Australian Aviation

It’s time to examine the facts surrounding the extraordinary decision to place the new helicopter training system for the Australian Defence Force (AIR 9000 Phase 7) at Nowra. While political expediency and poll-driven decision-making have previously played a significant role in the placement of military bases, Nowra is the most unlikely and inappropriate location for

New Sea Fury For Sale News last month was that the Wangaratta based Sea Fury FB10, VH-ORN, took to the air in Australia for the first time on August 10. Now comes news that the aircraft is for sale. The big Bristol Centaurus powered fighter is one of two for sale in Australia with the

Boeing says that the fire on board one of its 787 Dreamliner test aircraft started in its P100 power panel and spread into one of the aircraft’s insulation blankets which self-extinguished the fire once the fault in the power panel was cleared. “Damage to the ZA002 P100 panel is significant,” Boeing said in its latest

10 Years Ago • Boeing announced FAA certification of the 777-200ER variant powered by the new 94,000lb (418kN) General Electric GE90-94B engine on November 14. The first example was delivered to Air France the following day. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content

A group of British flag officers has written an open letter to the UK MoD urging them to reconsider the recent decision to retire the UK’s fleet of Harrier strike fighters, a move which they say will leave the UK without a carrier borne fighter for almost a decade and leave the UK’s few remaining

The USAF has awarded Boeing a US$106 million contract to deliver 2700 Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) from January 2012. The order takes total USAF orders to 12,379 of the 120kg SDB Increment I, of which about 7000 have been delivered to date. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue