Australian Aviation

New Warbirds Airborne Adelaide’s Dr James Edwards underwent type endorsement training on his recently acquired ex Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) SIAI Marchetti S-211 VH-BVK at Geraldton, WA, in late August. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines. LoginBecome

10 Years Ago On October 24 Lockheed Martin’s X-35A JSF concept demonstrator had its maiden flight from Palmdale flown by the company’s JSF Chief Test Pilot Tom Morgenfeld. The aircraft was ferried to Edwards AFB where the evaluation of the JSF contenders will be performed. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe

Sikorsky has completed rig testing of a hub mounted vibration suppression system (HMVS) for helicopters which it says could deliver a ‘jet-smooth’ ride for helicopters. The HMVS has been developed by Sikorsky and Lord Corporation in association with the US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate and works by controlling vibrations at the rotor hub and

Bell 429 tours Australia Bell’s new 429 light twin helicopter visited Australia in August for a two week sales tour where it was demonstrated to various potential Defence, EMS, police and private customers. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines.

Airline News in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 767-300er and a Dash 8-q402 to Air Niugini, a 757-200f to Tasman Cargo and Three Rj100s to Cobham. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue

Airbus CEO Tom Enders has said that the airframer faced a difficult decision on whether to offer a new engine option (NEO) for its hot selling A320 family, particularly given the stretched engineering resources of the company. Enders told L’Express magazine that while the NEO program made strategic sense, it would not be done if