers (TOFT) and two Low Cost Trainers (LCT) for aircrew, as well as two Integrated Visual Environment Maintenance Trainers (IVEMT) for maintainers. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a
Read moreWestern force?
/The rollercoaster ride of Perth based Skywest Airlines over the last 10 years would have tested the most hardened flyer – not to mention accountant and shareholders –as the airline has tried to find altitude and then its pace in the ever changing regional airline landscape. Once the jewel in the crown of Ansett’s operations,
Read moreCrashed Air France cockpit-voice recorder found: BEA
France’s Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses (BEA) has confirmed that search teams have found the cockpit-voice recorder of doomed Air France Flight 447 on May 2, coming barely a day after the aircraft’s flight data recorder memory module was found on May 1. A French navy patrol boat was dispatched to pick up both the module
Read moreStepping stone
/173 Sqn Kiowas consolidate new Army pilots’ skills As a helicopter that began its Australian service life during the Vietnam War, the Bell 206B ‘Kiowa’ continues to maintain its usefulness and capability within Army aviation and the wider ADF, thanks to the Kiowa Navigation Rationalisation Project (KNRP). Four decades on, Kiowa A17-001 sits at Holsworthy
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